Career
He represented Yugoslavia in international competition from the late 1970s to mid 1980s, and was a finalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Zdravković holds multiple outdoor and indoor Serbian records in athletics. Zdravković"s youth coaches emphasized gymanstics as a compliment to his running workouts.
At the age of 21 he made his Olympic debut, finishing 9th in the men"s 1500 meters at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
He had qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics, but the Athletics Federation of Yugoslavia had a sportswear contract with Adidas, and after not changing his sportswear to Adidas, Zdravković was taken off the Yugoslavian 1984 Olympic team