Dražen Petrović Award
The Drazen Petrovic Award is awarded to talented young athletes and teams (both men's and women's) for outstanding sporting results and sports development. Named after Drazen Petrovic, one of the world's best basketball players and three-time Olympic medallists (1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona), who was killed in a traffic accident, was founded by the decision of the Croatian Olympic Committee Council on 9 September 2006.
The Drazen Petrovic Award is awarded to talented young athletes and teams (both men's and women's) for outstanding sporting results and sports development. Named after Drazen Petrovic, one of the world’s best basketball players and three-time Olympic medallists (1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona), who was killed in a traffic accident, was founded by the decision of the Croatian Olympic Committee Council on 9 September 2006. It was first awarded on the occasion of the COC foundation anniversary in September 2007. The award consists of a diploma with an effigy of Drazen Petrovic, a money award and a gift. A Selection Committee made up by representatives of the COC Council, Croatian Sports Journalists Association and Croatian Olympians Club decides on the Award recipients.
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Zagreb, 10 September 2020 - As every year, on the anniversary of the founding of the Croatian Olympic Committee (10 September 1991), the umbrella sports association celebrates the Croatian Olympic Day and traditionally presents the award Dražen Petrović to the most successful young male and female athletes under the age of 20 and to the greatest sports hopes (up to 16 years). Their results were valorized from 1 September 2019 to 1 September 2020, the period consisting of exactly half a year of uninterrupted sports competitions.
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Zagreb, September 2, 2016 – The Committee, consisting of representatives of the Croatian Olympic Committee, Croatian Sports Journalists Association and Croatian Olympians Club, decided at today's session that Brigita Matić and Istok Rodeš are among the winners of the award "Dražen Petrović" for 2016.
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Zagreb, September 10th, 2015 - At the Museum-Memorial Center Dražen Petrović in Zagreb, the Croatian Olympic Committee presented, ninth year in a row, the prestigious award Dražen Petrović to the most promising young athletes at the very top of the international competition. The Board for the presentation of the award for 2015 (in cooperation with the National Sports Federations), decided to award the young athletes in the following disciplines: judo, basketball, skiing, diving, shooting and tennis.
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Dražen Petrovic awards presented to the young athletes 2014
Zagreb, September 16th, 2014 - In the presence of many dignitaries of Croatian sports, at a ceremony held on the occasion of the Croatian Olympic Day, September 10th, in the Museum and Memorial Center "Dražen Petrovic" in Zagreb gifted young athletes were awarded for outstanding sports results for the period starting from September 2013. -
Presentation of Drazen Petrovic Award 2013
Zagreb, September 10th, 2013 - At a ceremony on the occasion of the Croatian Olympic Day in the Museum and Memorial Center "Drazen Petrovic” in Zagreb, held on September 10th, gifted young athletes and teams were awarded for outstanding sports results and development. -
Winners of the award "Drazen Petrovic 2012.
ZAGREB, 10th September 2012. - At the Museum of Drazen Petrovic, founded in the honor of this tragically killed Croatian basketball player, three-time Olympic medalist (after which the award for young top athletes was named), in the presence of numerous notables from sports and political life, the sixth award ceremony of these prestigious COC acknowledgements was held. -
Winners of the award "Drazen Petrovic 2012.
ZAGREB, 10th September 2012. - At the Museum of Drazen Petrovic, founded in the honor of this tragically killed Croatian basketball player, three-time Olympic medalist (after which the award for young top athletes was named), in the presence of numerous notables from sports and political life, the sixth award ceremony of these prestigious COC acknowledgements was held. -
"Dražen Petrović" award for 2011
Zagreb, September 10, 2011 – At the occasional Academy, held on September 10, 2011 in Zagreb, the Croatian Olympic Committee celebrated its 20th anniversary. At the ceremony, attended by the President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge, President of the European Olympic Committees Patrick Joseph Hickey, Croatian President Ivo Josipović, Government of the Republic of Croatia and its President Jadranka Kosor, the host, President of the Croatian Olympic Committee Zlatko Mateša and many other notables, the Croatian Olympic Committee presented the young, promising Croatian athletes the award Dražen Petrović. -
"Dražen Petrović" award for 2010
ZAGREB, September 10, 2010 - At the occasional ceremony, held in the Museum-Memorial Center Dražen Petrović, the award "Dražen Petrović", named after one of the best world's and Croatian basketball player and holder of three Olympic medals Dražen Petrović, was presented. The ceremony was attended by numerous athletes and sports officials, among them a member of the International Olympic Committee Antun Vrdoljak, Manager of the Directorate for Sports at the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports Željko Klarić, Dražen's mother Biserka Petrović and the host of the ceremony, President of the Croatian Olympic Committee Zlatko Mateša. -
Drazen Petrovic Award
The Drazen Petrovic Award is awarded to talented young athletes and teams (both men's and women's) for outstanding sporting results and sports development. Named after Drazen Petrovic, one of the world’s best basketball players and three-time Olympic medallists (1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona), who was killed in a traffic accident, was founded by the decision of the Croatian Olympic Committee Council on 9 September 2006. -
"Dražen Petrović" award for 2009
ZAGREB, September 10, 2009 - At the occasional ceremony, held in the Museum-Memorial center Dražen Petrović, the Croatian Olympic Committee’s award “Dražen Petrović” was presented to the most promising young Croatian athletes. The ceremony, held on September 10, 2015, on the occasion of the Croatian Olympic Committee’s establishment anniversary, was attended by numerous athletes and officials, the President of the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC), Zlatko Mateša and State Secretary for Sports, Zrinka Kovačević. -
"Dražen Petrović" award for 2008
ZAGREB, September 22, 2008 – At the occasional ceremony, held in the hotel Panorama in Zagreb on September 22, the Croatian Olympic Committee presented the award "Dražen Petrović" for 2008 to the most promising female and male athlete and women's and men's teams of younger age categories. -
"Dražen Petrović" award for 2007
Zagreb, September 15, 2007 – At the ceremony held in the hotel Sheraton on Saturday, September 15, Croatian Olympic Committee presented the award "Dražen Petrović" to the most promising Croatian athletes and teams of younger age categories.