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Ivana Maksimović
Ivana Maksimović Anđušić ( sr-cyr, Ивана Максимовић Анђушић ; born 2 May 1990) is a Serbian sport shooter and Olympic silver medallist, having placed second in the Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions, Women's 50 metre rifle three positions event in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Early life Maksimović, who originally played tennis as a child, started to shoot when she was eleven. Career Maksimović represented Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, most notably winning a silver at the Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions, Women's 50 metre rifle three positions. She achieved the best individual round of the competition, but was unable to finish ahead of American Jamie Lynn Gray, who set a new Olympic record in the event, winning by 4.4 points. Maksimović's medal was Serbia's 100th at the Olympic Games. Maksimović was chosen as 2014 Summer Youth Olympics shooting athlete role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian language, language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as in North Macedonia, Slovenia, Germany and Austria. They also constitute a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. The Serbs share many cultural traits with the rest of the peoples of Southeast Europe. They are predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language, Serbian language (a standardized version of Serbo-Croatian) is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro. Ethnology The identity of Serbs is rooted in Eastern Orthodoxy and traditions. In the 19th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
