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'''Milica Mandić''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Милица Мандић}}, born 6 December 1991) is a Serbian [[taekwondo]] athlete and was the World and Olympic champion in the [[Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg|+67 kg]] category.
'''Milica Mandić''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Милица Мандић}}, born 6 December 1991) is a Serbian [[taekwondo]] athlete. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the [[Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg|+67 kg]] category, as well as World champion in the same category.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Mandić won a bronze medal in the middleweight category (under 73&nbsp;kg) at the [[2011 World Taekwondo Championships]] and a silver medal at the [[2012 European Taekwondo Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Competition Results|url=http://www.wtf.org/bbs/bbs.php?bbs_no=5504&bbs_code=10008&bbs_cate=&bbs_num=498&page=11&search=&keyword=&symode=view&PHPSESSID=b1ef95e792226b14115ff8bce2ae1f52|work=wtf.org|access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Results |url=http://www.gbtaekwondo.co.uk/2012euroresults.html |work=gbtaekwondo.co.uk |access-date=15 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712211122/http://www.gbtaekwondo.co.uk/2012euroresults.html |archive-date=12 July 2012 }}</ref>
Mandić won a bronze medal in the middleweight category (under 73&nbsp;kg) at the [[2011 World Taekwondo Championships]] and a silver medal at the [[2012 European Taekwondo Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Competition Results|url=http://www.wtf.org/bbs/bbs.php?bbs_no=5504&bbs_code=10008&bbs_cate=&bbs_num=498&page=11&search=&keyword=&symode=view&PHPSESSID=b1ef95e792226b14115ff8bce2ae1f52|work=wtf.org|access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Results |url=http://www.gbtaekwondo.co.uk/2012euroresults.html |work=gbtaekwondo.co.uk |access-date=15 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712211122/http://www.gbtaekwondo.co.uk/2012euroresults.html |archive-date=12 July 2012 }}</ref>
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 at the Olympics|Serbia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/london-2012-olympics/wp/2012/08/11/live-blog-usain-bolt-brazil-mexico-soccer/#liveblog-entry-12186|title=Serbia woman wins taekwondo gold|date=August 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympics taekwondo: Serb Milica Mandic wins country's first gold|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18913076|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814031440/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18913076|archive-date=14 August 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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 at the Olympics|Serbia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/london-2012-olympics/wp/2012/08/11/live-blog-usain-bolt-brazil-mexico-soccer/#liveblog-entry-12186|title=Serbia woman wins taekwondo gold|date=August 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Milica Mandić has an eternal place in Serbia's history books |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102303/taekwondo-athlete-spotlight-mandic |website=Inside the Games |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>


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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 WTF World Taekwondo Championships Day 6: Golds Won by Germany, Serbia and Niger|url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/29942-2/|work=www.worldtaekwondo.org}}</ref> In April 2020, she announced that she will retire after the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ž. |first1=V. |title=Milica Mandić: Kraj karijere posle Tokija |url=https://www.danas.rs/sport/milica-mandic-kraj-karijere-posle-tokija/ |access-date=27 July 2021 |work=danas.rs |date=13 April 2020 |language=Serbian}}</ref> At the 2020 Summer Olympics, which are held one year later due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]], she reached the gold medal match where she is playing South Korean [[Lee Da-bin]].
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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 WTF World Taekwondo Championships Day 6: Golds Won by Germany, Serbia and Niger|url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/29942-2/|work=www.worldtaekwondo.org}}</ref> In April 2020, she announced that she would retire after the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ž. |first1=V. |title=Milica Mandić: Kraj karijere posle Tokija |url=https://www.danas.rs/sport/milica-mandic-kraj-karijere-posle-tokija/ |access-date=27 July 2021 |work=danas.rs |date=13 April 2020 |language=Serbian}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympics-Taekwondo-Serbia's Mandic wins women's +67kg gold medal |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-tkw/olympics-taekwondo-serbias-mandic-wins-womens-67kg-gold-medal-idUSL4N2P30EE |access-date=27 July 2021 |work=reuters.com |date=27 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Milica Mandić je olimpijska šampionka! |url=https://www.b92.net/sport/tokyo2020/tekvondo/vesti.php?nav_id=1897270 |access-date=27 July 2021 |work=b92.net |date=27 July 2021 |language=Serbian}}</ref>


== Hall of Fame ==
== Hall of Fame ==
Mandić and her trainer Dragan Jović were included in the Taekwondo Hall of Fame at the 2013 Ceremony in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Milica Mandic at Hall of Fame in Las Vegas|url=http://sport.blic.rs/Ostali-sportovi/Borilacki-sportovi/241525/Veliko-priznanje-za-Milicu-Mandiceva-u-Kuci-slavnih-u-Las-Vegasu|work=sport.blic.rs|access-date=17 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017163723/http://sport.blic.rs/Ostali-sportovi/Borilacki-sportovi/241525/Veliko-priznanje-za-Milicu-Mandiceva-u-Kuci-slavnih-u-Las-Vegasu|archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> 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.
Mandić and her trainer Dragan Jović were inducted in the Taekwondo Hall of Fame at the 2013 Ceremony in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Milica Mandic at Hall of Fame in Las Vegas|url=http://sport.blic.rs/Ostali-sportovi/Borilacki-sportovi/241525/Veliko-priznanje-za-Milicu-Mandiceva-u-Kuci-slavnih-u-Las-Vegasu|work=sport.blic.rs|access-date=17 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017163723/http://sport.blic.rs/Ostali-sportovi/Borilacki-sportovi/241525/Veliko-priznanje-za-Milicu-Mandiceva-u-Kuci-slavnih-u-Las-Vegasu|archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> 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]].


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*[http://www.vesti-online.com/Sport/Ostali-sportovi/222770/Milica-Mandic-osvojila-srebro-na-EP Milica won medal at European championship-article in Serbian]
* [http://www.vesti-online.com/Sport/Ostali-sportovi/222770/Milica-Mandic-osvojila-srebro-na-EP Milica won medal at European championship-article in Serbian]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120824000944/http://www.london2012.com/taekwondo/event/women-more-than-67kg/index.html London Olympics 2012]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120824000944/http://www.london2012.com/taekwondo/event/women-more-than-67kg/index.html London Olympics 2012]
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| title = {{flagicon|SRB}} [[DSL Sport#Golden Badge - Zlatna značka|The Best Athlete of Serbia]]
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Latest revision as of 01:21, 19 August 2024

Milica Mandić
Mandić in 2016 during press conference
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 32)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Sport
CountrySerbia
SportTaekwondo
EventMiddleweight
ClubTK Galeb
Coached byDragan Jović
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London +67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo +67 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Muju 73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gyeongju 73 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 place 2018 Moscow +67 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Manchester 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Baku 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Montreux 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Sofia 73 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku +67 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin +67 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 İzmir 68 kg

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.

Career

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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 would 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

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Mandić and her trainer Dragan Jović were inducted 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

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She is a big fan of KK Partizan.

References

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