Nenad Stekić 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. Nenad Stekić (Yugoslavia) set the men's long jump world record of 8.45 m in Montreal, Canada on July 25, 1975. It stood 4.1 years, until Larry Myricks's 8.52 m on August 26, 1979. Wiki link