Danira Bilić

Danira Bilić

Personal information
Born	(1969-07-22) 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)
Career information
Playing career	1985–1999
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
1985–0000	Elemes Šibenik
1993–1995	Symel Tenerife
1995–1999	Croatia Zagreb
Medals Women's Basketball Representing Yugoslavia European Championship 1987 Madrid Yugoslavia Summer Olympics 1988 Seoul Yugoslavia World Championship 1990 Kuala Lumpur Yugoslavia

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.

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.