Danira Bilić
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| Born | 22 July 1969 Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1985–1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1985– | Elemes Šibenik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Symel Tenerife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Croatia Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIBA Hall of Fame (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danira Bilić (née Nakić; born 22 July 1969) is a retired Croatian basketball player. As part of the Yugoslavian women's team, she won a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She was European basketball's Most Valuable Player three times running, in 1988, 1989 and 1990. In 1991, she was awarded Croatia's highest national recognition for sports, the Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport.
She was announced to be honoured as a member of the 2024 Class of the FIBA Hall of Fame during the enshrinement ceremony in Singapore in September 2024.
Since retiring she has maintained an active involvement in sport, and is currently the Director of the Croatian Heritage Foundation. In 2009 the International Olympic Committee awarded her their "Women in Sports" European trophy.
She is also a politician, being a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
She is wife of former Croatian handball player Zvonimir Bilić.