page_title: Darko Šarović
section_title: 2011
hierarchical_section_title: Darko Šarović / Track & Field / 2011
caption_attribution_description: English: Darko Sarovic at the European Team Championships 2nd League in Novi Sad 2011
context_page_description: Darko Šarović is a Serbian medical doctor and athlete who specialises in the 60 meter and 100 meter sprint events. He is the fifth fastest serb of all time, and the Serbian record holder U23 in the 100 m. Sarovic is a Balkan 100 m Champion, and 60 m and 4 × 100 m bronze medallist. He is also the Serbian Champion in the 100 m, 200 m and the pole vault events and Serbian U23 Champion in the 100 m, 400 m and 4 × 100 m. Sarovic represented the Serbian National Athletics Team in the 60 m, 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 m.
  In 2009 he finished the IB Diploma Programme and in 2015 he graduated from the University of Belgrade School of Medicine and earned the title Medical Doctor. He is a PhD student at the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology at Gothenburg University.
  He is a licensed physician in Sweden. He holds both Serbian and Swedish citizenships.
context_section_description: During the winter break at his University, Sarovic went back to Sweden to compete. On February 5 he broke the 7 s-barrier with a personal best of 6.96 to finish first in the qualifying rounds of the Gothenburg Regional Championships. In the final he won with a time of 6.86, but that race got restarted due to unknown circumstances. In the re-race he placed 3rd with 7.02.
  He also competed in the preparative competition (Road To Göteborg 2013) for the European Indoor Championships that will be held in Gothenburg 2013. There he ran under 7 s for the third time to finish 6th with 6.96 (7.002 in the qualifying rounds).
  In the summer of 2011 Sarovic competed in his first major competitions:
  First at the Belgrade International Athletics Meet  (10.93), then at the European Champion Clubs Cup at his own Red Star stadium (22.18 PB & 10.84). He made his debut in the national team in Novi Sad at the European Team Championships, 2nd League, for the 4 × 100 m (40.91). He made his second appearance for the National Team at the 64th Balkan Championships in Sliven, Bulgaria, running the 4x100 and the 100 m and 200 m out of competition. In the 100 m he lowered his personal best to 10.46 (2nd fastest at the Balkan Championships overall) and thus qualified for the European U23 Championships (10.55) in Ostrava, Czech Republic. That is also the 5th fastest time in history in Serbia, a National U23 Record and the fastest time in Serbia in 2011. In the 200 m event he broke the 22s-barrier with a slightly wind assisted race 21.97 (+2.1). His last major competition was the European Championships U23 in Ostrava where he finished 20th after having injured his hamstring.
  During the outdoor season he competed at three national championships. At the Serbian U23 championships he finished first in the 400 m and 4 × 100 m, and second in the 100 m event. At the Serbian championships he won the gold medal in the 200 m, the silver in the 100 m, and the bronze in the decathlon event.
caption: Sarovic's first appearance for the Serbian National Team at the European Team Championships 2nd League in Novi Sad 2011
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