Goran Vujević ( sr-cyr, Горан Вујевић; born 27 February 1973) is a
Montenegrin volleyball
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player who competed for
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
, flag_p ...
in the
1996 Summer Olympics
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and in the
2000 Summer Olympics
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and for
Serbia and Montenegro
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in the
2004 Summer Olympics
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The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
.
He was born in
Cetinje
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. In 1996, he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. Four years later, in 2000, he won the gold medal with The Serbia and Montenegro team in the 2000 Olympic Games held in
Sydney
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.
At the 2004 Games, he was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro team which was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the
Olympic tournament.
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1973 births
Living people
Montenegrin men's volleyball players
Serbia and Montenegro men's volleyball players
Yugoslav men's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Olympic volleyball players for Serbia and Montenegro
Olympic gold medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball) players
European champions for Serbia and Montenegro
Sportspeople from Cetinje
Serbs of Montenegro
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Greece
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