Branislav Mitrović ( sr-cyr, Бранислав Митровић; born 30 January 1985) is a Serbian
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
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.
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National career
On 29 January 2012, Mitrović won the European Championship with his
national team beating in the final
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Serbia 2012 European champions
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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.
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See also
* Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
* List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
* List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations
Winning goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ...
* List of world champions in men's water polo
This is a list of world champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1973.
Abbreviations
History
The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquati ...
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Novi Sad
Serbian male water polo players
Water polo goalkeepers
Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Serbia in water polo
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
European champions for Serbia
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Serbia
Universiade medalists in water polo
Universiade gold medalists for Serbia
Universiade bronze medalists for Serbia
Serbian expatriates in Hungary
Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
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