Željko Nimš
Encyclopedia
Željko Nimš is a Croatia
n handball
player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
for Yugoslavia
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In 1976 he was part of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament
. He played three matches.
He was a part of RK Bjelovar
squad (at the time called Partizan) that won European Champions's Cup against West German squad VfL Gummersbach
, in a game played in Dortmund.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
for Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
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In 1976 he was part of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament
Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women.On July 26, a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's match between SFR Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag.-Medal summary:...
. He played three matches.
He was a part of RK Bjelovar
RK Bjelovar
RK Bjelovar is a team handball club from Bjelovar, Croatia formed in 1955. The club currently competes in the Croatian Second League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup....
squad (at the time called Partizan) that won European Champions's Cup against West German squad VfL Gummersbach
VfL Gummersbach
VfL Gummersbach is a team handball club from Germany. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the German First League of Handball and the German Handball Cup.Gummersbach is one of the most successful team-handball club ever.-Accomplishments:...
, in a game played in Dortmund.