Željko Nimš (born 22 April 1950) is a

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

n handball player who competed in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

for

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

. In 1976 he was part of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches. He was a part of

RK Bjelovar RK Bjelovar (Rukometni Klub Bjelovar) is a team handball club from Bjelovar, Croatia formed in 1955. The club currently competes in the Croatian Second League of Handball (North) and the Croatian Handball Cup. During Communist Yugoslavia, th ...

squad (at the time called ''Partizan'') that won European Champions's Cup against West German squad

VfL Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach is a handball club from the German city of Gummersbach. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and the DHB-Pokal. Gummersbach is one of the most successful team-handball clubs ever. Crest, colours, sup ...

, in a game played in Dortmund.

Honours

;Partizan Bjelovar *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League (Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

(6): 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1976–77, 1978–79 *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

(2): 1968, 1976 * European Champions Cup (1): 1971–72 ;Pallamano Trieste *

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Copp ...

(1): 1985-86 ;Yugoslavia * 1974 World Championship - 3rd place *

- 5th place * 1978 World Championship - 4th place

External links

sports-reference.com profile

RK Bjelovar
1950 births Living people Yugoslav male handball players Croatian male handball players Olympic handball players of Yugoslavia Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Sisak {{Yugoslavia-handball-bio-stub