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The First Champion's Balcony - From the Hell of War and Sanctions to European Gold in '95

War, economic sanctions, inflation... Everything stopped in 1995 - something a day earlier, something a day later, for many - everything happened on 2nd of July. That day, the basketball players became European champions! And finally light in the darkness of Yugoslavia. It was the first post-war gold, the first sports medal after the sanctions, and it was the first spontaneous championship balcony.

Top Cast

  • Miroslav Berić

    Miroslav Berić

    Himself

  • Nebojsa Čović

    Nebojsa Čović

    Himself

  • Predrag Danilović

    Predrag Danilović

    Himself

  • Aleksandar 'Saša' Đorđević

    Aleksandar 'Saša' Đorđević

    Himself

  • Dejan Koturović

    Dejan Koturović

    Himself

  • Željko Obradović

    Željko Obradović

    Himself

  • Žarko Paspalj

    Žarko Paspalj

    Himself

  • Željko Rebrača

    Željko Rebrača

    Himself

  • Dejan Tomašević

    Dejan Tomašević

    Himself

Overview

War, economic sanctions, inflation... Everything stopped in 1995 - something a day earlier, something a day later, for many - everything happened on 2nd of July. That day, the basketball players became European champions! And finally light in the darkness of Yugoslavia. It was the first post-war gold, the first sports medal after the sanctions, and it was the first spontaneous championship balcony.

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