Đorđe "Đoko" Lavrnić (; 6 June 1946 – 27 November 2010) was a Yugoslav

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player who competed in the

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Club career

After starting out at Slatina, Lavrnić played for Krivaja Zavidovići and

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, before moving abroad to Germany. He spent three seasons with TuS Derschlag in the

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(1975–1978), finishing as the league's top scorer each year. Later on, Lavrnić would play for VfL Günzburg, before returning to Yugoslavia and joining Sloga Doboj.

International career

At international level, Lavrnić competed for

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at the

, winning the gold medal. He also participated in two

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(

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and

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), bringing home a bronze medal on both occasions.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lavrnic, Dorde 1946 births 2010 deaths Serbs of Croatia Yugoslav male handball players Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics RK Krivaja Zavidovići players RK Crvenka players Handball-Bundesliga players Serbian expatriate handball players in Germany Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany