Mirko Vindiš

Mirko Vindiš
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born (1963-11-08) 8 November 1963 (age 62)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event
Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests½ marathon: 1:03:28
Marathon: 2:13:39

Miroslavo ("Mirko") Vindiš (born 8 November 1963 in Ptuj) is a retired long-distance runner from Slovenia, who won the 1988 edition of the Vienna Marathon. He represented Yugoslavia (1988) and Slovenia (1992) in the men's marathon at the Summer Olympics. Vindiš set his personal best time of 2:13:39 at the 1987 New York City Marathon, finishing about two-and-a-half minutes behing winner Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya. He also represented Yugoslavia and Slovenia in the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics.

He also ran ultramarathons and was the bronze medallist at the IAU 100 km European Championships in 2001.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Yugoslavia
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 5th Marathon 2:27:42
World Championships Rome, Italy 14th Marathon 2:18:09
1988 Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria 1st Marathon 2:17:25
Italian Marathon Carpi, Italy 1st Marathon 2:16:28
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 12th Marathon 2:21:05
Representing  Slovenia
1992 Ferrara Marathon Ferrara, Italy 1st Marathon 2:17:29
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 40th Marathon 2:21:03
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 19th Marathon 2:23:31
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland — Marathon DNF

References

  1. ↑ "Runner profile: Mirko Vindis". Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
  2. ↑ "Mirko VINDIŠ - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
  3. ↑ Miroslavo ("Mirko") Vindiš. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-05-07.
  4. ↑ Mirko Vindiš at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ↑ IAU 100 Kilometres European Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-07.