Milan Ristić ( sr-cyr, Милан Ристић, born 8 August 1991) is a

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n track and field athlete who specializes in

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. Having competed in hurdling and other events with archrivals

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and

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, he has represented

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in international competition. Ristić has competed in track at both high school and collegiate levels in the

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. He is a Serbian national record holder in the indoor

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and the outdoor 110 meter hurdles events. Ristić is a member of Serbian national senior team since 2010.

Track career

Youth

Ristić attended an electrotechnical school in

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called "Nikola Tesla". He began training athletics with AK 21. Maj, then he transferred to

, where he was a national champion of Serbia in the 100 meters, 200 meters and with the relay 4x100 meters for U20 years of age disciplines. He would eventually change teams to his currently third team to

in the transfer period of 2013/2014.

Collegiate and international

Ristić was recruited by

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, where he broke the school's records in the 200 meters indoor, 60 meter hurdles, and 55 meter hurdles, 60 meters indoors, 55 meters indoors, Long Jump outdoors, 110 meters hurdles, 100 meters and 200 meters. He is undefeated in 110 meters hurdles in Serbia since 2010. He is a senior National champion in the 110 meters hurdles 3 times currently. Eventually he was transferred to

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, where he competed indoor and currently still runs outdoor. He ran personal best after the transfer dropping his hurdles times for indoors from 7.75s from UNC Asheville to 7.67s wearing UC Berkeley's jersey, he also dropped his outdoor time from 13.88s to 13.59s. He represent

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in the 110 meter hurdles. In 2014, Ristić placed sixth overall at the 2014 NCAA DI Indoor T&F Championships in the indoor 60 meter hurdles, breaking a Serbian national record in the process two times in two days. He broke the National record 3 times in 2 weeks over the indoor season (2013/2014)

International competitions

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ristic, Milan 1991 births Living people Serbian male hurdlers Serbian male sprinters Athletes from Belgrade World Athletics Championships athletes for Serbia Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Serbia Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Serbia 21st-century Serbian sportsmen UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's track and field athletes