NOVAKOVIC Milica

Olympic Games

Year	Location	K2 500m	K4 500m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	10	14

World Championships

Year	Location	K1 200m	K1 500m	K1 1000m	K2 500m	K4 500m
2019	Szeged, HUN	7	4	-	-	18
2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	-	8	-	9	-
2017	Racice, CZE	3	6	-	-	7
2015	Milan, ITA	-	-	-	2	6
2013	Duisburg, GER	-	-	9	-	-
2007	Duisburg, GER	15	-	-	-	-

European Games

Year	Location	K1 200m	K1 500m
2019	Minsk, BLR	7	4

European Championships

Year	Location	K1 200m	K1 500m	K4 500m
2021	Poznan, POL	5	4	-
2018	Belgrade, SRB	-	4	8
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	6	4	4

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	K1 200m	K1 500m	K2 500m	K4 500m
2021	1 x 11th	1 x 1st	-	-
2019	1 x 12th	1 x 14th	1 x 28th	1 x 7th, 1 x 13th
2018	1 x 7th	1 x 8th, 1 x 9th	1 x 9th	1 x 8th
2017	1 x 3rd, 1 x 5th, 1 x 10th	1 x 6th, 1 x 12th	-	1 x 3rd, 1 x 6th, 1 x 7th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2021	Kayak Single 500m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	1:56.67
3	2017	Kayak Single 200m	World Championships	Racice, CZE	39.564
3	2017	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Belgrade, SRB	1:34.400
5	2017	Kayak Single 200m	World Cup	Belgrade, SRB	41.665
6	2017	Kayak Single 500m	World Championships	Racice, CZE	1:52.221
6	2017	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	1:33.808
7	2019	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	1:33.790
7	2018	Kayak Single 200m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	40.223
7	2017	Kayak Four 500m	World Championships	Racice, CZE	1:34.431
8	2018	Kayak Single 500m	World Championships	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	1:52.199
8	2018	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	1:33.861

Legend
C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Athlete

Physical Education

Partner Antun Novakovic

English, Serbian

Liman Novi Sad [Serbia]

Pavle Jovanov [national]

Her partner Antun Novakovic has represented Croatia in canoe sprint and competed at the 2019 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. (24sata.hr, 29 Aug 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 27 Mar 2020)

She took up canoe sprint in 2000 in Novi Sad, Serbia. (jezicara.com, 01 Sep 2019)

"I took up canoeing in 2000 mostly by chance. My father who is a professor of physical education and a sports lover, wanted me to have a healthy life style, and there is nothing better than sport. Since kindergarten I trained in gymnastics, then athletics and canoeing. But my love of the Danube river, kayaking and water prevailed." (jezicara.com, 01 Sep 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (jezicara.com, 01 Sep 2019)

Winning bronze in the K-1 200m at the 2017 World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic.(mozzartsport.com, 04 Nov 2019)

She listens to music before competing. (srbijadanas.com, 26 Oct 2019)

"Happiness is in the small things." (mozzartsport.com, 04 Nov 2019)

She was named the Best Female Athlete of 2015 and 2019 by the Serbian Canoe Federation. (kajaksrbija.rs, 10 Jan 2020)

In 2015 she received the Spartak Award and Vihor Award, which are given to the Best Athlete of the Year in Vojvodina, Serbia. (srbijadanas.com, 26 Oct 2019)