Jelena Popović (born 4 September 1984) is a Serbian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

er who plays for the French club Nantes Handball and the Serbian national team.

Club career

Jelena played for the RK Medicinar Šabac, HC Naisa Niš,

Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje WHC Gjorche Petrov ( mk, Ракометен Клуб Ѓорче Петров) is a female handball club based in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. History The club was founded in 1979 under the name ''Women's Handball Club Gjorče Petrov ...

ŽRK Zaječar Ženski rukometni klub Zaječar (Serbian Cyrillic: Женски рукометни клуб Зајечар, en, Women's handball club Zaječar) is a women's handball club from Zaječar, Serbia. Currently, ŽRK Zaječar competes in the Handbal ...

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and currently she is a member of the French team Nantes Handball.

National team

Popović represented Serbia and Montenegro at the

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

and won a silver medal. She played for the Serbian national team at the 2012 European Handball Championship when the team finished 4th.

References

External links

EHF Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Popovic, Jelena Living people 1984 births Serbs of Croatia Sportspeople from Karlovac Serbian female handball players Expatriate handball players Serbian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Serbia Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball