Bob Djokovich Explained

Bob Djokovich

Native Name:

Robert Ray Djokovich

Order:

6th

Office:

United States Team Handball Federation#List of PresidentsPresident of the United States Team Handball Federation

Term Start:

2001

Term End:

2004

Predecessor:

Dennis Berkholtz

Successor:

Mike Hurdle

Order2:

4th

Office2:

USA Team Handball#List of PresidentsPresident of the USA Team Handball

Term Start2:

5. February 2018 (Interim) – 2018 (Interim)
2018

Term End2:

13. August 2019

Predecessor2:

Harvey Schiller

Successor2:

Michael J. Wall

Birth Date:

10 August 1956

Birth Place:

Gary, Indiana, United States

Nationality:

United States

Alma Mater:

United States Air Force Academy

Module:

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Height:	190frac=2NaNfrac=2
Currentclub:	retired
Years1:	1976–
Clubs1:	Air Force Falcons
Nationalyears1:	1977–1987
Nationalteam1:	United States men's national handball team
Title1:	Nationals
Titleyears1:	6 times
Titleplace1:	1st

Module2:

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Position:	Point guard
High School:	Lew Wallace (Gary, Indiana)
College:	Air Force (1974–1978)

Robert Ray Djokovich (born August 10, 1956) is an American former Basketball and Handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in handball. He was the 6th President of the USA Team Handball. He was born in Gary, Indiana.^[1]

Career as College player

He was between 1977–78 co-captain at the basketball team of the United States Air Force Academy which he played from 1974 to 1978.^[2]

In 1976 he and Thomas Schneeberger started a handball club at the USAFA and won the handball nationals six times.^[3]

Career as National player

Between 1977 and 1987 he was national player at the United States men's national handball team. At the Summer Olympics in 1984 was he team captain and scored 18 goals. He's biggest victories are the Gold medal at the Pan American Games in 1987 and a silver medal at the Goodwill Games in 1986.

Career as USA Team Handball staff

He was the 6th president of the US Team Handball Federation between 2001 and 2004, simultaneous he was a member of the United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors.

Notes and References

https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dj/bob-djokovich-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045143/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dj/bob-djokovich-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . July 16, 2012.
Web site: Bob Djokovich. Sports reference. 31 March 2017.
Web site: Bob Djokovich. Team USA. USA Team Handball. 31 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170106102956/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Team-Handball/About/Governance/Meet-the-Board-of-Directors/Bob-Djokovich. January 6, 2017. dead.