_13_(cropped).jpg) Bibić at the ISTAF Berlin in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Born | (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25) Karajukića Bunari, Sjenica, FR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 1500 m – 5000 m |
| Coached by | Rifat Zilkić |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m: 3:35.07 5000 m: 13:24.42 |
| Medal record | |
Elzan Bibić (Serbian Cyrillic: Елзан Бибић; born 8 January 1999) is a Serbian middle- and long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2019 European Under-23 Championships.
Bibić was the 3000 metres 2016 European youth champion and won a bronze for the men's junior race at the 2018 European Cross Country Championships. He earned several Serbian national titles both out and indoors (1500 m and 3000 m).
Bibić won the bronze medal in the event at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.
Running career
Bibić initially played soccer before training as a distance runner. He won the boys' 3000-meter race at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival with a time of 8:50.10.
"I discovered by chance, like dear God sent him. I know everyone else is surprised at his latest results, but I'm not in the slightest. I didn't doubt he was going to win in Tbilisi in the 3000 meters, maybe he could have won in the 1500." -Bibić's coach, Rifat Zilkić in August 2015.
On July 7, 2017, he won a 3000-meter race at a track meet in Zenica, after which he felt knee pain. Shortly afterwards he was diagnosed with damaged ligaments in his knee, his first serious injury.
On September 4, 2018, Bibić ran his then personal best of 3:37.79 (and still reigning Serbian U20 national record) in the men's 1500 meters at the Hanžeković Memorial meet in Zagreb, finishing in last place among a deep international field led by first place finisher Elijah Manangoi.
In the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade he finished 6th in the Heat 2 of 3000 meter race with the time of 7:52.78 and did not progress to the finals.
Personal life
Bibić was born in Karajukića Bunari, known as the "Siberia" of Serbia due to extremely cold temperatures which are frequently recorded there. Karajukića Bunari is above 1,000 meters in altitude, as it is located on a plateau called Pešter. Bibić went to a medical trade school in his hometown, Novi Pazar. His parents were athletes growing up. His father Murat played soccer and his mother Fatima played volleyball.
International competitions
Personal bests
- 800 metres – 1:50.31 (Ćuprija 2021)
- 1500 metres – 3:35.07 (Zagreb 2020)
- 3000 metres – 7:39.45 (Rovereto 2021) NR
- 5000 metres – 13:24.42 (Huelva 2022) NR
References
- "EAA profile". European Athletics. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Elzan BIBIĆ - Athlete Profile". IAAF. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Prvoslav Lešević (August 13, 2015). "Nikada neću zaboraviti Tbilisi". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Prvoslav Lešević (October 1, 2017). "Vraća se nikad jači El' Bibo". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- "Serbian athletics federation, national records of Serbia" (PDF).
- 68. Memorijal Borisa Hanžekovića - 1500 m Men - Results. September 4, 2018. Accessed January 18, 2019.
- "World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Serbian male middle-distance runners
- Serbian male long-distance runners
- Bosniaks of Serbia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Serbia
- 21st-century Serbian people
- People from Sjenica
- Sportspeople from Zlatibor District
- European Games competitors for Serbia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Serbia