Milan Trajković (Serbian: Милан Трајковић, Greek: Μίλαν Τράικοβιτς, born 17 March 1992) is a Serbian-born Cypriot athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.[3] He has won two gold medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe.
 Milan Trajkovic in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 March 1992 Surdulica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Education | Cyprus University of Technology[1] |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 110 metres hurdles |
Medal record | |
Biography
editTrajković was raised in the Serbian town of Surdulica but emigrated with his family to Cyprus at the age of nine as a result of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[4]
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he qualified for the final of Men's 110 metres hurdles with times of 13.41 seconds and 13.31 in the semi-finals.[5] With this qualification, Trajkovic became the first Cypriot athlete to qualify for this event at the Olympic Games.
His personal bests are 13.25 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (0.0 m/s, London 2017) and 7.51 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Birmingham, 2018). Both are current national records.
Competition record
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1Disqualified in the final
References
edit- ^ 2015 WSG profile Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2014 CWG profile
- ^ Milan Trajkovic at World Athletics
- ^ Μίλαν Τραΐκοβιτς: H ιστορία του Κύπριου δρομέα που μας έκανε περήφανους στο Ρίο (in Greek). Philenews (2016-08-23). Retrieved on 2017-08-06.
- ^ Olympic Games Rio 2016
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