Milica Mandić ( sr-cyr, Милица Мандић, born 6 December 1991) is a Serbian

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athlete. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the +67 kg category, as well as World champion in the same category.

Career

Mandić won a bronze medal in the middleweight category (under 73 kg) at the

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and a silver medal at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships. At the

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she beat

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in a 9–7 win, becoming the first gold medalist for independent

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. At the

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she was eliminated in quarterfinals by British Bianca Walkden. At

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she won gold medal, beating South Korean Oh Hye-ri. In April 2020, she announced that she will retire after the

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. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were held one year later due to

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, she won her second gold medal (first for Serbia in Tokyo 2020) against South Korean Lee Da-bin.

Hall of Fame

Mandić and her trainer Dragan Jović were included in the Taekwondo Hall of Fame at the 2013 Ceremony in Las Vegas. She was selected because of her great contribution to the sport in Serbia. Her results, including the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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was the highest result in the region.

Personal life

She is a big fan of

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandic, Milica 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Belgrade Serbian female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Serbia Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in taekwondo Olympic gold medalists for Serbia Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in taekwondo European Games silver medalists for Serbia Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Serbia Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo European Taekwondo Championships medalists World Taekwondo Championships medalists Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Serbian women