Krešimir Račić
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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| Born | 15 August 1932 Karlovac, Croatia | ||||||||||
| Died | 19 June 1994 (aged 61) Zagreb, Croatia | ||||||||||
| 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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- ŽIVLJENJEPISI SLOVENCEV V HRVAŠKEM ŠPORTU. slovenci-zagreb.hr (2014). p. 222
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