Đurđica Bjedov
Croatian swimmer
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| Birth name | Đurđa Bjedov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1947 (1947-04-05) (age 76) Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | PK Mornar[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Đurđa "Đurđica" Bjedov (born 5 April 1947) is a retired Croatian swimmer and the only Yugoslav Olympic champion in swimming.
Bjedov never won a medal at major international competitions, except for the 1968 Olympics, where she finished first in the 100 m breaststroke, breaking the Olympic record, and second in the 200 m breaststroke.[2] Her medley relay team was disqualified in the preliminaries though because she jumped into water too early.[3] Later that year she was selected as the Yugoslav Athlete of the Year.
After retiring from competitions Bjedov worked as a swimming coach and raised her daughter Anamarija Petričević to become an Olympic swimmer.[4] They both now live in Locarno, Switzerland.[5][6] Bjedov is the only Yugoslav swimmer inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Đurđica Bjedov.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Đurđica Bjedov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Durđa Bjedov. oks.org.rs (in Serbian)
- ^ a b "DJURDJICA BJEDOV (YUG) 1987 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Vurušić, Vlado (8 August 2008). "8 hrvatskih kandidata za medalje". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ^ SLOBODNA DALMACIJA, ČETVRTAK 16. prosinca 1999. – sport: GUŠTAT ĆU, SILNO GUŠTAT!. Arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr (16 December 1999). Retrieved on 2016-04-23.
- ^ SLOBODNA DALMACIJA, ČETVRTAK 30. prosinca 1999. – sport: SAMO ĐUKE NEMA ALTERNATIVE. Arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr (29 December 1999). Retrieved on 2016-04-23.
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| Preceded by |  The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia 1968 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year 1968 | Succeeded by |
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(1952–90)
- Milka Babović (1952–53)
- Eša Ligorio (1954)
- Milka Babović (1955)
- Vinka Jeričević (1956)
- Nada Vučković (1957)
- Hilda Zeier (1958)
- Tanja Zoković (1959)
- Tanja Kokeza (1960)
- Hilda Zeier (1961)
- Olga Šikovec (1962–63)
- Nada Vučković (1964)
- Ljiljana Petnjarić (1965–66)
- Mirjana Resler (1967)
- Đurđica Bjedov (1968)
- Ana Boban (1969)
- Ružica Meglaj (1970)
- Vera Nikolić (1971–72)
- Mara Torti (1973)
- Jelica Pavličić (1974)
- Branka Batinić (1975)
- Štefica Krištof (1976)
- Jelica Pavličić (1977)
- Pavica Galošević (1978)
- Sanda Dubravčić (1979)
- Štefica Krištof (1980)
- Sanda Dubravčić (1981)
- Biserka Perman (1982)
- Renata Šašak (1983)
- Branka Batinić (1984)
- Biserka Perman (1985)
- Jasna Šekarić (1986–89)
- Biljana Petrović (1990)
(1991–present)
- Danira Nakić (1991)
- Biserka Perman (1992)
- Suzana Skoko (1993)
- Iva Majoli (1994–97)
- Janica Kostelić (1998–2003)
- Blanka Vlašić (2004)
- Janica Kostelić (2005–06)
- Blanka Vlašić (2007–11)
- Sandra Perković (2012–19)
- Barbara Matić (2020)
- Matea Jelić (2021)
- Sandra Perković (2022)
- Lena Stojković (2023)
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