Krešimir Račić Explained

Birth Date:15 August 1932
Birth Place:Karlovac, Yugoslavia
Death Date:19 June 1994 (aged 61)
Death Place:Zagreb, Croatia
Height:185 cm
Weight:100 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hammer throw
Club:Partizan Beograd
Pb: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. 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.

Notes and References

  1. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=5432&Gender=M Kresimir Racic