Miljan Dojin

Miljan Dojin nicknamed Doja (born December 1, 1979) is a Serbian entrepreneur.
Background
Born in Pancevo, Serbia Yugoslavia. He moved from Yugoslavia to Britain at age 18, and now lives in London, United Kingdom.
Sports career
Started as swimmer at the age of 5. He was quite successful in breaststroke, fly and free style. Has won some national races, was a member of the national swimming squad till 1995 when he stopped competing and went full time into triathlon. In those days due to the economical embargo of Serbia (Yugoslavia at the time) didn’t have enclosed swimming pools that were working so they were forced to train in a gym, run and bike just to keep fit over the winter period. In 1994, the first triathlon was organised on Ada Ciganlija in Belgrade and that was the first time he came across the idea of this sport. The very next year he was competing.
A triathlete who won four Olympic-distance Junior national titles (1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998), in 1995 in Cancun, Mexico at B Junior worlds started as an early leader in the swimming stretch but ended 87th though in 1996 in Szombathely, Hungary at Junior European finished 34th. After coming to UK was quite successful on the local races, in 2000 became professional, was the only representative from Yugoslavia to have earned the right to compete in the Sydney 2000 Olympics but didn't go due to his status in the UK at the time. Later he raced throughout UK as Elite. Lately his business career is expanding so most of the time he just trains to keep fit. Last info is that he has decided to get back into training for 2009 in an aim to compete at the London 2012 Olympics.
Business career
Started his career in early teens working for his father Miodrag Dojin who owned a small Hardware and Software computer company. He was supporting and servicing PC computers of his father’s customers.

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