Miloš ("Mićo") Milošević (born May 10, 1972) is a

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from

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. He specialized in the

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, but also competed in

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and

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. Miloš Milošević was born in

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to a family of ethnic Serb. In 1980, he began swimming lessons with the "Mornar" swimming club, continuing for four years. At the age of 14, he began competing in youth swimming competitions of

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, winning eight gold medals as a junior. He later moved to

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, to the swimming club "Primorje". As a person of Serb descent, he faced considerable difficulty trying to compete for Croatia during the

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. He missed the

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, but his talent eventually secured him a place on the national swimming team. He competed in the

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and the

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. Milošević won his first major award at the 1992 European Championship with a bronze in the 50 meter butterfly event. At the 1993 World Championship he won gold in the 100 meters butterfly race. The same year, he won bronze at the 1993 European Championship. In the 1994 World Championships, he finished fifth in that event. His best result occurred at the 1998 European Championship where he won gold in the 50 meters butterfly and broke the world record with a time of 23.30 seconds. At the

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, he also won gold in the same event, and silver at the European LC Championships 1999. At the

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, he won silver in the 50 meter butterfly. He retired from professional swimming in 2004. His personal best in the 50 meter butterfly event was 23.30 seconds (1998), and 52.24 seconds in the 100 meter butterfly (1998). He is currently the full-time head coach at a swim club in

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milosevic, Milos 1972 births Living people Swimmers from Split, Croatia Croatian male freestyle swimmers Serbs of Croatia Yugoslav male swimmers Croatian male butterfly swimmers Croatian swimming coaches Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Croatia World record setters in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Croatia Swimmers at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming 21st-century Croatian sportsmen