Medal record
Krešimir Ćosić
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold	1980 Moscow	Team
Silver	1968 Mexico City	Team
Silver	1976 Montreal	Team
World Championship
Silver	1967 Montevideo	Team
Gold	1970 Ljubljana	Team
Silver	1974 Puerto Rico	Team
Gold	1978 Philippines	Team
European Championships
Silver	1969 Italy	Team
Silver	1971 West Germany	Team
Gold	1973 Spain	Team
Gold	1975 Yugoslavia	Team
Gold	1977 Belgium	Team
Bronze	1979 Italy	Team
Silver	1981 Czechoslovakia	Team

Krešimir Ćosić (November 26, 1948 – May 25, 1995) was a Croatian professional basketball player from Yugoslavia. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and at the CSCA Sports Palace The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City The United States, coached by Henry Iba of Oklahoma State University, went 9-0 The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec Basketball was contested at the 1976 Summer Olympics, as it has in every Summer Games since 1936 The FIBA World Championship is a world Basketball tournament for men's national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA The 1967 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from May 27 to June 11, The 1970 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) from May 10 The 1974 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974 The 1978 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978 EuroBasket is the name commonly used to refer to the men's Basketball championship contested biennially by the national teams of the European Continent under Final rankings Team rosters 1Soviet Union Final rankings Team rosters 1Soviet Union Final rankings Team rosters 1Yugoslavia Krešimir Final rankings Team rosters 1Yugoslavia Final rankings Team rosters 1Yugoslavia The 1981 FIBA European Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket 1981, was the 22nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: He was also a notable church leader and missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known

Basketball career

He was born in Zagreb and raised in Zadar. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 72717 (2001 He came to the United States to play college basketball at Brigham Young University from 1971 to 1973. He was the first foreign player to earn All-American honors from the United Press International, garnering them in 1972 and 1973. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. After his college career, he rejected several professional offers and returned home to Yugoslavia. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian:

Ćosić played in four Olympic Games: 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980 in Moscow when he led his team to the gold medal. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of He previously led Yugoslavia to a pair of World Championship gold medals in 1970 and 1978. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)

Coaching

Following his playing days, he turned to coaching, and led the former Yugoslav team to a silver medal in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and two bronze medals at the 1986 FIBA World Championship and 1987 EuroBasket . The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. The 1986 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Spain from July 5 to 19, 1986. The EuroBasket 1987 (common short name for the 25th edition of FIBA 's European Basketball Championship) was held in Greece between June 3 Ćosić became only the third international player ever elected to the world's Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, the birthplace of basketball. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m

Death

In the years following basketball he worked in the USA as a Croatian diplomat at the embassy in Washington, D.C. Ćosić died in 1995 of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of hematologic cancers which encompass any Lymphoma other than Hodgkin lymphoma.

Personal life

During his time at the Brigham Young University, he converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and later served as the LDS presiding priesthood holder in post-communist Croatia. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known He was baptized by Hugh Nibley, one of the LDS church's most celebrated scholars. Hugh Winder Nibley ( March 27, 1910 – February 24, 2005) was one of Mormonism's most celebrated Scholars Nibley is notable Ćosić also introduced the LDS Church to Yugoslavia, converting many fellow Croatians to the religion. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between He translated the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants into Croatian. The Book of Mormon is a Sacred text of the churches in the Latter Day Saint movement. The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring

Honours

On March 4, 2006, Ćosić became just the second men's basketball player to have his jersey retired by BYU (the other was Danny Ainge). Daniel (Danny Ray Ainge (born March 17, 1959 in Eugene Oregon, U

In 2007, he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame. FIBA Hall of Fame honors basketball players coaches and administrators who have contributed to international competitive basketball

Trivia

• The Croatian Califfi Castle carries this basketball player's name. Califfi Castle (Dvorac Califfi is a 17th century castle on the Croatian island of Ugljan, located in the town of the same name

References

• "Former BYU All-American's Jersey Retired", Todd Bluth, The Daily Universe, March 6, 2006

External links

• Basketball Hall of Fame profile
• Kresimir Cosic Player Profile (InterBasket)
• FIBA Hall of Fame page on Cosic
• Career basketpedya.com