Branislav Mitrović

Serbian water polo player
Branislav Mitrović
Mitrović at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 39)
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Club information
Current team Vasas
Senior clubs
Years Team
2003–2007
 Vojvodina
2007–2010
 Partizan
2010–2011
 Ferencvárosi
2011–2014
 Debreceni
2014–2018
 Egri
2018–2020
 OSC Budapest
2020–present
 Vasas

Branislav Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Митровић; born 30 January 1985) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper for Vasas and the Serbia men's national water polo team. He won the European title in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018, the world title in 2015, and Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020. He was named the Best Goalkeeper at the 2015 World Championships.[2] and Olympic Games 2020.

National career

On 29 January 2012, Mitrović won the European Championship with his national team beating in the final Montenegro by 9:8.[3] This was his first gold medal with the national team.

Personal life

Mitrović became a goalkeeper after an advice from his first coach to make use of his large frame and long hands in the goal. He is married to Jelena.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ Hartog, Tim (2012) Serbia 2012 European champions Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. waterpoloworld.com

External links

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  • Branislav Mitrović at World Aquatics
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  • Branislav Mitrović at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (former profile) (in Serbian)
  • Branislav Mitrović on Instagram
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Serbia squad – 2014 European Championship – Gold medal
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Serbia squad – 2016 European Championship – Gold medal
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Serbia men's water polo squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st title)
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Serbia men's water polo squad – 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Bronze medal
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Serbia squad – 2018 European Championship – Gold medal
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Serbia squad – 2020 European Championship – 5th place
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Serbia men's water polo squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd title)
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Serbia squad – 2024 European Championship
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