Željko Dimitrijević
Serbian Paralympic athlete (born 1971)
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Željko Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Димитријевић; born 4 January 1971) is a gold medal-winning Paralympian athlete from Serbia. He competes in seated throws in the F51 classification, a class for quadriplegics. He is the current world record holder in club throw.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Born | Жељко Димитријевић 4 January 1971 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Club throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 35.29 |
Medal record | |
Career
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, he won a gold medal in club throw, broke a world record and became Serbia's first Paralympic gold medalist.[1] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Dimitrijević won another gold medal in the same event with a new world record (29.96 m).[2]
At the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships, Dimitrijević won a gold medal in club throw in the F51 classification with a new world record of 34.71 m.[3]
