Kada Delić

Kada Delić-Selimović (born 10 July 1965) is a Bosnian former race walker. She competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics for Bosnia and Herzegovina, finishing 38th each time. She also was the first woman to compete for Bosnia at the World Championships in Athletics in 1993 and also competed at the 1994 European Athletics Championships and the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. After her retirement in 1997, she became a coach.

Biography Delić was born on 10 July 1965 in Tuzla, Yugoslavia. From a Croat family, she grew up in the Kalesija and is one of four children. She initially competed in cross country running before switching to race walking, becoming one of the most successful race walkers in Yugoslavia. She was a member of the Yugoslavia national team and set national records in the 3,000 metres indoor, 3,000 metres outdoor, 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres. As of 2025, her times in these disciplines remain the national records for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In 1992, during the Bosnian War, Delić's parents were both killed by grenades, as well as an uncle. Delić participated in the 10 kilometres walk and finished in 38th place with a time of 55:24. She managed to finish the race despite competing injured, and her injuries worsened during the race, but she "gritted her teeth and held on to the end", according to Al Jazeera Balkans. In August 1993, Delić participated at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in the 10 km walk, finishing 38th. She was the only Bosnian participant at the 1993 championships and was the first woman to represent the country there. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, U.S., finishing 38th, before retiring in 1997.

After retiring, Delić became a coach. She was named director of Athletics Club Sloboda – Tenograd in 1998. She coached the Bosnian women's athletics team at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics and became involved in the Special Olympics in 2007, later serving as the executive director of Special Olympics Bosnia and Herzegovina. She received the Female Leader in Athletics award from the European Athletics Association (EAA) in 2013 and received an award as the best female athletics coach in Europe in 2022. She is also a professor at the Pan-European University in the faculty of sports sciences, teaching athletics and strategic management and sports and recreation for those with special needs.

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