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Ivan Gubijan

1923 - 2009

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Ivan Gubijan (14 June 1923 – 4 January 2009) was a Yugoslav hammer thrower. He competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and placed second and ninth, respectively. He is credited with introducing the four-turn throwing technique, which is widely used today. Gubijan finished second behind Duncan Clark in the hammer throw event at the British 1950 AAA Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Gubijan is the 533rd most popular athlete (up from 542nd in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Croatia (up from 269th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Croatian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ivan Gubijan ranks 533 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert Liottel, Gert Fredriksson, Émile Champion, Fred Alderman, Armas Taipale, and Wyndham Halswelle. After him are Bruno Müller, Jay O'Brien, William Jones, Howard Valentine, Karl-Friedrich Haas, and Eddie Owen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Ivan Gubijan ranks 257. Before him are Bror Mellberg, Vic Seixas, Murray Hamilton, William Windom, Daniil Shafran, and Giulio Cabianca. After him are Sara Lidman, François Cavanna, Israel Gutman, Jacob Taubes, Ellsworth Kelly, and Joseph Keller. Among people deceased in 2009, Ivan Gubijan ranks 196. Before him are Monica Bleibtreu, Dušan Džamonja, Olja Ivanjicki, Mohamed M. Atalla, Ruth Ford, and Rodrigo Carazo Odio. After him are Jack Kramer, Grigore Vieru, Janet Jagan, Riccardo Cassin, Kim Manners, and Ron Silver.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Ivan Gubijan ranks 242 out of 700. Before him are Milan Šufflay (1879), Nicholas Tavelic (1340), Antun Gustav Matoš (1873), Giovanni Arpino (1927), Goran Višnjić (1972), and Zvonimir Soldo (1967). After him are Josip Filipović (1818), Stjepan Hauser (1986), Andrej Panadić (1969), Martin Špegelj (1927), Ivo Trumbić (1935), and Krešimir Baranović (1894).

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Among ATHLETES In Croatia

Among athletes born in Croatia, Ivan Gubijan ranks 6. Before him are Duje Bonačić (1929), Dragutin Šurbek (1946), Franjo Mihalić (1920), Blanka Vlašić (1983), and Milan Nenadić (1943). After him are Ivo Trumbić (1935), Ottavio Missoni (1921), Mate Trojanović (1930), Luciano Sušanj (1948), Velimir Valenta (1929), and Abdon Pamich (1933).

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