Borut Petrič

Yugoslav swimmer
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Borut Petrič
Personal information
Born28 December 1961 (1961-12-28) (age 62)
Kranj, People's Republic of Slovenia
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1978 Berlin 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1981 Split 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Jönköping 1500 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1983 Casablanca 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split 200 m butterfly

Borut Petrič (born 28 December 1961 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a former Yugoslav freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. A brother of swimmer Darjan Petrič, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in Berlin. Petrič was the youngest participant (14 years, 325 days) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He also won a gold medal on 400 m freestyle in 1981. In the same year, Petrič received the Golden Badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia. He is the coach at swimming club Fužinar Ravne.

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Borut Petrič". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
Awards
Preceded by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia
1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Slobodan Kačar
Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year
1981
Succeeded by
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