Ivan Gubijan
Ivan Gubijan (born June 14, 1923 in Bjelovar , Yugoslavia , † January 4, 2009 (?) In Belgrade ) was a hammer thrower . His greatest achievement was winning the silver medal at the 1948 Olympic Games in London . At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , he also took part, but could not win a medal.
career
Gubijan was the first Olympic medalist in athletics from Yugoslavia. He was also the first athlete to throw the hammer after four body rotations at the Olympics . With this technique he was able to make up for physical deficits compared to larger and more powerful competitors. This technique is still practiced to this day.
Between 1948 and 1953 he was five times Yugoslav national champion in hammer throw and between 1947 and 1955 he improved the national record five times from 56.24 to 59.69 m. After his active career, Gubijan worked as a physics teacher and as a throwing trainer for various Belgrade clubs.
successes
Olympic games
- 1948 silver medal (54.27 m)
- 1952 9th place (54.54 m)
European championships
- 1946 eleventh place in qualification (45.11 m)
- 1950 fourth place (53.44 m)
- 1954 Seventh place in qualification (56.75 m)
National championships
- 1948–1950, 1952 and 1953 Yugoslav national champion
Web links
- Ivan Gubijan in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Biography
- Obituary article on B92 (Serbian, Latin script, with picture)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gubijan, Ivan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bjelovar |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 2009 |
| Place of death | Belgrade |