Rajko Žižić (January 22, 1955 – August 7, 2003) was a

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

n professional basketball player. The 6'11", 243-pounder represented

at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

, the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

and the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

, winning silver, gold and bronze respectively. He died on August 7, 2003, from a heart attack.

References

External links

* Rajko Žižić (Rajko Zizic) biography on the Žižić family website
Family Zizic

Biography
at okkbeograd.org.rs 1955 births 2003 deaths Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics FIBA World Championship–winning players KK Sutjeska players KK Crvena zvezda players KK Crvena Zvezda executives Members of the Assembly of KK Crvena zvezda Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Serbia Olympic basketball players for Yugoslavia Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in basketball OKK Beograd coaches OKK Beograd players Basketball players from Nikšić Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy Serbian expatriate basketball people in France Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Serbs of Montenegro Yugoslav men's basketball players 1978 FIBA World Championship players 1982 FIBA World Championship players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Centers (basketball) {{Serbia-basketball-bio-stub