Silvijo Petriško

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Silvijo Petriško (born November 20, 1979 in Zagreb ) is a former Croatian helmsman in rowing , who was Olympic knight in eighth in 2000 .

Athletic career

Petriško took eighth and last place in the two-man team at the 1995 World Championships . In 1996 he was twelfth in the four with helmsman at the Junior World Championships . The following year he took sixth place in two with helmsman at the Junior World Championships. In the Nations Cup, the forerunner of the U23 World Championships , the four-man controlled by Petriško won in 1997 and at the world championships in the adult class, he reached fifth place with the four-man. In 1998 Petriško finished sixth with the four-man at the Nations Cup, in 1999 the Croatian four-man with helmsman won.

In the 2000 season, the Croatian eighth won the first World Cup regatta. At the Olympic Games in Sydney, the British won ahead of the Australians, the Croatians with Igor Francetić , Tihomir Franković , Tomislav Smoljanović , Nikša Skelin , Siniša Skelin , Krešimir Čuljak , Igor Boraska , Branimir Vujević and helmsman Silvijo Petriško received the bronze medal. In the following year, the Croatian eighth with Oliver Martinov , Damir Vučičić , Tomislav Smoljanović, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čuljak, Igor Boraska, Branimir Vujević and Silvijo Petriško won the silver medal behind the Romanians at the World Championships in Lucerne . In 2002, the Canadian eighth won the World Championships, ahead of the Germans and the US rowers, while the Croatian eighth took fourth place.

Silvijo Petriško drove the Croatian eighth until 2008, but did not reach the A-final at world championships. After a fifth place with eighth at the European Championships in 2008 , he was again at the start at the 2011 World Championships in two and also came in fifth here.

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personal data
SURNAME Petriško, Silvijo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Croatian rower
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Zagreb