NEXT to Branislav Simić, Dejan Bodiroga and Vladimir Vanja Grbić, Jasmin Bambur is the fourth sports ace born in Zrenjanin, who had the honor of carrying the Serbian flag at the Olympic Games.
Jasmin with Mayor Salapur, Photo City of Zrenjanin and private archive
The former handball player, as a member of the ski national team, carried the flag of Serbia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.
Born and raised in Zrenjanin, he successfully played handball and reached the first Proleter team, and then he had a great opportunity to continue his education and play sports in America. He went to Atlanta, after a successful start in college, and suffered a serious car accident, remained disabled, but guided by sportsmanship, will and enormous energy, he began to train skiing.
– I did not lose heart after a long recovery, I found a new meaning in skiing as a Paralympian and everything started like that – says Jasmin, noting that at the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, he was the only competitor who represented Serbia.
AS Jasmin Bambur is a great alpine skier, Photo City Zrenjanin and a private archive
Due to expensive trainings, preparations and insufficiently developed Paralympic winter sports in Serbia, in agreement with the leaders of the Paralympic Federation of Serbia, he decided to compete for the United States, where he still lives today, and played for the American national team at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. in Sochi and won ninth place and in Pyongyang in 2018, where he was twelfth.
Jasmin used his stay in his hometown, which he visits at least once a year, to announce his fourth Paralympic performance in February next year in Beijing, and he confirmed how much he is attached to his country on several occasions, when he sent skis for Serbian Paralympians and organized a competition. disabled on the Old Mountain.
– My family and relatives are here in Zrenjanin and I come often to visit them – says Jasmin, emphasizing that she adores her hometown. With his wife Sara and daughters, he loves to visit Zrenjanin, where he will spend a one-month vacation after Beijing.
Alpine skiing, as one of the most difficult disciplines for people with disabilities, has been practiced for 16 years. With his love for this sport, he spends most of his time fishing, which is his favorite hobby.
Favorite fishing fun, Photo City Zrenjanin and private archive
PARTICIPATES IN BEIJING
– It is SPECIFIC very, in America I have excellent conditions to go skiing, but I carry Serbia in my soul and work closely with dear friends from the Paralympic Federation of Serbia, see you at competitions and exchange experiences – adds Bambur, who will perform in Beijing. fourth participation in the Paralympics.
PASSPORT
JASMIN Bambur did not hide his enthusiasm at the reception with the mayor of Zrenjanin, Sime Salapura, when he was handed the passport of the European City of Sports for 2021, his Zrenjanin.
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