Sofija Pekić (born 15 February 1953, in
Lovćenac
Lovćenac ( sr-cyr, Ловћенац) is a village located in the Mali Iđoš municipality, in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The village is known as the ''de facto'' capital of Montenegrins of Serbia, Montenegrins in Serbia, and ...
) is a former
basketball
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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
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...
.
She has played in Yugoslav National Basketball Team. Unofficially, she was proclaimed as the best female player at the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980 by some journalists. She has also played a few years in Pescara's team "Varta" in Italy.
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1953 births
Living people
People from Mali Iđoš
Sportspeople from North Bačka District
Yugoslav women's basketball players
Serbian women's basketball players
Olympic basketball players for Yugoslavia
Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
Olympic medalists in basketball
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
ŽKK Crvena zvezda players
Centers (basketball)
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate basketball people in Italy
Yugoslav expatriate basketball people
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