Milena Rašić

Milena Rašić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милена Рашић; born 25 October 1990) is a retired Serbian professional volleyball player. She played for Serbia women's national volleyball team. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall.

Milena Rašić
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990
Priština, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block310 cm (122 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubVakifbank Istanbul
Number16
Career
YearsTeams
2002–2007
2007–2010
2010–2014
2014–2021
Sumadija AV Arandjelovac
Dinamo Azotara Pančevo
RC Cannes
Vakıfbank İstanbul
National team
2009–2021 Serbia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 JapanTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Serbia/Italy
Gold medal – first place2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia
Silver medal – second place2021 Serbia/Croatia/Bulgaria/Romania
Bronze medal – third place2015 Netherlands/Belgium
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 Japan
FIVB World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2011 Macau
Bronze medal – third place2013 Sapporo
Bronze medal – third place2017 Nanjing
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuTeam
European League
Gold medal – first place2010 Ankara
Gold medal – first place2011 Istanbul
Bronze medal – third place2012 Karlovy Vary
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2009 BelgradeTeam

Career

Having been part of the Serbian team that finished in last place at the London Olympics, Rašić was part of the Serbian team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Rašić won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League gold medal with VakıfBank Istanbul when her team defeated the Italian Imoco Volley Conegliano 3-0[3] and she was also awarded Best Middle Blocker.[4] She won the bronze medal of the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix and the Best Middle Blocker individual award.[5]

Awards

Individual awards

Clubs

  • 2016–17 CEV Champions League - Champion, with VakıfBank Istanbul
  • 2017–18 CEV Champions League - Champion, with VakıfBank
  • 2017 Club World Championship - Champion, with VakıfBank
  • 2018 Club World Championship - Champion, with VakıfBank
  • 2017 Turkish Super Cup - Champion, with VakıfBank
  • 2017–18 Turkish League - Champion, with VakıfBank
  • 2018–19 Turkish League - Champion, with VakıfBank
  • 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with VakıfBank
  • 2021 Turkish Cup - Champion, with VakıfBank S.K.
  • 2020–21 Turkish League - Champion, with VakıfBank
  • 2020-21 CEV Champions League - Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank S.K.

References

  1. "Women's Volleyball". London2012.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  2. "Milena Rasic Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3-0 win against Imoco". Treviso, Italy: CEV. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  4. "Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  5. "Brazil set all-time record in World Grand Prix wins". Nanjing, China: FIVB. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
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