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 Phoenix50m rifle prone
Silver medal – second place 1970 Phoenix10m air rifle
Silver medal – second place 1970 Phoenix50m 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.


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