Sreten Damjanović (born 10 October 1946) is a retired lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Serbia. He won the world title in 1971 and placed second in 1969 and 1973. He also competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1][2] In 1971, he received the Golden Badge as Yugoslav athlete of the year.

Sreten Damjanović
Personal information
Born10 October 1946 (1946-10-10) (age 78)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Event(s)RK Spartak, Subotica
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Mar del Plata -68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1971 Sofia -68 kg
Silver medal – second place 1973 Tehran -68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Modena -68 kg
Silver medal – second place 1970 Berlin -68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Helsinki -68 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1967 Tunis -63 kg
Gold medal – first place 1971 Izmir -68 kg

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sreten Damjanović". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ^ Damjanovic, Sreten (YUG). iat.uni-leipzig.de
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Awards
Preceded by   The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia
1971
Succeeded by