Aca Stanković

Aleksandar "Aca" Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Станковић; born August 17, 1967 in Belgrade) is Serbian track and field athlete who competed in the pole vault.

Starting very late with sports, Stanković managed to be Yugoslavian junior runner-up in pole vault and decathlon. He was well known as the last pole vault champion of former Yugoslavia, won in 1991 in Sarajevo (now capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Croatian competitors didn't show, demonstrating protest against war that started on their territory.

Competition record

Stanković was three-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)

Personal bests

Best results:

• Pole vault (4.80 m)
• High jump (2.05 m)
• Long jump (6.88 m)
• 110 m hurdles (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)
• High jump M40 First place (178 cm)
  • XXI.Balkan master athletics championship results Domžale, Slovenija 2. - 4. September 2011

References

• Athletics Federation Serbia, all-time list: [1]
• 4th place in a world: [2]
• Watch in slow motion 4.place in a World jump:[3]
• XXI Balkan master athletics championship results: [4]