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Drazen Dalipagic
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Drazen Dalipagic was born on November 27, 1951 in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia. He was a former Yugoslavian basketball player. He was also one of the most dominating players in Europe during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Drazen was born into a mixed marriage, his father belonged to Bosnia and mother belonged to Crotia. After finishing high School in the Mostar Technical School and college in Belgrade Teachers College, he also served in the army in 1979.
Drazen, widely known by his nickname Praja, started playing basketball at the age of 19 and two years later, in 1973, Dalipagic played the first of his 243 games as a member of the Yugoslavian National Team, winning his first of three gold medals at the European Championships. His four medals in the World Championships, Silver in 1974, Gold in 1978, Bronze in 1982 and 1986 are international basketball records. A three-time Olympian, Dalipagic was involved in the Yugoslavian team's capturing the 1980 Olympic Gold Medal.
He was elected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1978, Dalipagic was one of the most decorated athletes in Yugoslavian history. While playing for Partizan Belgrade from 1971-78, 1979-80, 1981-82, he was named European player of the Year in 1977, 1978 and 1980. In 1976 he led Partizan Belgrade to Yugoslavian League title, and to FIBA Korac Cup in 1978. Between 1973 and 1986 he played 243 games for the Yugoslavian Men's Basketball National Team, winning the Basketball World Championship in 1978 and the Olympic Gold Medal in 1980. Dalipagic was enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player on September 10, 2004.Ever since he stopped playing basketball professionaly, Dalipagic has lived in Belgrade. He is currently the president of Novi Beograd, Atlas basketball club.
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