Krešimir Račić
Croatian hammer thrower
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Born |
15 August 1932
Karlovac , Yugoslavia |
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Died |
19 June 1994 (aged 61)
Zagreb , Croatia |
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Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||
Sport | ||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||
Event(s) | Hammer throw | |||||
Club | Partizan Beograd | |||||
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Personal best(s) | 63.89 m (1960) [1] | |||||
Medal record
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Krešimir "Krešo" Račić (15 August 1932 – 19 June 1994) was a Croatian hammer thrower . He competed for Yugoslavia in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and placed sixth in 1956. [2] He won a gold medal in the 1959 Mediterranean Games and a bronze in the 1959 Summer Universiade . During his career Račić had a strong domestic rivalry with Zvonko Bezjak , with Račić winning the Yugoslav title in 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1964 and Bezjak in 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1963. [3]
References
- ↑ Kresimir Racic . trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Krešo Račić . Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ ŽIVLJENJEPISI SLOVENCEV V HRVAŠKEM ŠPORTU . slovenci-zagreb.hr (2014). p. 222
Mediterranean Games
champions in men's
hammer throw
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