DESPOTOVIC Jelena

Date of Birth: 30 Apr 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.83/6'0''

Place of birth: PODGORICA

Birth Country:

Montenegro

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Handball	Women MNE Montenegro	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #03 MNE Montenegro 33 ANG Angola 22	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #07 JPN Japan 29 MNE Montenegro 26	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #16 MNE Montenegro 23 NOR Norway 35	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #20 MNE Montenegro 28 KOR Republic of Korea 26	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #29 NED Netherlands 30 MNE Montenegro 29	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Quarterfinal #33 MNE Montenegro 26 ROC ROC 32	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2019	Japan
6	Women	2017	Germany
8	Women	2015	Denmark
11	Women	2013	Serbia

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Women	2020	Denmark
9	Women	2018	France
13	Women	2016	Sweden

Occupation:

University Donja Gorica, Podgorica, MNE

Languages spoken:

English, Montenegrin

Debreceni VSC [Hungary] since 2015

Zoltan Szilagyi [club], HUN; Bojana Popovic [national], MNE

Position style:

Centre back, Left back, Right back (eurohandball.com, 10 May 2015; standard.co.me, 22 Jan 2021)

Right (standard.co.me, 22 Jan 2021)

2012 for Montenegro (vijesti.me, 25 Dec 2012)

In March 2021 she missed the Olympic qualifying tournament in Podgorica, Montenegro, after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. (portalanalitika.me, 15 Mar 2021)

Her training was disrupted ahead of the 2020 European Championship in Denmark due to a shoulder injury. She went on to compete at the tournament. (pobjeda.me, 18 Dec 2020)

She fractured her finger in early January 2020 and returned to competition in February 2020. (mnerukomet.me, 13 Jan 2020, 01 Feb 2020)

National league:

Nemzeti Bajnoksag I [HUN] (standard.co.me, 22 Jan 2021)

"My mother signed me up to ballet classes, but it wasn't for me. It was boring and, as I was a sporty type, I chose handball and it is now my life." (vijesti.me, 25 Dec 2012)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (rukometnizurnal.com, 11 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
UPCOMING TRANSFER
In January 2021 she announced she would join Hungarian club Gyori Audi ETO KC for the 2021/22 season. "My goal, first of all, is to improve, because I still have a lot to work and learn. I'm glad I got the chance. I will do everything I can to gain the trust." (standard.co.me, 22 Jan 2021)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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