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Milica Mandić
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 32)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Sport
CountrySerbia
SportTaekwondo
EventMiddleweight (−73 kg)
ClubTK Galeb
Coached byDragan Jović
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London +67 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Muju 73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gyeongju 73 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Manchester +67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Rabat +67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rome +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Suzhou +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Manchester +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Moscow +67 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Manchester 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Baku 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Montreux 73 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku +67 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin +67 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 İzmir 68 kg

Milica Mandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица Мандић, born 6 December 1991) is a Serbian taekwondo athlete and was the Olympic champion in the +67 kg category.

Career

Mandić won a bronze medal in the middleweight category (under 73 kg) at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships and a silver medal at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she beat Anne-Caroline Graffe of France in a 9-7 win, becoming the first gold medalist for independent Serbia.[3][4] At 2017 World Taekwondo Championships she won Gold medal, beating South Korean Oh Hye-ri.[5]

Hall of Fame

Mandić and her trainer Dragan Jović were included in the Taekwondo Hall of Fame at the 2013 Ceremony in Las Vegas.[6] She was selected because of her great contribution to the sport in Serbia. Her results, including the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was the highest result in the region.

References

  1. ^ "Competition Results". wtf.org. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Results". gbtaekwondo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Serbia woman wins taekwondo gold". August 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Olympics taekwondo: Serb Milica Mandic wins country's first gold". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. ^ "2017 WTF World Taekwondo Championships Day 6: Golds Won by Germany, Serbia and Niger". www.worldtaekwondo.org.
  6. ^ "Milica Mandic at Hall of Fame in Las Vegas". sport.blic.rs. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Serbia The Best Athlete of Serbia
2012 		Succeeded by
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