Željko Dimitrijević

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.

Željko Dimitrijevic
Personal information
Birth nameЖељко Димитријевић
NationalitySerbian
Born (1971-01-04) 4 January 1971
Petrovac na Mlavi, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Club throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)34.71 WR
Medal record
Representing  Serbia
Men's Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 LondonClub Throw F31-32/51
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de JaneiroClub Throw F51
Silver medal – second place 2020 TokyoClub Throw F51
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 DohaClub throw - F51
Gold medal – first place2017 LondonClub throw - F51
IPC Athletics European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 GrossetoClub throw - F51
Gold medal – first place2018 BerlinClub Throw - F51
Gold medal – first place2021 BydgoszczClub Throw - F51

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

At the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships, Dimitrijević won 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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