Sofija Pekić

Yugoslav basketball player
Sofija Pekić
Personal information
Born (1953-02-15) 15 February 1953 (age 71)
Lovćenac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight75 kg (165 lb)
PositionCenter
Career history
0000Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moskva Team competition
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1978 Poznan Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Banja Luka Team competition

Sofija Pekić (born 15 February 1953, in Lovćenac) is a former basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

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.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sofija Pekić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  • Sofija Pekić at FIBA Archive Edit this at Wikidata
  • Sofija Pekić international stats at Basketball-Reference.com Edit this at Wikidata
  • Sofija Pekić at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  • Sofija Pekić at Olympics.com
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Crvena zvezda 1978–79 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup champions
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Yugoslavia squadEuroBasket Women 1978 – Silver medal
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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Yugoslavia squadEuroBasket Women 1980 – Bronze medal
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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Yugoslavia squad1980 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia


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