Education & Career
Born in Belgrade on June 17, 1973. He was an active basketball player for 15 years (Radnički Crveni Krst, Torlak, Umka), followed by 25 years as a youth basketball coach. He holds the highest Red License from the Basketball Federation of Serbia.
He graduated from the Sports Academy (Basketball), completed his degree in Physical Education at the Faculty of Sports Sciences in Banja Luka, and earned his Master's degree at Singidunum University with a perfect GPA of 10.
He completed his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac — Department of Experimental and Applied Exercise Physiology with Sports Medicine. Doctoral oral examination passed on October 13, 2023.
From 2014 to 2021, he worked at Ethnogym fitness center in Belgrade as a group HIIT training coach with his own original program. Currently works at the Kid 3 Sports Academy, focused on the development of young athletes.
Projects & Research
Sports & Health Coordinator for Aktivnija Srbija association (2015) — planning and delivering free public training sessions across more than 50 cities in Serbia. Over 10,000 citizens participated in recreational training through this initiative.
Author of multiple scientific papers in international journals on the SCI list, in the fields of exercise physiology and functional diagnostics.
Selected Publications
- Stojmenovic D. et al. — Influence of SARS-CoV-2 Strains on VO2max, Ventilatory Efficiency and O2 Pulse. Diagnostics 2023 (IF 3.992, M21)
- Ostojic M., Stojmenovic D. et al. — Endurance Sports and Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024 (IF 3.0, M21)
- Stojmenović D. et al. — Physiological Parameters of Professional Football Players. PPCS 2023
- Stojmenović D. et al. — Aerobic & Anaerobic Capacity — Special Police vs Elite Basketball. Sport Mont 2023 (Q3 Scopus)
- Stojmenović D. et al. — Aerobic Capacity of Elite Basketball Players by Position. JPES 2022 (Q3 Scopus)
