Nenad Stekić

Nenad Stekić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Стекић; born 7 March 1951 in Belgrade) is a retired Serbian and Yugoslav long jumper, best known for his European Record in the long jump, second best jump behind Beamon's WR at the time.
Career
Shocking European Record in the long-jump
Nenad Stekic was one of the best ever European long jumpers despite failing on many occasions to determine himself as a major force, but his two decades long and rather distinguished career saw him winning many international medals and setting many national and one European Record. He first showed flashes of talent when finishing third at the 1970 European Junior Championships in Paris. Nenad improved by huge margin in future years capturing his first Yugoslav title in 1972. He retained it next year with 7.96 m jump and then went on to win his first title at the Balkan Games in Athens with wind-assisted 8.12 m. He further improved in 1974 to set new national record...