Krešimir Račić
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| Born | 15 August 1932 Karlovac, Croatia |
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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) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Hammer throw | |||||||||
| Club | Partizan Beograd | |||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 63.89 m (1960)[1] | |||||||||
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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]
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- ↑ Kresimir Racic. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Krešo Račić. Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ ŽIVLJENJEPISI SLOVENCEV V HRVAŠKEM ŠPORTU. slovenci-zagreb.hr (2014). p. 222
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