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Milan Nenadić

Milan Nenadić (12 August 1943 – 16 January 2024) was a Serbian middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler. Representing Yugoslavia, Nenadić competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1972. He was a European champion in 1969 and 1970 and won three medals at the world championships in 1969–1973.[1][2]

Milan Nenadić
Nenadić in 1972
Personal information
Born12 August 1943 (1943-08-12)
Petrinja, Independent State of Croatia
Died16 January 2024(2024-01-16) (aged 80)
Zrenjanin, Serbia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubRadnik, Petrinja
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1972 Munich-82 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1969 Mar del Plata-82 kg
Bronze medal – third place1970 Edmonton-82 kg
Silver medal – second place1973 Tehran-82 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1968 Västerås-78 kg
Gold medal – first place1969 Modena-82 kg
Gold medal – first place1970 Berlin-82 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1971 Izmir82kg

Being of Croatian Serb descent, he was a recipient of the silver plaque of the Serbian Wrestling Association.[3]

Milan Nenadić died on 16 January 2024, at the age of 80.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Milan Nenadić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Nenadic, Milan (YUG). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ↑ Decorations of the wrestling federation of Serbia
  4. ↑ Преминуо легендарни рвач Милан Ненадић (in Serbian)
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