Dušan Milošević
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Dušan Milošević (born June 1, 1894 in Stragari, Kingdom of Serbia – died May 19, 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) was an exceptional track and field athlete and swimmer from the Kingdom of Serbia, and one of the founders and the first football players of “BSK”. He competed as one of two athletes from Serbia at the 1912 Summer Olympics, the other one being Dragutin Tomašević.
On May 20, 1912, he won the 100m qualification race in Košutnjak that led him to the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. He completed the race in 12 seconds. At the Olympic Games, on June 23, 1912, he competed in the 100m qualifications and crossed the finish line third in his qualification group, clocking 11.6 seconds. Milošević did not qualify for the next round, as only the two fastest runners in each heat would progress, but even if he had qualified he would not have been able to run because he passed out on the finish line due to the stomach pains.
He was taken to a Stockholm hospital, where he was diagnosed with arsenic poisoning. He remained in the hospital for a couple of weeks, and his successful recovery was boosted by a visit from the International Olympic Committee president, Pierre de Coubertin and his daughter. The Swedish police made an inquiry, but it was never ascertained how the Yugoslav athlete got poisoned.
On his return to Serbia, Milošević quit athletics, and continued to play for “BSK” as a defender until the beginning of the First World War. During the First World War he was imprisoned in a camp in Hungary. Most of his life he worked in an asbestos mine in Stragari, from which he retired as an advisor. He died and was buried in Belgrade.
