Milena Rašić ( sr-cyr, Милена Рашић; born 25 October 1990) is a Serbian former professional

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player. She played for the

Serbia women's national volleyball team The Serbia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international volleyball competitions. FIVB considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1992) and Serbi ...

. She won a silver medal at the

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and also competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. She won a bronze medal at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

. She is tall.

Career

Having been part of the Serbian team that finished in last place at the London Olympics, Rašić was part of the Serbian team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rašić won the

2016–17 CEV Champions League The 2016–17 CEV Champions League was the 58th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Qualification Pools composition League round *All times are local Poo ...

gold medal with VakıfBank Istanbul when her team defeated the Italian

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3-0 and she was also awarded Best Middle Blocker. She won the bronze medal of the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix and the Best Middle Blocker individual award.

Awards

Individual awards

Clubs

Champion, with VakıfBank Istanbul *

2017–18 CEV Champions League The 2017–18 CEV Champions League was the 59th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Qualification Pools composition Drawing of Lots was held on 17 November 20 ...

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2017 Club World Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2018 Club World Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank *

2017 Turkish Super Cup The 2017 Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: TFF Süper Kupa) was the 44th edition of the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment as ''Presidential Cup'' in 1966, the annual Turkish football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previou ...

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2017–18 Turkish League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2018–19 Turkish League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with VakıfBank * 2021

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Champion, with VakıfBank S.K. * 2020–21 Turkish League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2020-21 CEV Champions League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank S.K.

Gallery

File:Milena Rašić at serve (GP Hong Kong 2017).jpg, Rašić at serve File:Triple block (Serbia vs China, Grand Prix 2017).jpg, Triple block by Rašić,

Tijana Bošković Tijana Bošković ( sr-Cyrl, Тијана Бошковић; born 8 March 1997) is a Serbian professional volleyball player of VakıfBank S.K., VakıfBank. A left-handed Opposite hitter, opposite, she has won gold medals with the Serbia women's n ...

, and

Tijana Malešević Tijana Malešević ( sr-cyrl, Тијана Малешевић; born 18 March 1991) is a Serbian volleyball player, who plays for OK Crvena zvezda, and was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the ...

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