Islam Ðugum

Islam Ðugum (born 1 June 1960) is a Bosnian long-distance runner. From Duvno, Ðugum grew up running and playing football. In 1980, he won his first major competition, and during the 1980s, he was a member of the Yugoslavia national cross country team and set two national records while working at a shoe factory. He served in the army during the Bosnian War and continued training during this time, running 15 to 20 miles each day. He competed at the 1994 European Athletics Championships, the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, and in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he served as the Bosnian flagbearer at the opening ceremony. He has also served as a coach.