Predrag Manojlović

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePredrag•Manojlović
Used namePredrag•Manojlović
Original nameПредраг•Манојловић
Born20 September 1951 in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija (CRO)
Died14 September 2014 in Beograd (Belgrade), Beograd (SRB)
Measurements190 cm / 105 kg
AffiliationsPartizan Beograd, Beograd (SRB)
NOC Yugoslavia
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Predrag Manojlović played multiple years for the Yugoslavian national team, being capped 275 times and scoring 154 goals. In addition to his 1980 Olympic silver medal, he won two bronze medals at the World Championships (1973, 1978), and a silver (1977) and bronze medal (1974) at the European Championships. At the club level, Manojlović started his sporting career with POŠK Split before switching to Partizan Belgrade. With Partizan, he won European Champions Cups in 1975 and 1976, Yugoslav national titles in 1973-79, and Yugoslav Cups in 1973-77 and 1979. He finished his sporting career by playing with Crvena Zvezda Belgrade.

After finishing his sporting career, Manojlović worked as secretary-general of Partizan Beograd from 1985-97 and from 2000-2009 was secretary-general of the Serbian National Olympic Committee. He later worked as an advisor to the president of the Serbian OC. Manojlović was also a member of the Beograd city council from 1993-94 and was secretary-general of the European Non-Governmental Sports Organization (ENGSO) from 2005-2013, and in 2013 he was elected as vice-president of ENGSO.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) YUG Predrag Manojlović
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 5
1980 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) YUG Predrag Manojlović
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 2 Silver

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