Petar Šegedin

Petar Šegedin (14 September 1926 – 14 October 1994) was a Yugoslav/Croatian steeplechase and long-distance runner.

Biography Šegedin was a member of AK Jug, Dubrovnik and AK Partizan, Belgrade. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, placing 6th. He also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Šegedin won the 3000 m steeplechase silver medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. His personal best over 3000 metres steeplechase was 8:47.8, set in 1953. He twice won the Yugoslavian Athletics Championships over 5000 m (1948 and 1950) and set five national records in this event.

Šegedin won the British AAA Championships title in the steeplechase event at the 1950 AAA Championships and the 1951 AAA Championships.