Zvonko Petričević

Zvonimir "Džimi" Petričević (26 July 1940 – 20 January 2009) was a Croatian basketball player and architect. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Petričević was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics[2]

Zvonko Petričević
Born
Zvonimir Petričević

(1940-07-26)26 July 1940
Prizren, Zeta Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died20 January 2009(2009-01-20) (aged 68)
Samobor, Croatia[1]
NationalityCroatian
Other names
  • Zvonko
  • Džimi
  • Đimi
EducationUniversity of Zagreb
University of Antwerp
Occupations
  • Basketball player
  • architect
Years active1959–2009
Height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Basketball career
Career information
Playing career1959–1968
PositionCenter
Number13
Career history
1959–1960Mladost Zagreb
1960–1965Lokomotiva Zagreb
1963→ OKK Beograd
1966–1967ABC Nantes
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
FIBA World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1963 Brasil Team
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1961 Yugoslavia Team
Silver medal – second place 1965 Soviet Union Team
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Poland Team
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place1963 ItalyTeam

References
  1. "Vremeplov (20. januar 2012)". rts.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zvonko Petričević Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2018.


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