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In 1968, when Milinković was thirteen, she became paralysed after falling off a tree and received medical treatment and attended a rehabilitation centre in [[Kraljevica]]. Milinković died of a long illness at a hospital in [[Rijeka]] aged 62.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 June 2017|title=The most successful Croatian Paralympian Milka Milinkovic passed away (in Croatian)|url=https://www.fiuman.hr/preminula-najuspjesnija-hrvatska-paraolimpijka-milka-milinkovic/|archive-date=|access-date=|website=fiuman.hr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 September 2017|title=Croatian Post Pays Tribute to Paralympic Athlete Milka Milinkovic|url=https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/21885-croatian-post-pays-tribute-to-paralympic-athlete-milka-milinkovic|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Total Croatia News}}</ref> |
In 1968, when Milinković was thirteen, she became paralysed after falling off a tree and received medical treatment and attended a rehabilitation centre in [[Kraljevica]]. Milinković died of a long illness at a hospital in [[Rijeka]] aged 62.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 June 2017|title=The most successful Croatian Paralympian Milka Milinkovic passed away (in Croatian)|url=https://www.fiuman.hr/preminula-najuspjesnija-hrvatska-paraolimpijka-milka-milinkovic/|archive-date=|access-date=|website=fiuman.hr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 September 2017|title=Croatian Post Pays Tribute to Paralympic Athlete Milka Milinkovic|url=https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/21885-croatian-post-pays-tribute-to-paralympic-athlete-milka-milinkovic|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Total Croatia News}}</ref> |
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Milinković posthumously received the International Paralympic Committee’s High Award in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.paralympic.org/news/milka-milinkovic-honoured-posthumous-ipc-high-presidential-award|title= Milka Milinkovic honoured with posthumous IPC High Presidential Award|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|date=19 December 2017|access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref> |
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Croatian Paralympic athlete (1955–2017)
Milka Milinković (7 April 1955 – 11 June 2017)[1] was a Croatian Paralympic athlete who mainly competed in javelin throw and shot put events. She was regarded as one of Croatia‘s most successful Paralympic athlete and her country’s first ever medal at the 1992 Summer Paralympics after the independence of Croatia. She participated at nine Paralympic Games where she represented Yugoslavia from 1972 to 1988 and Croatia from 1992 to 2016.[2]
In 1968, when Milinković was thirteen, she became paralysed after falling off a tree and received medical treatment and attended a rehabilitation centre in Kraljevica. Milinković died of a long illness at a hospital in Rijeka aged 62.[3][4]
Milinković posthumously received the International Paralympic Committee’s High Presidential Award in 2017.[5]
