Milica Mandić

Milica Mandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица Мандић, born 6 December 1991) is a Serbian taekwondo athlete. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the +67 kg category, as well as World champion in the same category.

Milica Mandić
Mandić in 2016 during press conference
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Sport
CountrySerbia
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Middleweight
ClubTK Galeb
Coached byDragan Jović
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London+67 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo+67 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Muju73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Gyeongju73 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 place2018 Moscow+67 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Manchester73 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Baku73 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Montreux73 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Sofia73 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku +67 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2013 Mersin+67 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 İzmir 68 kg

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 the 2016 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in quarterfinals by British Bianca Walkden. At 2017 World Taekwondo Championships she won gold medal, beating South Korean Oh Hye-ri.[5] In April 2020, she announced that she will retire after the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were held one year later due to COVID-19 pandemic, she won her second gold medal (first for Serbia in Tokyo 2020) against South Korean Lee Da-bin.[7][8]

Hall of Fame

Mandić and her trainer Dragan Jović were included in the Taekwondo Hall of Fame at the 2013 Ceremony in Las Vegas.[9] 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.

Personal life

She is a big fan of KK Partizan.

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. "Milica Mandić has an eternal place in Serbia's history books". Inside the Games. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. "2017 WTF World Taekwondo Championships Day 6: Golds Won by Germany, Serbia and Niger". www.worldtaekwondo.org.
  6. Ž., V. (13 April 2020). "Milica Mandić: Kraj karijere posle Tokija". danas.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. "Olympics-Taekwondo-Serbia's Mandic wins women's +67kg gold medal". reuters.com. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. "Milica Mandić je olimpijska šampionka!". b92.net (in Serbian). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  9. "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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