Aca Stanković is Serbian amateur athletics pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

 champion.

Started very late with sports Stanković managed to be junior vice champion in pole vault and decathlon

Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

in former Yugoslavia.

He was well known as the last pole vault champion of former Yugoslavia.
Competition was held 1991 in Sarajevo capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Croatian competitors didn't show, demonstrating protest against war that started on their territory.

Stanković was 3 time Yugoslav champion:

1. 1991 Sarajevo-Bosnia and Hercegovina (4.60 m)
2. 1994 Belgrade Shortend Yugoslavia (4.70 m)
3. 1996 Belgrade (4.70 m)

Best results:

• Pole Vault (4.80 m)
• High Jump (2.05 m)
• Long Jump (6.88 m)
• Hurdles 110 m (15.1 s)

Latest results:

• High jump M40 (180 cm)- Balkan Champion.

18. Master Athletics Balkan championship (4-5.10.2008 Bar - Montenegro)

• High jump M40 (181 cm) - 4. place in world.

Master Athletics World Championship(03.08.2009 Lahti - Finland)

External links

• Yugoslav Champions: Yugoslav Champions
• Athletics Federation Serbia, all time list: http://www.ass.org.rs/download/Tablice%20svih%20vremena-Mu%C5%A1karci.pdf
• 4.place in a World: http://live.time4results.com/yu/2009/wma2009/090803/209-1-r.html
• Watch in slow motion 4.place in a World jump:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjCv_1RZop4