 Damir Javor in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | March 3, 1974 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Position | Referee |
| Officiating career | 1995–present |
| Career highlights | |
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Damir Javor (Ljubljana, 3 March 1974) is a Slovenian professional basketball referee, who has been a FIBA international referee since 2006 and is regarded as one of the top European officials of his generation. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
He began officiating professionally in Slovenia in 1995 and became a licensed international referee with FIBA in 2006. [6] Since 2009, he has also been a regular referee in the EuroLeague. [7]
Over the years, he has officiated in major FIBA events including the FIBA Basketball World Cup, EuroBasket, Olympic Games in Rio 2016 and various Olympic qualifying tournaments. [6] [8] [9]
He joined the EuroLeague officiating crew in 2009, [7] and has been selected for numerous high-stakes matches including the Euroleague playoffs. [10] He has been selected to officiate in the Euroleague Final Four games in the years 2016, 2022 and 2024, [11] [12] while in 2016 he was the referee of the final game of the Final Four, along with Luigi Lamonica and Robert Lottermoser.