Milan Nenadić

Milan Nenadić
Nenadić in 1972
Personal information
Born12 August 1943 (1943-08-12)
Petrinja, Independent State of Croatia
Died16 January 2024 (2024-01-17) (aged 80)
Zrenjanin, Serbia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubRadnik, Petrinja
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich -82 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Mar del Plata -82 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edmonton -82 kg
Silver medal – second place 1973 Tehran -82 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1968 Västerås -78 kg
Gold medal – first place 1969 Modena -82 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Berlin -82 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1971 Izmir 82kg

Milan Nenadić (12 August 1943 – 16 January 2024) was a Serbian middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler. Representing Yugoslavia, Nenadić competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1972. He was a European champion in 1969 and 1970 and won three medals at the world championships in 1969–1973.[1][2]

Being of Croatian Serb descent, he was a recipient of the silver plaque of the Serbian Wrestling Association.[3]

Milan Nenadić died on 16 January 2024, at the age of 80.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Milan Nenadić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ^ Nenadic, Milan (YUG). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ^ Decorations of the wrestling federation of Serbia
  4. ^ Преминуо легендарни рвач Милан Ненадић (in Serbian)


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