Milena Rašić ( sr-cyr, Милена Рашић; born 25 October 1990) is a retired Serbian professional

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player. She played for

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. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the

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. She is tall.

Career

Having been part of the Serbian team that finished in last place at the London Olympics, Rašić was part of the Serbian team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rašić won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League gold medal with VakıfBank Istanbul when her team defeated the Italian

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3-0 and she was also awarded Best Middle Blocker. She won the bronze medal of the

2017 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 25th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 32 teams between 7 July and 6 August. The Group 1 Final Round was held in Nanjing, China. Defending champions Brazi ...

and the Best Middle Blocker individual award.

Awards

Individual awards

Clubs

* 2016–17 CEV Champions League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank Istanbul *

2017–18 CEV Champions League The 2017–18 CEV Champions League was the 59th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Qualification Pools composition Drawing of Lots was held on 17 November 2 ...

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2017 Club World Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2018 Club World Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2017 Turkish Super Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2017–18 Turkish League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2018–19 Turkish League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with

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* 2021

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Champion, with

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* 2020–21 Turkish League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2020-21 CEV Champions League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with

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Gallery

File:Milena Rašić at serve (GP Hong Kong 2017).jpg, Milena Rašić at serve File:Triple block (Serbia vs China, Grand Prix 2017).jpg, Triple block by Milena Rašić,

Tijana Bošković Tijana Bošković ( sr-cyrl, Тијана Бошковић; born 8 March 1997) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Turkish Women's Volleyball League club Eczacıbaşı Dynavit and the Serbia women's nat ...

and

Tijana Malešević Tijana Malešević ( sr-cyrl, Тијана Малешевић; born 18 March 1991) is a Serbian volleyball player, who plays for OK Crvena zvezda, and was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 201 ...

References

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