Duško Ðorđević

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameDušan "Duško"•Ðorđević
Used nameDuško•Ðorđević
Nick/petnamesČika Dule
Original nameДушан "Душко"•Ђорђевић
Died(before 2010)
AffiliationsCrvena zvezda, Beograd (SRB)
NOC Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbia

Biography

Duško Ðorđević was the coxswain of the Yugoslavian fours crew at the London 1948 Olympics that was eventually eliminated in the first round repêchage. He also coxed the pair of Marko Horvatin and Vladeta Ristić in their semifinal race (replacing Predrag Sarić, which they lost to eventual silver medallists, Italy. He was a longtime member of the Crvena zvezda (Red Star) rowing club. Outside of sport, Ðorđević worked in the technical department for Radio Beograd and was also a notable singer.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1948 Summer Olympics Rowing YUG SRB Duško Ðorđević
Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 2 h3 r3/4
Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 2 h2 r2/5