Igor Bjelan (born 9 August 1992) is a

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player. In 2015, he competed at the

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, Azerbaijan. He won the Serbian National Badminton Championships in the men's singles event in 2008, 2010–2011, 2014; men's doubles event in 2010–2011, 2013, 2015; and mixed doubles event in 2010. He also represented his country at the Balkan Championships, and won the bronze medal in the mixed team event.

Career

Bjelan began competing for the Serbian senior team in 2009, when he represented Serbia in the 2009 Balkan Badminton Championships and won a bronze in the mixed team event. He was also a bronze medalist at the Balkan Team Championships in 2011 and 2013. In 2015, he was one of the first Serbians to represent Serbia in badminton at the

alongside

Milica Simić Milica ( sr-Cyrl, Милица; pronounced 'Millitsa') is a feminine name popular in Balkan countries. It is a diminutive form of the given name Mila (given name), Mila, meaning 'kind', 'dear' or 'sweet'. The name was used for a number of queens an ...

. In the men's singles event, he was eliminated in the group stages. In 2016, he won his first individual medal at the Balkan Championships. In the mixed doubles final, he and his partner Simić lost to host favorites, Daniel Cojocaru and Alexandra Milon of Romania in two games.

Achievements

Balkan Championships

''Mixed doubles''

References

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* * * 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Knin Serbian male badminton players European Games competitors for Serbia Badminton players at the 2015 European Games Serbs of Croatia {{badminton-bio-stub