Đorđe "Đoko" Lavrnić (; 6 June 1946 – 27 November 2010) was a Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Club career

After starting out at Slatina,ĐorđeLavrnić Lavrnić played for Krivaja Zavidovići and Crvenka, before moving abroad to Germany. He spent three seasons with TuS Derschlag in the Handball-Bundesliga (1975–1978), finishing as the league's top scorer each year. Later on, Lavrnić would play for VfL Günzburg, before returning to Yugoslavia and joining Sloga Doboj.

Đorđe Lavrnić

International career

At international level, Lavrnić competed for Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal. He also participated in two World Championships (1970 and 1974), bringing home a bronze medal on both occasions.

Đorđe Lavrnić

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1946 births

2010 deaths

Serbs of Croatia

Yugoslav male handball players

Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia

Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia

Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in handball

Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics

RK Krivaja Zavidovići players

RK Crvenka players

Handball-Bundesliga players

Expatriate handball players

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany

Đorđe Lavrnić