Petar Šegedin (athlete)

Petar Šegedin (14 September 1926 – 14 October 1994) was a Yugoslav/Croatian steeplechase and long-distance runner.^[1]

Petar Šegedin

Personal information
Nationality	Yugoslav/Croatian
Born	14 September 1926 Orebić, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Died	14 October 1994 (aged 68) Dubrovnik, Croatia
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	steeplechase
Club	Partizan Belgrade
Medal record Athletics Representing  Yugoslavia European Championships 1950 Brussels 3000 m steeplechase Mediterranean Games 1951 Alexandria 3000 m steeplechase

Biography

Šegedin was a member of AK Jug, Dubrovnik and AK Partizan, Belgrade. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, placing 6th. He also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Šegedin won the 3000 m steeplechase silver medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. His personal best over 3000 metres steeplechase was 8:47.8, set in 1953. He twice won the Yugoslavian Athletics Championships over 5000 m (1948 and 1950) and set five national records in this event.

Šegedin won the British AAA Championships title in the steeplechase event at the 1950 AAA Championships^[3][4] and the 1951 AAA Championships.^[5][6]