MILENKOVIC Petar

Serbia
Powerlifting
25 Oct 1984
36
Male
PWL
BELGRADE
 
Serbia
BELGRADE
 
Serbia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
PWL Powerlifting Men's -97 kg 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo International Forum
Men's -97 kg Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
NoM-97 kg2016Rio de Janeiro, BRANoM
World Championships
5-97 kg2019Nur-Sultan, KAZ223.0
5-107 kg2017Mexico City, MEX225.0
European Open Championships
1-97 kg2018Berck-sur-Mer, FRA211
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Smoking cigars. (menshealth.rs, 01 Jan 2018)
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Athlete
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Banking, Economics - Belgrade Business College, Serbia
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Wife Jelena, son Lazar
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English, Serbian
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Powerlifting Club P1 [Belgrade, SRB]
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Josh Bryant [personal]
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He has represented Serbia in Para athletics at international level and placed sixth in the F55 shot put at the 2012 European Championships in Stadskanaal, Netherlands. He was also a national youth champion in karate in the former Yugoslavia and competed in body building at international level. (Klub Sampiona YouTube channel, 16 Feb 2019; menshealth.rs, 01 Jan 2018; RTS Tako stoje stvari - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 16 Jun 2017)
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2013 for Serbia (Athlete, 05 Jun 2019)
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He took up weightlifting at age 17 and began Para powerlifting in 2005, less than a year after his accident. He started competing in Para powerlifting in 2007. (Klub Sampiona YouTube channel, 16 Feb 2019)
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He had practised the sport prior to his accident. "Between the ages of seven and 16 I did karate. At age 17 I began weightlifting as I went to the gym with my older sister and got interested in it. After my accident I decided to return to the sport as I simply love it." (Klub Sampiona YouTube channel, 16 Feb 2019; vice.com, 21 Jun 2016)
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To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (mondo.rs, 31 Jul 2019)
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He trains between four and six times per week. (Soccer Bet YouTube channel, 17 Apr 2021)
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Winning gold at the 2018 European Championships in Berck-Sur-Mer, France. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 May 2021; Soccer Bet YouTube channel, 17 Apr 2021)
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Kazakhstani weightlifter Ilia Ilyin. (Athlete, 07 Dec 2017)
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His parents. (mondo.rs, 31 Jul 2019)
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"We have one life, one chance, so there is no time for waiting." (RTS Tako stoje stvari - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 16 Jun 2017)
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He won the 2018 Exceptional Mental and Physical Excellence Award from the Serbian Men's Health magazine. (menshealth.rs, 13 Dec 2018)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (vice.com, 21 Jun 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 05 Jun 2019)

Impairment Details
At age 20 he was involved in a road traffic accident, which resulted in paraplegia. (Athlete, 05 Jun 2019; b92.net, 19 Jun 2016; liceulice.org, 19 Jun 2011)

General
CIGARS FOR RELAXATION
He describes himself as a cigar sommelier and likes to smoke one every two days to help him relax. "I have a very pronounced hedonistic trait. I deal in cigars and I have the title of sommelier. People often ask me how that fits in with a top sport, but they're not cigarettes. The only purpose of cigars is relaxation and meditation. They have substances that relax the nervous system, and are even good for rest. I have one cigar every other day, because I am very careful not to spoil everything by over indulging. It's also more of a treat when you don't smoke them all the time." (Instagram profile, 29 Sep 2020; menshealth.rs, 01 Jan 2018)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has completed a master's degree in banking. (mondo.rs, 31 Jul 2019)

Legend
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