Aleksandar Aleksić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Алексић; born 13 April 1992) is a retired Serbian sprint canoer.
 Aleksic in Szolnok, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1992 Šabac, Serbia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | "Zorka" Šabac | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a bronze medal in the K4 1000 m event at the 2012 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Zagreb. For this result, he got a Serbian sports lifetime pension and an award for promoting Serbia internationally.
Biography edit
Aleksandar was born in Šabac, Serbia on 13 April 1992. He began canoeing in 2004 when he was 12.
The best results of his career so far are a bronze medal at the European Championship and 9th place in the Olympic Games in 2012.[1] He was also fifth in the World Championship and achieved one win on the first stage of the World Cup 2013 held in Szeged.
When he was in junior category, his best result was 4th place at European championships in 2009.[2]
Aleksandar was a Red Bull sponsored athlete from 2013 to the end of his career at the end of 2014.
He is currently retired from competition.[2]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandar Aleksić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b Aleksandar Aleksić Archived 26 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Serbian Olympic Committee
External links edit
- Aleksandar Aleksić at Olympedia
- Aleksandar Aleksić at Olympics.com
- Aleksandar Aleksić at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (former profile) (in Serbian)