Petar Skansi

Petar Skansi
Skansi with Yugoslavia at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1943-11-23)23 November 1943
Sumartin, Independent State of Croatia
Died4 April 2022(2022-04-04) (aged 78)
NationalityCroatian
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
Playing career1964–1976
PositionCenter
Coaching career1973–2004
Career history
As player:
1964–1972Jugoplastika
1972–1973Maxmobili Pesaro
1973–1976Jugoplastika
As coach:
1973–1978Jugoplastika
1981–1983Scavolini Pesaro
1984–1985Honky Fabriano
1987–1988Hitachi Venezia
1988–1989Phonola Roma
1990–1993Benetton Treviso
1997–1999Teamsystem Bologna
1999–2000PAOK
2003Split CO
2003–2004Krka
Career highlights and awards
As player

As head coach

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1967 Uruguay
Gold medal – first place 1970 Yugoslavia
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1965 Soviet Union
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tunis
Head coach for  Yugoslavia
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Italy
Head coach for  Croatia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona

Petar Skansi (23 November 1943 – 4 April 2022)[1] was a Croatian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played for Jugoplastika and Maxmobili Pesaro. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that silver medalled at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

For his basketball achievements, he was awarded the Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport twice, in 1992 and 2003. He also had a political stint as a deputy minister of sports in Croatia.

  1. ^ HINA (4 April 2022). "Umro je legendarni Petar Skansi, trener koji je Hrvatskoj donio olimpijsko srebro u Barceloni". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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