Vladan Marković, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Vladan Marković

swimmer

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1977

Place of Birth: Belgrade, Belgrade District

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Serbia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Vladan Marković

  • Vladan Markovic (Serbian Cyrillic: ?????? ????????; born 20 March 1977 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian swimmer also considered to be one of the country's all-time best.
  • He is the current president of PK Zlatni Delfin, a swimming club from Belgrade and is a University of Belgrade alumni since 2001. Markovic represented his country at three different Summer Olympics.
  • He made his first appearance at the 1996 Summer Olympics which were held in the city of Atlanta, United States of America.
  • Markovic finished 28th overall at the men's 100 m butterfly with a time of 54.90.
  • He also finished 28th overall at the men's 200 metre butterfly with a time of 2:01.80.
  • At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, his results were very similar.
  • Markovic could only establish a time of 2:00.02 and was eliminated after the preliminary heat in the men's 200 metre butterfly.
  • Finally, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, his time of 2:04.77 at the men's 200 metre butterfly was only good enough for a 31st overall place. Markovic represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, which was his fourth Olympics.
  • He gained his qualification in Cadiz, Spain in 2007 with a time of 2:00.36 at the 200 metre butterfly. Markovic won three bronze medals at the Mediterranean Games from 1997 to 2001.
  • Among his best results remain the 7th-place finish at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and his 9th-place finish at the 2000 FINA Short Course World Championships in Athens, Greece.
  • He has reached the semifinals six times at various European LC Championships.
  • On top of everything, he has been crowned Balkans champion four times during his career (1996-1998-2000-2002). He has been Serbia's butterfly national champion for the past 15 years and retains the title still to this day.
  • Markovic was selected for the best young athlete in Yugoslavia in 1995.

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