Jovan Mikic Spartak
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Jovan Mikić, known as Spartak ' onMouseout='HidePop("57507")' href="/topics/Opovo">Ópáva
(Serbian: Opovo), Torontál County, Kingdom of Hungary
, Austria-Hungary
13 May 1914; died in Subotica
(Hungarian: Szabadka), Yugoslav
region of Bačka
(Hungarian: Bácska), occupied by Hungary
11 October 1944) was a Yugoslavian representative and a record holder in athletics, and was known for creating the nickname FK Spartak Subotica.
(Serbian: Opovo, today in Serbia), Banat
. 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 law 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 Poetry, and was an above-average 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.
Opovo
Opovo is a town and municipality in South Banat, in the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,664, while Opovo municipality has 10,938 inhabitants.-Name:...
(Serbian: Opovo), Torontál County, Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
13 May 1914; died in Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
(Hungarian: Szabadka), Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
region of Bačka
Backa
Bačka is a geographical area within the Pannonian plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east of which confluence is located near Titel...
(Hungarian: Bácska), occupied by Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
11 October 1944) was a Yugoslavian representative and a record holder in athletics, and was known for creating the nickname FK Spartak Subotica.
Biography
Jovan Mikić was born on May 13, 1914 in ÓpávaOpovo
Opovo is a town and municipality in South Banat, in the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,664, while Opovo municipality has 10,938 inhabitants.-Name:...
(Serbian: Opovo, today in Serbia), Banat
Banat
The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania , the western part in northeastern Serbia , and a small...
. He was the fourth child of his mother Darinka, a teacher, and father Alexander, a school supervisor. After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he moved with his family to Subotica. There he finished Gymnasium (school)
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
and college. He studied law 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
Docent
Docent is a title at some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks below professor . Docent is also used at some universities generically for a person who has the right to teach...
position, but was interrupted by World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Mikić spoke several languages from childhood, wrote Poetry, and was an above-average athlete. From 1932 till 1939 he was Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
's best pentathlete, decathlete, long jumper, discus thrower and javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er. Twice a Balkan champion, Mikic was Yugoslavia's Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
representative.
In 1941, Mikić moved to Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
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.