Petar Šegedin (athlete)

Petar Šegedin
Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  Yugoslavia
European Championships
Silver 1950 Brussels 3000 m steeplechase

Petar Šegedin (14 September 1926 – 14 October 1994) was a Yugoslav middle distance and long distance runner.

Šegedin won the 3000 m steeplechase silver medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. He placed 6th in the same event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. His personal best over 3000 m steeplechase was 8:47.8, set in 1953. He was twice champion of Yugoslavia over 5000 m (1948 and 1950) and set five national records in this event.

Šegedin was a member of AK Partizan, Belgrade.

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Awards
Preceded by
First award
Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year
1950
Succeeded by
Andrija Otenheimer