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Milena Rašić

Milena Rašić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милена Рашић; born 25 October 1990) is a Serbian former professional volleyball player. She played for the 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 (age 34)
Pristina, 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 place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Japan Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Serbia/Italy
Gold medal – first place 2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia
Silver medal – second place 2021 Serbia/Croatia/Bulgaria/Romania
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netherlands/Belgium
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Japan
FIVB World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Macau
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sapporo
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nanjing
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Team
European League
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ankara
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlovy Vary
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade Team

Career

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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

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Individual awards

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Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Volleyball". London2012.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "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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Awards
Preceded by Best Middle Blockers of
FIVB Club World Championship
2018
With:   Mayany de Souza 		Succeeded by
TBD
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