Željko Dimitrijević

Željko Dimitrijevic
Personal information
Birth nameЖељко Димитријевић
NationalitySerbian
Born (1971-01-04) 4 January 1971
Petrovac na Mlavi, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Sport
SportAthletics
EventClub throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best35.29
Medal record
Representing  Serbia
Men's Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Club throw F31-32/51
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Club throw F51
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Club throw F51
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Club throw F51
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Club throw F51
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Club throw F51
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Club throw F51
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grosseto Club throw F51
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin Club throw F51
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bydgoszcz Club throw F51

Željko Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Димитријевић; born 4 January 1971) is a gold medal-winning Paralympian athlete from Serbia. He competes in seated throws in the F51 classification, a class for quadriplegics. He is the current world record holder in club throw.

Career

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, he won a gold medal in club throw, broke a world record and became Serbia's first Paralympic gold medalist.[1] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Dimitrijević won another gold medal in the same event with a new world record (29.96 m).[2]

At the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships, Dimitrijević won a gold medal in club throw in the F51 classification with a new world record of 34.71 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Prvo zlato za Srbiju: Željko Dimitrijević oborio svetski rekord". Blic. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "KAKAV PODVIG Dimitrijeviću paraolimpijsko zlato u Riju uz svetski rekord, Mitiću srebro!". Blic. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "SVAKA ČAST, MAJSTORI Željko Dimitrijević osvojio zlato i oborio SVETSKI REKORD, a Aleksandar Radišić se okitio bronzom na prvenstvu Evrope za paraolimpijce". Blic. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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