Đorđe Petronijević

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameĐorđe•Petronijević
Used nameĐorđe•Petronijević
Nick/petnamesDzimi
Original nameЂорђе•Петронијевић
Born28 June 1961 in Smederevska Palanka, Podunavlje (SRB)
DiedOctober 2024
Measurements175 cm / 67 kg
AffiliationsBK Goša SP, Smederevska Palanka (SRB)
NOC Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbia

Biography

During the 1980s Serbian boxer Đorđe Petronijević was a multiple Yugoslavian champion. Petronijević won bronze in the welterweight class at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Torino. This earned him a place on the Olympic team for the 1988 Seoul Games where he lost to the eventual gold medallist Robert Wangila.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1988 Summer Olympics Boxing YUG SRB Đorđe Petronijević
Welterweight, Men (Olympic) =17