Trajko Rajković

Trajko Rajković

Rajković with Yugoslavia at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
Personal information
Born	7 December 1937 Leskovac, Vardar Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	27 May 1970 (aged 32) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1959–1970
Position	Center
Career history
1959–1967	OKK Beograd
1967–1968	Libertas Livorno (Fargas)
1968–1969	Reyer Venezia (Noalex)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City National team World Championship 1963 Rio de Janeiro National team 1970 Ljubljana National team European Championships 1963 Poland National team 1965 Russia National team 1969 Italy National team

Trajko Rajković (7 December 1937 – 27 May 1970) was a Yugoslavian basketball player. He was born in Leskovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

During the time of Rajković’s performance on the national team, Yugoslavia won two European silvers (1965 and 1969) and one bronze (1963), one Olympic silver (1968) in Mexico City, and one World Championship gold (1970 – Ljubljana, Slovenia). He played 113 games for the national team.

Rajković died on Wednesday, 27 May 1970, just three days after winning the first World Championship gold medal for Yugoslavia on Sunday, 24 May. He was survived by his wife Biljana and son Vladimir.^[1]

References

1. Sport u Jugoslaviji (Sport En Yugoslavie), Beograd 1980

External links

• (Serbian)
• Serbian Olympic Committee (Serbian)