Sreten Damjanović (born 10 October 1946) is a retired lightweight

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from

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. He won the world title in 1971 and placed second in 1969 and 1973. He also competed at the

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and

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.Damjanovic, Sreten (YUG)
iat.uni-leipzig.de In 1971, he received the Golden Badge as Yugoslav athlete of the year.

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* 1946 births Living people Sportspeople from Belgrade Serbian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Yugoslavia Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Yugoslav male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1971 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling European Wrestling Championships medalists {{Yugoslavia-wrestling-bio-stub