Predrag Filipović (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1978 |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Serbia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 20km Race Walk |
Predrag Filipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Филиповић; born 5 October 1978 in Leskovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian racewalker.
Filipović is currently competing for the club of AK Vlasotince in his native country. His current coach is Tomislav Stefanović. Other than racewalking, Filipović also holds a civil engineer diploma.
He has competed for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished 39th overall in the Men's 20 kilometre walk with a time of 1:31:35.
Filipović represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. He gained qualification after finishing 39th overall at the 23rd IAAF World Racewalking Cup in Cheboksary in 2008, with a time of 1:24:07 at the Men's 20 kilometre walk.
He also competed for Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he came 48th in the Men's 20 kilometre walk.[1]
His twin brother is also a racewalker, Nenad Filipović (athlete).
Achievements
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 34th | 20 km | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | DSQ | 20 km | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 22nd | 20 km | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 39th | 20 km | |
| Representing Serbia | |||||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 32nd | 20 km | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 41st | 20 km | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 35th | 20 km | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 15th | 50 km | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, UK | 48th | 20 km | |