Branislav Mitrović
 Mitrović at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Born | 30 January 1985 Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Club | LACTIV-Vasas |
Medal record | |
Branislav Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Митровић, born 30 January 1985) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper and a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team. He won the European title in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018, the world title in 2015, and an Olympic gold medal in 2016. He was named the Best Goalkeeper at the 2015 World Championships.[2]
Club career
Clubs
Vojvodina (2003–2007)- Partizan Raiffeisen (2007–2010)
FTC-Fisher Klíma (2010–2011)- Debrecen (2011–2014)
- ZF-Eger (2014–)
National career
On 29 January 2012, Mitrović won the European Championship with his national team beating in the final Montenegro by 9:8.[3] This was his first gold medal with the national team.
Personal life
Mitrović became a goalkeeper after an advice from his first coach to make use of his large frame and long hands in the goal. He is married to Jelena.[2]
See also
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
- ^ Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Hartog, Tim (2012) Serbia 2012 European champions Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. waterpoloworld.com
External links
- Branislav Mitrović at World Aquatics
- Branislav Mitrović at the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
- Branislav Mitrović at Olympics.com
- Branislav Mitrović at Olympedia
- Branislav Mitrović at the Olympic Committee of Serbia (in Serbian)
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Novi Sad
- Serbian male water polo goalkeepers
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Serbia in water polo
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- European champions for Serbia
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Serbia
- Universiade medalists in water polo
- Universiade gold medalists for Serbia
- Universiade bronze medalists for Serbia
- Serbian expatriates in Hungary
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Serbian water polo biography stubs
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- European Olympic medalist stubs