Branislav Mitrović
Mitrović at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Club information
Current team Vasas
Senior clubs
Years Team
2003–2007
 Vojvodina
2007–2010
 Partizan
2010–2011
 Ferencvárosi
2011–2014
 Debreceni
2014–2018
 Egri
2018–2020
 OSC Budapest
2020–present
 Vasas
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 KazanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 BudapestTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 Eindhoven
Gold medal – first place2014 Budapest
Gold medal – first place2016 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place2018 Barcelona
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place2013 Chelyabinsk
Gold medal – first place2014 Dubai
Gold medal – first place2015 Bergamo
Gold medal – first place2016 Huizhou
Gold medal – first place2017 Ruza
Gold medal – first place2019 Belgrade
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona
Bronze medal – third place2005 Almeria
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2011 ShenzhenTeam
Bronze medal – third place2009 BelgradeTeam

Branislav Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Митровић; born 30 January 1985) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper for Vasas and 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 Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020. He was named the Best Goalkeeper at the 2015 World Championships.[2] and Olympic Games 2020.

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ↑ Hartog, Tim (2012) Serbia 2012 European champions Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. waterpoloworld.com
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