Trajko Rajkovic
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player. He was born in Leskovac
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During the time of Rajković’s performance on the national team, Yugoslavia
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won two European silvers (1965 and 1969) and one bronze (1963), one Olympic silver (1968) in Mexico City
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, and one World Championship gold (1970 - Ljubljana
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). He played 113 games for the national team.
Rajković died in May 1970, just three days after winning the first gold medal for Yugoslavia. He was survived by his wife, Biljana, and son, Vladimir.