PALIKUCA Mitar

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
3	Singles - Class 5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
9	Team - Class 4-5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
3	Team - Class 5	2017	Bratislava, SVK
3	Singles - Class 5	2014	Beijing, CHN
5	Singles - Class 5	2018	Lasko, SLO
7	Team - Class 5	2014	Beijing, CHN
European Championships
2	Singles - Class 5	2019	Helsingborg, SWE
3	Singles - Class 5	2017	Lasko, SLO
3	Team - Class 5	2017	Lasko, SLO
5	Team - Class 5	2019	Helsingborg, SWE

Wife Milica, son Maksim, twin daughters Marta and Minja [2016]

English, Russian, Serbian

STK OSI Spin [Novi Sad, SRB]

Before his accident he played football at club level in Sabac, Serbia. (spinns.org, 2014)

2007 for Serbia, in Novi Sad, Serbia (Athlete, 14 May 2016)

He took up the sport in 2007 in Serbia. (Athlete, 14 May 2016)

"After four years of recovery, I was in a wheelchair, but I didn't want to stay at home staring at the computer or TV. During a visit to the doctor, I saw the name 'Association of Paraplegics of the Macva District'. I thought I could socialise there and even get involved in sport." He initially tried shooting Para sport as he had served in the armed forces, but did not enjoy it. He then took up Para table tennis. (Athlete, 14 May 2016; telegraf.rs, 06 Nov 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sabac.tv, 27 Dec 2019)

He trains twice a day. (telegraf.rs, 06 Nov 2019)

Winning a gold and a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championships in Split, Croatia. (spinns.org, 01 Sep 2018)

Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona. (Athlete, 14 May 2016)

Coach Zlatko Kesler. (Athlete, 14 May 2016)

"You don't know what tomorrow will bring or how long you will live. So live every day." (telegraf.rs, 06 Nov 2019)

He was named Male Athlete of the Year for 2019 in Sabac, Serbia. (sabac.tv, 27 Dec 2019)

In 2018 he received the Majska Nagrada [May Award], the highest sports award in Serbia. (sportskisavezsrbije.rs, 25 May 2018; spinns.org, 01 Sep 2018)