Draženko Mitrović

Draženko Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драженко Митровић, born 9 August 1979 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Paralympian athlete from Serbia competing mainly in category F53/54 discus events.

Draženko Mitrović

Draženko Mitrović
Personal information
Nationality	Serbian
Born	(1979-08-09) 9 August 1979 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw Javelin throw Shot put
Medal record Representing Serbia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 0 2 0 World Championships 0 5 0 European Championships 2 0 2 Men's Athletics Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Discus throw – F53/54 2012 London Discus throw – F54–56 IPC Athletics World Championships 2006 Assen Discus throw – F54–56 2011 Christchurch Javelin throw – F54–56 2011 Christchurch Discus throw – F54–56 2011 Christchurch Shot put – F54–56 2013 Lyon Discus throw – F54–56 IPC Athletics European Championships 2012 Stadskanaal Shot put – F54 2012 Stadskanaal Discus – F54 2014 Swansea Shot put – F53/54/55 2012 Stadskanaal Javelin – F54 2014 Swansea Javelin – F54

Biography

He was wounded by gunfire in 1989 and then became a paraplegic. Draženko competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics where he finished second in the F53/54 discus and also competed in the javelin.

External links

• Drazenko Mitrovic at the International Paralympic Committee