BRANKO ZORKO

'Branko Zorko' (born 1967-07-01 in Hodošan) is a Croatian middle distance runner, a notable 1500 m competitor in the 1990s. Probably his biggest accomplishment is winning the first international medal for the country of Croatia, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Athletics Championships. His other major sports achievements include:

★ 6th place at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships (3000 m)

★ Bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Athletics Championships

★ Bronze medal at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships

★ Silver medal at the 1994 European Indoor Athletics Championships

★ Bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics

★ 4th place at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships

★ 4th place at the 2002 European Indoor Athletics Championships
By the late 1990s, Zorko was increasingly suffering from injuries, which prompted him to turn to professional pacemaking. As a pacemaker, he assisted in setting several world records, both indoors and outdoors, most notably for Haile Gebrselassie.
Zorko ran 1500 m in five Summer Olympic Games, from 1988 to 2004, but without particular success.
On 2005-07-11, at IAAF Zagreb Grand Prix, Zorko announced his retirement from competitive running.
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Personal bests

Outdoors

Indoors

External links

Personal bests

Outdoors

Distance	Mark	Date	Location
1000 m	2:18.97	2000-06-17	Zagreb
1500 m	3:33.30 ★	1998-08-08	Monte Carlo
Mile	3:52.64 ★	1998-08-05	Stockholm
2000 m	4:58.02 ★	1996-07-10	Nice
3000 m	7:48.72 ★	1998-06-01	Hengelo
5000 m	13:43.04	1989-06-04	Belgrade

''Note:
★ — Croatian national record as of August 2006.''

Indoors

Distance	Mark	Date	Location
1000 m	2:20.35 ★	1998-02-04	Erfurt
1500 m	3:38.05 ★	1997-02-02	Stuttgart
3000 m	7:49.29 ★	1990-03-07	Piraeus

''Note:
★ — Croatian national record as of August 2006.''

External links

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★ Croatian National Records - Men

★ Croatian National Records - Men Indoors

★ Krizevci.eu: Branko Zorko