Miloš Cerović (Serbian: Милош Церовић; born April 7, 1980) is a Serbian former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] He is a 2000 Olympian, and a member of the Ohio State University swimming and diving team while studying in the United States.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Miloš Cerović |
| National team |  Yugoslavia |
| Born | 7 April 1980 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| Club | Partizan Beograd |
| College team | Ohio State University (U.S.) |
| Coach | Bill Wadley (U.S.) |
Cerovic competed only in the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as a member of the former Yugoslav squad. He posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:07.03 from the U.S. National Championships in Federal Way, Washington.[3] He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including Hong Kong's Alex Fong, who later became one of city's most popular singers. He fought off a challenge from Kyrgyzstan's Aleksandr Yegorov to earn a fifth spot in 2:09.07. Cerovic failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-third overall in the prelims.[4][5]
A graduate of hotel management from St. Johns University with a Master's degree in hotel management from the University Nevada Las Vegas, Cerovic currently[when?] works as a resident manager for Shangri-La. He also served as a "residential service lead" for the athletes' village when London hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6] Cerovic is fluent in English and Serbian.[7]
Cerović has worked Hotel Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi as resident manager from May 2016 onward.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miloš Cerović". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ Clark, Brian (9 March 2000). "Malich set for post season". The Lantern. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 283. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Survey (Sept 20)". Government of Serbia. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ Scott-Elliott, Robin (16 March 2012). "London Eye: Where Beckham will meet Bolt – inside London's Olympic village". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ Harmer, Janet (16 March 2012). "Profiting from 2012 – A warm welcome awaits at the Olympic hotel". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.