Miloš Milošević
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Croatia |
| Born | 10 May 1972 Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
Medal record | |
Miloš ("Mićo") Milošević (born 10 May 1972) is a
swimmer from Croatia. His best swimming discipline was butterfly stroke, but he also competed in freestyle and backstroke
.
Miloš Milošević was born in
SFR Yugoslavia
. He won a total of eight gold medals as a junior.
He later moved to Rijeka, to the swimming club "Primorje". As a person of Serb descent, during the Croatian War of Independence he had considerable difficulty trying to compete for Croatia. He missed the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, but his talent eventually secured him a place in the national swimming team. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
Milošević won his first major award at the
1993 World Championship he proceeded to take the gold in the 100 meters butterfly race. The same year he won the bronze at the 1993 European Championship
. In the 1994 World Championships he was fifth in that event.
His best result happened at the
European LC Championships 1999
.
At the
European Short Course Swimming Championships 2002
he won the silver medal in 50 meter butterfly. He retired from professional swimming in 2004. His personal best in the 50 meter butterfly event was 23.30 (1998), and in the 100 meter butterfly event 52.24 (1998).
He currently is full-time head coach at the swim club in Regensburg.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miloš Milošević". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Leistungssport – SCR". Homepage of the swim club in Regensburg (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
External links
- Miloš Milošević at World Aquatics
- Miloš Milošević at Olympedia
- Miloš Milošević at Olympics.com
- Miloš Milošević at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Miloš Milošević at Olympic.org (archived)
- Miloš Milošević at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian) (archived, also available in English)
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