Miloš Cerović

Miloš Cerović
Personal information
Full name	Miloš Cerović
National team	FR 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.)

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]

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 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]

His new assignment is with Hotel Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi as Resident Manager from May 2016 onward.

References

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. 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.

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[1] 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.

[2] Clark, Brian (9 March 2000). "Malich set for post season". The Lantern. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.

[3] "Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

[4] "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.

[5] "Olympic Survey (Sept 20)". Government of Serbia. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2013.

[6] Scott-Elliott, Robin (16 March 2012). "London Eye: Where Beckham will meet Bolt – inside London's Olympic village". The Independent. Retrieved 3 June 2013.

[7] 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.