Petar Fajfrić
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Full name | Petar Fajfrić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Berkasovo, Croatia | 15 February 1942||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
11 March 2021 Šabac, Serbia | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
196x–196x | Mladost Zemun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
196x–196x | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dinamo Pančevo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crvenka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
197x–197x | Metaloplastika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proleter Zrenjanin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
196x–197x | Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Metaloplastika | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Petar Fajfrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Фајфрић; 15 February 1942 – 11 March 2021)[1] was a Serbian handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Club career[]
Over the course of his career that spanned over two decades, Fajfrić played for Mladost Zemun, Crvena zvezda, Dinamo Pančevo, Crvenka, Metaloplastika and Proleter Zrenjanin.
International career[]
At international level, Fajfrić competed for Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal.[2] He also participated in two World Championships (1970 and 1974), bringing home a bronze medal on both occasions.
Personal life[]
Fajfrić is the father of fellow handball players Zoran Fajfrić and Sandra Kolaković.[3] He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia, aged 79.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Preminula legenda srpskog rukometa". b92.net (in Serbian). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Rukometaši na olimpijskoj sceni posle 12 godina" (in Serbian). srbija-info.gov.rs. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Priznanja za osvajanje slobode i promociju grada" (in Serbian). danas.rs. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Preminula legenda srpskog rukometa". b92.net (in Serbian). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
External links[]
- Olympic record
- Petar Fajfrić at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Berkasovo
- Serbian male handball players
- Yugoslav male handball players
- Olympic handball players of Yugoslavia
- Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
- RK Crvena zvezda players
- RK Crvenka players
- RK Metaloplastika players
- RK Proleter Zrenjanin players
- Serbian handball coaches
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia