Borislav Dević

Borislav Dević was a Serbian middle and long-distance runner who competed for Yugoslavia. Dević was a 12-time national champion in multiple distances and set two Yugoslav records in the marathon.

Dević’s first major international competition was at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb where he reached the final of the 5,000 metres. He competed at multiple championships including the European Indoor, European Cross Country, and the World Cross Country. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Dević ran in the marathon finishing just inside the top 50.

From March to June 1999 NATO carried out an aerial bombing campaign in Yugoslavia during the Kosovo war. This was the catalyst for Dević to move to Sydney in 2000 where he worked as a coach.

Personal Best: Mar – 2-13:57 (1995).