Žarko Varajić

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Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Silver 1976 Montreal Team Competition
European Championships
Gold 1977 Belgium Team Competition
Bronze 1979 Italy Team Competition

Žarko Varajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Варајић; born December 26, 1951 in Nikšić, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Montenegrin-born Serbian basketball player that represented SFR Yugoslavia as a player.

In 1979 Žarko Varajić scored 45 points - the record in the number of points scored in the final matches of the European Champions' Cup (now days the Euroleague) during the period he played with Bosna Sarajevo against the Italian Emerson Varese in Bosna's triumph 96-93, in Grenoble, France.

Varajić is currently employed at Serbian Basketball Federation as a coordinator responsible for Serbian youth national teams.