Draženko Mitrović ( sr-Cyrl, Драженко Митровић, born 9 August 1979 in

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) is a Paralympian

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from

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competing mainly in category F53/54 discus events.

Biography

He was wounded by gunfire in 1989 and then became a

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. Draženko competed in the

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where he finished second in the F53/54 discus and also competed in the javelin.

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* Paralympic athletes for Serbia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Serbia Living people 1979 births Sportspeople from Banja Luka Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina World record holders in para-athletics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Serbian male discus throwers Serbian male javelin throwers Serbian male shot putters Wheelchair discus throwers Wheelchair javelin throwers Wheelchair shot putters Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic javelin throwers Paralympic shot putters {{Serbia-Paralympic-medalist-stub