PETROVIC Milan

Date of Birth: 8 Feb 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Sport Class: B

Place of birth: LESKOVAC

Birth Country:

Serbia

Place of residence : LESKOVAC

Residence Country:

Serbia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Men's B Road Race	LAP
	Men's B Time Trial	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's B Time Trial	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's B Road Race	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
11	B Road Race	2012	London, GBR
14	B Time Trial	2012	London, GBR
Road World Championships
26	Men's BVI - Road Race	2009	Bogogno, ITA
33	Men's BVI - Time Trial	2009	Bogogno, ITA
38	B Time Trial	2007	Bordeaux, FRA

College of Management, Zemun, SRB

Languages spoken:

BK Dubocica Leskovac [Serbia]

Other sports:

He has competed in Para swimming, Para triathlon, and goalball at international level. (predsednik.rs, 03 Feb 2021; sportskastranajuga.com, 10 Oct 2014; SportsDeskOnline, 16 Jun 2013)

In April 2014 he had major surgery to remove a brain tumour. He recovered quickly and returned to full training. (sjajnevesti.com, 24 Sep 2015)

He began cycling as a child, but did not pursue the sport seriously until his late teens. He took up Para cycling in 2004 at a club in Kragujevac, Serbia. (predsednik.rs, 03 Feb 2021; rts.rs, 10 Nov 2011; blic.rs, 24 Oct 2011)

"When I was a toddler I rode bikes like the other kids. I decided to become a professional at the suggestion of coach Goran Nikolic in 2004." (rts.rs, 10 Nov 2011; blic.rs, 24 Oct 2011)

Guide Goran Smelcerovic. (BK Dubocica YouTube channel, 03 Jul 2014)

General Interest

Classification
B1 (UCI, 21 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (sjajnevesti.com, 24 Sep 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (blic.rs, 02 Jul 2012)

Impairment Details
At age 11 he became ill with a high temperature and soon after began to lose his sight. He was examined by a number of doctors from various cities and countries, and his blood was tested in medical centres in Serbia, Italy, and the United States of America, but nobody was able to diagnose his condition. By age 16 he had lost all of his vision. (Televizja Leskovac, 01 Oct 2012; blic.rs, 02 Jul 2012)

Guide
Goran Smelcerovic (predsednik.rs, 03 Feb 2021)

General
CLUB FOUNDER
In 2012 he co-founded the cycling club BK Dubocica Leskovac in Serbia. "For many years I represented clubs from other towns, so we had an idea to create a club in our town and compete for our city. We have gained support from local government and our friends, and we made it." (predsednik.rs, 03 Feb 2021; sjajnevesti.com, 24 Sep 2015, BK Dubocica YouTube channel, 03 Jul 2014)

Milestones

He became the first Para cyclist to represent Serbia at the Paralympic Games when he competed in the time trial and road race events at the 2012 Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Aug 2021; predsednik.rs, 03 Feb 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/milan.petrovic.9404

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
LAP:: LAP.

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