Lidija Mihajlović ( sr-Cyrl, Лидија Михајловић; born September 23, 1968) is a

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. Mihajlović was born in

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(

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, SFR Yugoslavia) and began her shooting career at SK "NIŠ 1881" in her native city. She is currently coached by Zoran Stojiljković. She has participated at the

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as an

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, due to the country of

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being under

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sanctions which prevented the country from taking part in the Olympics. However, individual Yugoslav athletes were allowed to take part as Independent Olympic Participants. She represented

at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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, as she gained qualification for two different events. She finished 7th in the 50 metre rifle three positions event. During her career, she has won five international medals (four silver, one gold) and also two European medals (one silver, one bronze). Mihajlović gained her qualification to the 2008 Summer Olympics by taking 4th place at the

2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 22, 2006, to August 5, 2006. __NOTOC__ Medal count World records A total of 15 world records were bettered or equalled during the championships. Rifle eve ...

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External links

Lidija Mihajlović profile at the Olympic Committee of Serbia websiteLidija Mihajlović profile at SrbijaSport.com
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