Željko Tanasković

Željko Tanasković
President of International School Sport Federation (ISF)
Assumed office
27 October 2024
Preceded byLaurent Petrynka
President of JSD Partizan
Assumed office
1 February 2025
Preceded byOstoja Mijailović
Personal details
Born (1967-07-08) 8 July 1967
PartySPS
JUL
Volleyball career
Personal information
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2015Vizura
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Career
YearsTeams
1984–1992
1992–1993
1993–1997
1997–2000
Partizan
Panathinaikos
Ktisifon Peania
Crvena zvezda
National team
1989–1991
1995–1999
 Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1998 Japan
European Championship
Silver medal – second place1997 Netherlands
Bronze medal – third place1995 Greece
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1991 Athens

Željko Tanasković (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Танасковић, born 8 July 1967 in Lučani) is a Serbian former volleyball player. With national team he won bronze and silver medals at the European Championships in 1995 and 1997, bronze medals at the Olympic Games and the World Cup in 1996, and a silver medal at the World Championships in 1998 year. He was captain of the volleyball team of Yugoslavia. In 1996 he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

References

  • Official website (in Serbian)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Željko Tanasković". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.