Desanka Pešut

Desanka Perović
Personal information
Born(1941-10-14)14 October 1941
Vrbas, Serbia
Died8 June 2021(2021-06-08) (aged 79)[1]
Novi Sad, Serbia
Sport
SportSport shooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Phoenix 50m rifle prone
Silver medal – second place 1970 Phoenix 10m air rifle
Silver medal – second place 1970 Phoenix 50m rifle TP
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Versailles 50m rifle prone

Desanka Perović-Pešut (Serbian Cyrillic: Десанка Перовић-Пешут, 14 October 1941 – 8 June 2021) was a Serbian sport shooter. She was born in Vrbas. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia.[2] At the 1970 World Championships in Phoenix, United States, she won one gold and two silver medals and received a golden badge for the best athlete of Yugoslavia of that year.[3]

References

  1. ^ Desanka Pešut's obituary (in Bosnian)
  2. ^ "Sports Reference: Desanka Pešut". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Desanka ni Titu nije priznala da je bolji". Politika. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
Awards
Preceded by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia
1970 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year
1970 		Succeeded by


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