AK Partizan
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AK Partizan or Atletski Klub Partizan is an athletics club from Belgrade
, Serbia
. The club is part of the sports society JSD Partizan.
National Cups :
National Cups :
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. The club is part of the sports society JSD Partizan.
History
The club was founded in 1945, being among the first five clubs of JSD Partizan. It is one of the more successful clubs in the sports society.Men
- National Championships :
- Winners (8) : 1965, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Women
- National Championships :
- Winners (16) : 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Notable athletes
- Ivan GubijanIvan GubijanIvan Gubijan was a Yugoslav athlete who competed for the former Yugoslavia in the hammer-throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics. After WWII he came to Belgrade and joined the "Partizan" athetic club.In the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London he won the silver medal in the hammer-throw...
- Hammer Thrower, won silver at the olympics in 1948. - Franjo MihalićFranjo MihalicFranjo Mihalić is a long-distance runner best known for his 1958 win at the Boston Marathon and his marathon silver medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics...
- won silver at olympics in 1956 for marathon - Petar ŠegedinPetar Šegedin (athlete)Petar Šegedin was a Yugoslav middle distance and long distance runner.Šegedin won the 3000 m steeplechase silver medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. He placed 6th in the same event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. His personal best over 3000 m steeplechase was 8:47.8, set in...
- European vice-champion in 3000 m steeple chase - Slobodan BrankovićSlobodan BrankovićSlobodan Branković is a Serbian former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. He is currently the general secretary of the Athletics Federation of Serbia....
- Goran Raičević
- Dragan PerićDragan PericDragan Perić is a retired Serbian shot putter who occasionally competed in the discus throw. He holds the Serbian records in both events...
- Dragoslav Prpa
- Radoman Šćekić
- Stevan Zorić
- Danijela Čurović
- Jelena Jotanović
- Tatjana JelačaTatjana JelacaTatjana Jelača is a Serbian javelin thrower.She finished sixth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...