Željko Knapić

Željko Knapić

Personal information
Born	(1957-03-26) 26 March 1957 Čakovec, Yugoslavia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Club	AK Sloboda Varaždin

Željko Knapić (born 26 March 1957 in Čakovec) is a retired Croatian sprinter who represented former Yugoslavia in the 400 metres. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 400 metres relay without qualifying for the final. In addition, he won two medals at the Mediterranean Games. He still holds Croatian records in the 200 and 400 metres.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Yugoslavia
1975	European Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	400 m	47.59
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:15.2
1977	Universiade	Sofia, Bulgaria	10th (sf)	400 m	47.04
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.5
1978	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	4th	400 m	47.83
	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	18th (h)	400 m	47.51
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.9
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	7th (sf)	400 m	47.72
	Mediterranean Games	Split, Yugoslavia	4th	400 m	46.42
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.33
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	7th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.3
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	4th	400 m	47.46
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	7th	400 m	46.20
			10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.44
1983	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	3rd	400 m	45.95
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.00
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	23rd (h)	400 m	47.81
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.27
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	18th (h)	400 m	48.54
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	10th (sf)	400 m	47.56

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 20.76 (0.0 m/s, Sarajevo 1981) NR
• 400 metres – 45.64 (Sarajevo 1981) NR

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.40 (Vienna 1983)
• 400 metres – 46.56 (Vienna 1988)

References

• All-Athletics profile