Ivan Smiljanić | |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1981 |
Birth Place: | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Height: | 196 cm |
Weight: | 88 kg |
Sport: | Rowing |
Club: | California Golden Bears |
Ivan Smiljanić (born 16 April 1981) is a rower who represented the combined team of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Smiljanić was born in 1981 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He crewed for the California Golden Bears, Berkeley (USA) and served as their team captain before graduating with a degree in economics and political science. While at Cal he won two gold medals as well as a bronze at national championships on top of the two gold and silver medals he won at Pac-10s. Smiljanić also crewed in the 2000 Olympic Games as a member of the Serbian National Team in the coxless four.[1] He won two gold, two silver and a bronze at World Rowing Junior Championships.[2] [3]
Smiljanić coached the Oakland Strokes, a high school rowing club, from 2006 to 2010.