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(Redirected from Zeljko Dimitrijevic) Serbian Paralympic athlete (born 1971)

Željko Dimitrijevic
Personal information
Birth nameЖељко Димитријевић
NationalitySerbian
Born (1971-01-04) 4 January 1971 (age 54)
Petrovac na Mlavi, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Sport
SportAthletics
EventClub throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best35.29
Medal record
Representing  Serbia
Men's Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Club throw F31-32/51
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Club throw F51
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Club throw F51
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Club throw F51
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Club throw F51
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Club throw F51
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Club throw F51
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grosseto Club throw F51
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin Club throw F51
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bydgoszcz Club throw F51

Željko Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Димитријевић; born 4 January 1971) is a gold medal-winning Paralympian athlete from Serbia. He competes in seated throws in the F51 classification, a class for quadriplegics. He is the current world record holder in club throw.

Career

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, he won a gold medal in club throw, broke a world record and became first Paralympic gold medalist for Serbia. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Dimitrijević won another gold medal in the same event with new world record (29.96 m).

At the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships, Dimitrijević won gold medal in club throw in the F51 classification with a new world record of 34.71 m.

References

  1. "Prvo zlato za Srbiju: Željko Dimitrijević oborio svetski rekord". Blic. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. "KAKAV PODVIG Dimitrijeviću paraolimpijsko zlato u Riju uz svetski rekord, Mitiću srebro!". Blic. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. "SVAKA ČAST, MAJSTORI Željko Dimitrijević osvojio zlato i oborio SVETSKI REKORD, a Aleksandar Radišić se okitio bronzom na prvenstvu Evrope za paraolimpijce". Blic. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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