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Franjo Mihalić

1920 - 2015

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Franjo Mihalić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [frǎːɲo mǐxalitɕ]; 9 March 1920 – 14 February 2015) was a Yugoslav and Croatian long-distance runner best known for his 1958 win at the Boston Marathon and his marathon silver medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Mihalić competed mostly in marathons, road races and cross country races, distinguishing himself by winning many top-level international competitions in the 1950s and setting a combined 25 Croatian and later Yugoslavian national records in long-distance track events between 5000 m and 25 km. In 1957, he became the inaugural winner of the Golden Badge, the award for the best sportsperson of Yugoslavia awarded by the daily Sport. He is regarded as the most accomplished male athlete in the history of Croatian, Serbian and Yugoslav track and field. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franjo Mihalić is the 374th most popular athlete (down from 349th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 230th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Croatian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Franjo Mihalić ranks 374 out of 6,025. Before him are Micheline Ostermeyer, Angela Voigt, Elias Katz, Boughera El Ouafi, Launceston Elliot, and Eugenio Monti. After him are Elmer Niklander, Harold Osborn, Peter Norman, Gerhard Stöck, Émile Fisseux, and Jimmy Ball.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Franjo Mihalić ranks 233. Before him are Patrick Troughton, William Conrad, Tony Randall, Olga Orozco, Roberto M. Levingston, and Hilda Bernard. After him are Antonina Makarova, John Dall, Reginald Rose, Georges Marchal, Fons Rademakers, and Hilmar Baunsgaard. Among people deceased in 2015, Franjo Mihalić ranks 214. Before him are Patachou, Nora Brockstedt, Ants Antson, Wendell Ford, Nicolae Rainea, and Roberto M. Levingston. After him are Peter Dickinson, Qiao Shi, Ibrahim Biogradlić, Hot Rod Hundley, Ninón Sevilla, and Xu Caihou.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Franjo Mihalić ranks 209 out of 700. Before him are Milan Neralić (1875), Marko Perković (1966), Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger (1856), Petar Skansi (1943), Mladen Mladenović (1964), and Rajko Grlić (1947). After him are Ivo Lapenna (1909), Antun Mihanović (1796), Ivan Buljan (1949), Ernesto Vidal (1921), Mario Boljat (1951), and Jurica Jerković (1950).

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Among ATHLETES In Croatia

Among athletes born in Croatia, Franjo Mihalić ranks 3. Before him are Duje Bonačić (1929), and Dragutin Šurbek (1946). After him are Blanka Vlašić (1983), Milan Nenadić (1943), Ivan Gubijan (1923), Ivo Trumbić (1935), Ottavio Missoni (1921), Mate Trojanović (1930), Luciano Sušanj (1948), Velimir Valenta (1929), and Abdon Pamich (1933).

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