Milorad Karalić ( sr-cyrl, Милорад Каралић, born 7 January 1946) is a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

n former

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player who competed for

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. He was born in Potkozarje,

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

, then

. In 1972 he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored two goals. Four years later he was a member of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored eleven goals.

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* 1946 births Living people Yugoslav male handball players Serbian male handball players Olympic handball players of Yugoslavia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Yugoslavia-handball-bio-stub