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'{{Infobox person | name = Jovan Mikić<br> | image = Spartak 176.56.svg | image_size = 150px | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1914|5|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Opovo]], [[Austria-Hungary]], modern-day [[Serbia]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1944|10|11|1914|5|13|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Subotica]], [[Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] region of [[Bačka]], occupied by [[Hungary]], modern-day Serbia | occupation = [[Sportsperson|Athletics]] | spouse = Ksenija | parents = Mother Darinka and Father Alexander | children = Alexander }} '''Jovan Mikić''', known as ''Spartak'' ({{lang-sh-Cyrl|Јован Микић}}, 13 May 1914 – 11 October 1944), was a Yugoslav record holder in athletics, and was known for creating the nickname [[FK Spartak|FK Spartak Subotica]]. He competed in the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump|men's triple jump]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/jovan-mikic-1.html |title=Jovan Mikić Olympic Results |accessdate=22 December 2017}}</ref> ==Biography== Jovan Mikić was born on May 13, 1914 in [[Opovo]] to a Croatian family.<ref>https://suistorijablog.wordpress.com/jovan-mikic-spartak-zivot-smrt-i-sahrana/</ref> He was the fourth child of his mother Darinka, a teacher, and father Alexander, a school supervisor. After [[World War I]] he moved with his family to Subotica. There he finished [[Gymnasium (school)]] and college. He studied at the [[Subotica Law School]] with a strong influence from Mija Mirković. In 1939 he was admitted as an assistant in market economy school. He then applied for the [[docent]] position, but was interrupted by [[World War II]]. Mikić spoke several languages from childhood, wrote [[poems|Poetry]], and was an above-average [[Sportsperson|athlete]]. From 1932 till 1939 he was [[Yugoslavia]]'s best [[pentathlete]], [[decathlete]], [[long jumper]], [[discus thrower]] and [[javelin throw]]er. Twice a [[Balkan]] champion, Mikic was Yugoslavia's [[Olympic Games]] representative. In 1941, Mikić moved to [[Novi Sad]] with his wife Ksenija and their son Alexander. He died on October 11, 1944. Jovan Mikić was an anti-fascist and one of the commandants of partisan resistance movement in Hungarian-occupied region of Bačka. He was shot in October 10, 1944, by one Hungarian soldier at Subotica train station.<ref name="WWII">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikic, Jovan}} [[Category:1914 births]] [[Category:1944 deaths]] [[Category:People from Opovo]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Subotica]] [[Category:Yugoslav male triple jumpers]] [[Category:Yugoslav Partisans members]] [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic athletes of Yugoslavia]]'