Mirko Vindiš
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| Intro | Athletics competitor | ||
| Places | Slovenia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||
| is | Athlete | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 8 November 1963, Ptuj, Slovenia | ||
| Age | 60 years | ||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||
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Biography
Miroslavo ("Mirko") Vindiš (born 8 November 1963 in Ptuj) is a retired long-distance runner from Slovenia, who won the 1988 edition of the Vienna Marathon. He represented Yugoslavia (1988) and Slovenia (1992) in the men's marathon at the Summer Olympics. Vindiš set his personal best of 2:13:39 on 1 November 1987 at the New York Marathon. He also represented Yugoslavia and Slovenia in the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics.
He also ran ultramarathons and was the bronze medallist at the IAU 100 km European Championships in 2001.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Yugoslavia | |||||
| 1987 | Universiade | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 5th | Marathon | 2:27:42 |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 14th | Marathon | 2:18:09 | |
| 1988 | Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:17:25 |
| Italian Marathon | Carpi, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:16:28 | |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, FR Yugoslavia | 12th | Marathon | 2:21:05 |
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| 1992 | Ferrara Marathon | Ferrara, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:17:29 |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 40th | Marathon | 2:21:03 | |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 19th | Marathon | 2:23:31 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | Marathon | DNF |