Rajko Jokanović (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Рајко Јокановић; born 27 November 1971) is a

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volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who competed for

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in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. He was born in

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

, Yugoslavia (now in

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), and played for

OK Crvena Zvezda Odbojkaški klub Crvena zvezda () is a professional volleyball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name ''Crvena zvezda'' means Red Star and it is part of the SD Crvena Zvezda sports society. It has a men's and a women's section. It is the most ...

. In 1996, he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.

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* 1971 births Living people Serbian men's volleyball players Serbia and Montenegro men's volleyball players Yugoslav men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Serbian expatriate volleyball players in France Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Olympic medalists in volleyball Volleyball players from Belgrade Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany European champions for Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France {{Serbia-volleyball-bio-stub