Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Dako•Radošević |
Used name | Dako•Radošević |
Original name | Дако•Радошевић |
Born | 17 August 1934 in Bosanska Krupa, Unsko-sanski kanton (BIH) |
Died | 14 August 2021 |
Measurements | 190 cm / 112 kg |
Affiliations | Sarajevo |
NOC | Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Dako Radošević was a Bosnian discus thrower who competed for Yugoslavia at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Radošević was capped 43 times for Yugoslavia and was named Athlete of the Year five times. He was Balkan Games Champion four times, in 1956, 1961, and 1963-64, and was Mediterranean Games Champion in 1963 after a runner-up finish in that tournament in 1959. Radošević was Yugoslav Champion with the discus from 1956-66 and also won national titles in the shot put and pentathlon. After his retirement from competition, he was a throwing coach for the Sarajevo Athletic Club.
Personal Best: DT – 56.81 (1964).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
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1956 Summer Olympics | Athletics | YUG | BIH | Dako Radošević | |||
Discus Throw, Men (Olympic) | 8 | ||||||
1964 Summer Olympics | Athletics | YUG | BIH | Dako Radošević | |||
Discus Throw, Men (Olympic) | 16 r1/2 |