JOKIC Dejan

Date of Birth: 6 Feb 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SH2

Place of birth: SID

Birth Country:

Serbia

Place of residence : SID

Residence Country:

Serbia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	DNS
	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	DNS
	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	DNS

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
8	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	125.5
8	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	124.7
10	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	630.4
10	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	627.8
25	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	602.0
European Championships
2	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2018	Belgrade, SRB	252.0
14	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2018	Belgrade, SRB	630.9

Languages spoken:

SKOSI Pobednik [Belgrade, SRB]

Nenad Pajic [national], SRB

He took up the sport in 2013. (espreso.rs, 02 Dec 2019)

"My doctor encouraged me to take up a sport. Before the accident, playing football and hunting were my hobbies, so she asked me if I would like to try shooting Para sport. I said yes, and she immediately called a selector of the Serbian team - Nenad Pajic - and I met him the next day. He introduced me to the sport and I really liked it. It was love at first sight." (RTS Zabava - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 18 Jan 2021; espreso.rs, 02 Dec 2019)

To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. (RTS Zabava - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 18 Jan 2021)

Winning a silver medal at the 2018 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. (RTS Zabava - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 18 Jan 2021)

His family. (RTS Zabava - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 18 Jan 2021)

Philosophy:

"To achieve success, you have to know what you want and give 100% to it. Success is what comes from effort." (espreso.rs, 02 Dec 2019)

Alongside Dragan Ristic and Zdravko Savanovic, he was named in the 2018 Team of the Year by the Serbian Paralympic Committee. (sport.blic.rs, 19 Apr 2019)

General Interest

Classification
SH2 (IPC, 31 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (espreso.rs, 02 Dec 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (espreso.rs, 02 Dec 2019)

Impairment Details
He fractured cervical vertebrae in his neck while diving into a river in 2012. His injuries resulted in quadriplegia. (espreso.rs, 02 Dec 2019)

General
OWN SHOOTING RANGE
He used to train in Belgrade, Serbia, but he lives about 150 kilometres from the capital and travelling there five times a week became too much. His solution was to build a shooting range near his home in Sid. "[Travelling to Belgrade] was extremely expensive and I couldn't afford it. With my family we had the idea to build a shooting range next to our house. I became national champion and got a sports scholarship, so we built it. Everything is designed like a competition venue, the equipment is fully professional, so I have perfect training conditions now." (RTS Zabava - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 18 Jan 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/dejan.jokic.92

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DNS:: Did not start

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