Borut Petrič
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28 December 1961 (age 56) Kranj, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Borut Petrič (born 28 December 1961 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a former Yugoslav freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. A brother of swimmer Darjan Petrič, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in Berlin. Petrič was the youngest participant (14 years, 325 days) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He also won a gold medal on 400 m freestyle in 1981. In the same year, Petrič received the Golden Badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia. He is the coach at swimming club Fužinar Ravne.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Borut Petrič". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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Preceded by Slobodan Kačar |
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Succeeded by Dragan Kićanović |
Preceded by Slobodan Kačar |
Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year 1981 |
Succeeded by Bojan Križaj |
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