Jelica Stanojević (July 1, 1913 - February 26, 1998) was a Serbian

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

, representing Yugoslavia. She was the first woman to represent Yugoslavia at the Olympics.

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1913 births Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Serbian female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes from Budapest {{Serbia-athletics-bio-stub