Željko Dimitrijević

Željko Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Димитријевић), (born January 4, 1971 in Petrovac na Mlavi) 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.

Željko Dimitrijevic
Personal information
Birth nameZeljko Dimitrijevic
NationalitySerbian
Born (1971-01-04) 4 January 1971
Ribare kod Zagubice - Petrovac na Mlavi
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Club throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)29.96 WR
Medal record
Representing  Serbia
Men's Athletics
Paralympic Games
2012 LondonClub Throw F31-32/51
2016 Rio de JaneiroClub Throw F31-32/51
IPC Athletics World Championships
2015 DohaClub throw - F51
2017 LondonClub throw - F51
IPC Athletics European Championships
2016 GrossetoClub throw - F51
2018 BerlinClub Throw - F51

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London he won a gold medal in athletics, broke a world record and became first Paralympic gold medalist for Serbia.


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