Olympedia – Branislav Pokrajac
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Branislav Pokrajac
Branislav Pokrajac
Biographical information
Roles
Competed in Olympic Games • Coach
Sex
Male
Full name
Branislav•Pokrajac
Used name
Branislav•Pokrajac
Original name
Бранислав•Покрајац
Born
27 January 1947 in
Beograd (Belgrade), Beograd (SRB)
Died
5 April 2018 (aged 71 years 2 months 9 days) in
Beograd (Belgrade), Beograd (SRB)
Measurements
186 cm / 100 kg
Affiliations
Dynamo Pančevo, Pančevo (SRB)
NOC
Nationality
Medals
OG
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Biography
Branislav Pokrajac was considered the best left winger in the world of handball in the 1970s. He competed at two Olympics for Yugoslavia, leading them to the gold medal in 1972. During his club career he played for ORK Beograd, Red Star, and Dinamo. Pokrajac earned 180 caps, scoring 510 international goals, and also won bronze medals at the 1970 and 1974 World Championships.
Pokrajac later became a renowned handball coach, leading Yugoslavia to Olympic gold in 1984, silver at the 1982 Worlds, and bronze at the 2001 World Cup. He coached several clubs in Yugoslavia, including Dinamo, Crvena zvezda, Lovćen, Partizan, Kretej, and Porto. He also coached overseas with Egypt, Qatar, Spain, and the United States. Pokrajac was a professor of handball at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Belgrade and a lecturer at the EHF, who received numerous awards for his achievements in handball.
Results
Games
Discipline (Sport) / Event
NOC / Team
Pos
Medal
Nationality
As
1972 Summer Olympics
Handball
YUG
SRB
Branislav Pokrajac
Handball, Men
(Olympic)
Yugoslavia
Gold
1976 Summer Olympics
Handball
YUG
SRB
Branislav Pokrajac
Handball, Men
(Olympic)
Yugoslavia
Coaching results
Games
Sport (Discipline) / Event
NOC / Team
Pos
Medal
Nationality
As
1984 Summer Olympics
Handball
YUG
SRB
Branislav Pokrajac
Handball, Men
(Olympic)
Yugoslavia
Gold
1988 Summer Olympics
Handball
YUG
Branislav Pokrajac
Handball, Men
(Olympic)
United States
12
List mentions
Listed in
Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games
(2–0–0 1967 Tunis HAN gold; 1975 Al-Jaza'ir HAN gold)