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Blagoja Georgievski

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Opening Flagbearer
SexMale
Full nameBlagoja•Georgievski
Used nameBlagoja•Georgievski
Nick/petnamesBushtur, Буштур
Original nameБлагоја•Георгиевски
Other namesБлагоја Георгијевски
Born15 October 1950 in Skopje, Skopje (MKD)
Died29 January 2020 (aged 69 years 3 months 14 days) in Skopje, Skopje (MKD)
Measurements183 cm / 86 kg
AffiliationsRabotnicki
NOC North Macedonia Yugoslavia
Nationality North Macedonia
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

An ethnic North Macedonian, Blagoja Georgievski played for Yugoslavia at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, winning a silver in Montréal. He started with the Yugoslavia Youth team that won the Balkanada in Rijeka in 1970. Georgievski won silver at the 1971 European Championships, and helped Yugoslavia to gold medals at the 1971 and 1975 Mediterranean Games.

After Yugoslavia split up, Georgievski worked as a coach with the Macedonian senior team. He was a member of the Managing Board and Assembly of the Macedonian Olympic Committee, and President of the IOC Olympic Council. He was named to the Club of Greats of the Macedonian Olympic Committee in 1997. Georgievski died in a car accident when his car went out of control on a slippery road and crashed into concrete blocks, killing him instantly.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1972 Summer Olympics Basketball (Basketball) YUG MKD Blagoja Georgievski
Basketball, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 5
1976 Summer Olympics Basketball (Basketball) YUG MKD Blagoja Georgievski
Basketball, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 2 Silver

Other participations

Games Role NOC As
2004 Summer Olympics Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony MKD Blagoja Georgievski

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