Dragutin Topić
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Dragutin•Topić |
| Used name | Dragutin•Topić |
| Original name | Драгутин•Топић |
| Born | 12 March 1971 in Beograd (Belgrade), Beograd (SRB) |
| Measurements | 195 cm / 73 kg |
| Affiliations | Crvena zvezda, Beograd (SRB) / Partizan Beograd, Beograd (SRB) / AK Vojvodina, Novi Sad (SRB) |
| NOC |  Independent Olympic Athletes  Serbia  Serbia and Montenegro |
| Nationality | Serbia |
Biography
Dragutin Topić was a six-time Olympic high jumper (1992-2012) who just missed a medal in 1996 when he finished fourth. Topić first became known internationally when he won the 1990 World Junior Championship. He later won the 1990 European Championship and would be a 10-time finalist at global championships, with a best finish of fourth at the World Athletics Championships in 1999. Topić was a bronze medalist at the 1997 World Indoor Championships. At the European Indoor meet he won gold in 1996 and bronze medals in 1992 and 2000.
Topić competed for Yugoslavia, then Serbia & Montenegro, and finally Serbia. His daughter, Angelina Topić, followed her father as a high jumper, competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Personal Best: HJ – 2.38 (1993).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletics | IOA |
SRB |
Dragutin Topić | |||
| High Jump, Men (Olympic) | =8 | ||||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Athletics | SCG |
SRB |
Dragutin Topić | |||
| High Jump, Men (Olympic) | 4 | ||||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Athletics | SCG |
SRB |
Dragutin Topić | |||
| High Jump, Men (Olympic) | =21 r1/2 | ||||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Athletics | SCG |
SRB |
Dragutin Topić | |||
| High Jump, Men (Olympic) | 10 | ||||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Athletics | SRB |
Dragutin Topić | ||||
| High Jump, Men (Olympic) | 17 r1/2 | ||||||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Athletics | SRB |
Dragutin Topić | ||||
| High Jump, Men (Olympic) |
Olympic family relations
- Husband of Biljana Mitrović-Topić
- Father of Angelina Topić
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1–0–2 1992 Genova bronze: high jump (competed for Yugoslavia); 1996 Stockholm gold: high jump (competed for FR Yugoslavia); 2000 Gent bronze: high jump (competed for FR Yugoslavia))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships (0–0–1 1997 Paris bronze: high jump (competed for FR Yugoslavia))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games (0–0–1 2009 Pescara ATH bronze: high jump (competed for Serbia))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–0 1995 Fukuoka ATH gold: high jump (competed for FR Yugoslavia))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships (1–0–0 1990 Split gold: high jump (competed for Yugoslavia))