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Marko Mandič (rower)

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Marko Mandić
Personal information
Birth nameМаrко Маndić
Born20 July 1939
Goriš, Croatia
Died29 June 1991(1991-06-29) (aged 51)
Bled, Slovenia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Amsterdam Eight

Marko Mandić (Croatian: Марко Мандић, 20 July 1939 – 29 June 1991) was a Croatian rower.[1]

Mandić was born in Goriš in 1939.[2] He competed for Yugoslavia in the 1964 European Rowing Championships in Amsterdam in the eight competition where he won a bronze medal.[3] The same team competed two months later in the men's eight at the 1964 Summer Olympics where they came fourth.[2] Mandić competed in the coxless four at the 1972 Summer Olympics where they were eliminated in the repêchage.[2] He died in 1991 in Bled.[2]

The whole 1964 Olympic team was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame in 2012.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Marko Mandić". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marko Mandić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Foto: Slovenija ima Hram športnih junakov" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.