Branislav Mitrović

Branislav Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Митровић, born 30 January 1985) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper and a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team. He won the European title in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018, the world title in 2015, and an Olympic gold medal in 2016. He was named the Best Goalkeeper at the 2015 World Championships.[2]

Branislav Mitrović
Mitrović at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country Serbia
SportWater polo
ClubZF-Eger

Club career

Clubs

National career

On 29 January 2012, Mitrović won the European Championship with his national team beating in the final Montenegro by 9:8.[3] This was his first gold medal with the national team.

Personal life

Mitrović became a goalkeeper after an advice from his first coach to make use of his large frame and long hands in the goal. He is married to Jelena.[2]

References
  1. Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. Branislav Mitrović. nbcolympics.com
  3. Hartog, Tim (2012) Serbia 2012 European champions. waterpoloworld.com
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