Nenad Stekić (; 7 March 1951 – 18 July 2021) was a Serbian and Yugoslav long jumper, best known for his European record of 8.45 metres, second only to Bob Beamon's world record at the time. Career Performances in Europe Nenad Stekić failed on many occasions to determine himself as a major force, but during his 20-year career he won many international medals and setting several national records and one European record. He finished third at the 1970 European Junior Championships in Paris, and improved over the years, capturing his first Yugoslav title in 1972. He retained it the following year with 7.96 m jump and went on to win his first title at the Balkan Games in Athens with a wind-assisted distance of 8.12 m. In 1974 he set a new national record of 8.24 m (second best in the world that year) and retained his national and Balkan titles. Later in the year, he competed at the European Championships in Rome and was the biggest gold medal contender. There he won his first major medal when he produced a leap of 8.04 m to finish in second place, beaten by Soviet competitor Valeriy Podluzhny. Stekic had a phenomenal season in 1975, highlighted by a new European record in the long-jump on 25 July at Montreal, the second best jump of 8.45 m in the history, after Beamon's world record. That same year, he became champion at the Mediterranean Games in Algiers with a wind-aided 8.23 m and came second at the World Student Games in Rome, producing 8.13 m. In 1975 Stekić topped the year's lists for the first time in his career, making him a was strong contender for an Olympic medal in Montreal the following year, and he showed fine form when he jumped 8.39 m on 2 June at Turin prior to the Games. However, he finished 6th in the long-jump final at Montreal, with a best jump of 7.89 m. Second European silver at Prague Coming from the Olympic disappointment, Stekic again had very successful season in 1977, recording his best long-jump of the year of 8.27 m to again top the rest of the world. He won the gold medal at the World Student Games at Sofia and again produced many long-jumps over 8 m, winning the Yugoslav Championships with a leap of 8.14 m. Stekic was chosen to represent Europe at the