Sofija Pekić

Sofija Pekić (born 15 February 1953, in Lovćenac) is a former basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sofija Pekić
Personal information
Born (1953-02-15) 15 February 1953
Lovćenac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight75 kg (165 lb)
PositionCenter
Career history
0000Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moskva Team competition
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place1978 PoznanTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place1980 Banja LukaTeam competition

She has played in Yugoslav National Basketball Team. Unofficially, she was proclaimed as the best female player at the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980 by some journalists. She has also played a few years in Pescara's team "Varta" in Italy.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sofija Pekić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
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