Milan Trajković (, , born 17 March 1992) is a Serbian-born Cypriot athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. He has won two gold medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe.
Biography Trajković was raised in the Serbian town of Surdulica but emigrated with his family to Cyprus at the age of nine as a result of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.Μίλαν Τραΐκοβιτς: H ιστορία του Κύπριου δρομέα που μας έκανε περήφανους στο Ρίο . Philenews (2016-08-23). Retrieved on 2017-08-06.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he qualified for the final of Men's 110 metres hurdles with times of 13.41 seconds and 13.31 in the semi-finals.Olympic Games Rio 2016 With this qualification, Trajković became the first Cypriot athlete to qualify for this event at the Olympic Games.
His personal bests are 13.25 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (0.0 m/s, London 2017) and 7.51 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Birmingham, 2018). Both are current national records.
Competition record Representing 2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia19th (sf)110 m hurdles (99 cm)14.492013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden25th (h)60 m hurdles7.95Games of the Small States of EuropeLuxembourg, Luxembourg1st110 m hurdles14.03European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland8th110 m hurdles14.222014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom14th (h)110 m hurdles13.95European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland24th (h)110 m hurdles13.782015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic19th (h)60 m hurdles7.83Games of the Small States of EuropeReykjavík, Iceland1st110 m hurdles13.86UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea6th110 m hurdles13.782016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands5th110 m hurdles13.44Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7th110 m hurdles13.412017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia6th60 m hurdles7.60World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom11th (sf)110 m hurdles13.322018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom2nd (sf)60 m hurdles7.511Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia4th110 m hurdles13.42European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15th (sf)110 m hurdles13.572019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom1st60 m hurdles7.60World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar8th110 m hurdles13.872021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland17th (sf)60 m hurdles7.78Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan23rd (sf)110 m hurdles14.012022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia7th60 m hurdles7.62Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria1st110 m hurdles13.34World ChampionshipsEugene, United States19th (sf)110 m hurdles13.49European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany9th (sf)110 m hurdles13.542023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey9th (sf)60 m hurdles7.73World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th (sf)110 m hurdles13.332024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom8th60 m hurdles7.59Olympic GamesParis, France9th (sf)110 m hurdles13.322026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland18th (h)60 m hurdles7.662Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom3rd110 m hurdles13.32European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom8th110 m hurdles13.87Mediterranean GamesTaranto, Italy2nd110 m hurdles13.25 1Disqualified in the final 2Disqualified in the semifinals
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