Vladimir Batez ( sr-cyr, Владимир Батез; born September 7, 1969) is a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

n politician and a retired

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

player who competed for

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

. He was the Provincial Secretary for Sports and Youth in the

Government of Vojvodina The Provincial Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( sr, Покрајинска влада Аутономне покрајине Војводине / Pokrajinska vlada Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine) is the executive organ of the Aut ...

from 2016 to 2020, serving under president

Igor Mirović Igor Mirović ( sr-cyr, Игор Мировић; born 12 July 1968) is a Serbian politician, economist and poet serving as the current President of the Government of Vojvodina The President of the Government of Vojvodina serves as the head of ...

Early life

Batez was born in

Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje ( cnr, Бијело Поље, ) is a town in northeastern Montenegro on the Lim River. It has an urban population of 15,400 (2011 census). It is the administrative, economic, cultural and educational centre of northern Montenegro. ...

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Career

In 1996, Batez was part of the Yugoslav team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches. Four years later, Batez won the gold medal with the Yugoslav team in the 2000 Olympic tournament. He played five matches.

References

* 1969 births Living people Serbian men's volleyball players Serbia and Montenegro men's volleyball players Yugoslav men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportsperson-politicians Olympic gold medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Olympic medalists in volleyball Sportspeople from Novi Sad Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Serbian Progressive Party politicians Government ministers of Vojvodina Serbian people of Montenegrin descent Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Serbs of Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy {{Yugoslavia-Olympic-medalist-stub