Milan Spasojević (born 15 March 1950 in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...

) is a

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

er. He also competed in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

occasionally. At the world level, Spasojević competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

without reaching the final before finishing tenth at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. He finished 14th at the

1970 Summer Universiade The 1970 Summer Universiade, also known as the VI Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy. After the city of Lisbon, Portugal failed to host the 1969 Summer Universiade, the games were assigned to Turin to be held next year. Sports at t ...

, eighth at the

1973 Summer Universiade The 1973 Summer Universiade, also known as the VII Summer Universiade, took place in Moscow, Soviet Union. Sports * * * * * * * * * * Venues at the 1973 Summer Universiade * ( Central Lenin Stadium) * ( Sport Palace of the Central Lenin S ...

and sixth at the

1975 Summer Universiade The 1975 Summer Universiade, also known as the VIII Summer Universiade, took place in Rome, Italy. The 1975 Universiade only featured athletics, other disciplines having been cancelled, as the original host Yugoslavia was unable to hold the event ...

. Continentally, Spasojević finished 15th at the 1971 European Indoor Championships (long jump), fifth at the 1972 European Indoor Championships, tenth at the 1973 European Indoor Championships (and eighth in the

) seventh at the 1978 European Championships (won by his countryfellow

Miloš Srejović Miloš Srejović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Срејовић; born April 12, 1956) is a former Serbian track and field athlete who competed in the triple jump for Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span ...

, and fifth at the 1980 European Indoor Championships. He competed at the 1971 European Championships without reaching the final. Regionally, Spasojević won three medals at the

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fi ...

: gold in

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

, silver in

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

and bronze in

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

. He also became Balkan champion in 1977. Spasojević became Yugoslavian champion in the long jump in 1970, and triple jump champion in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1979. In the later years, his rivals were Miloš Srejović and

Janoš Hegediš Janoš Hegediš (born 28 May 1955) is a Yugoslav athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montre ...

. Spasojević represented the club Radnički Kragujevac, and his personal best jump was 16.77 metres, achieved in 1974.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spasojevic, Milan 1950 births Living people Sportspeople from Niš Serbian male triple jumpers Serbian male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners