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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 (age 30)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Sport
CountrySerbia
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Middleweight
ClubTK Galeb
Coached byDragan Jović
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
2012 London+67 kg
2020 Tokyo+67 kg
World Championships
2017 Muju73 kg
2011 Gyeongju73 kg
Grand Prix
2014 Manchester +67 kg
2017 Rabat +67 kg
2018 Rome +67 kg
2014 Suzhou +67 kg
2015 Manchester +67 kg
2018 Moscow+67 kg
European Championships
2012 Manchester73 kg
2014 Baku73 kg
2016 Montreux73 kg
2021 Sofia73 kg
European Games
2015 Baku +67 kg
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin+67 kg
World Junior Championships
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.


Awards and achievements
Preceded by The Best Athlete of Serbia
2012
Succeeded by
Emir Bekrić

На других языках


- [en] Milica Mandić

[it] Milica Mandić

Milica Mandić (Belgrado, 6 dicembre 1991) è una taekwondoka serba. Ha rappresentato la Serbia ai Giochi olimpici estivi di Londra 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016 e Tokyo 2020, vincendo due ori olimpici.

[ru] Мандич, Милица

Милица Мандич (серб. Milica Mandić / Милица Мандић, род. 6 декабря 1991 года в Белграде) — сербская тхэквондистка, двукратная олимпийская чемпионка в категории свыше 67 кг (2012 и 2020)[1], первая олимпийская чемпионка от Сербии и лучшая спортсменка 2012 года в Сербии. Чемпионка мира 2017 года, серебряный призёр первых Европейских игр 2015 года (категория свыше 67 кг), многократный призёр чемпионатов Европы.



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