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Josip Primožič

1900 - 1985

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Josip "Jože" Primožič (7 February 1900, in Ljubljana – 18 August 1985, in Maribor) was a Yugoslavian gymnast of Slovene ethnicity. He took part in three Olympic Games and three World Championships for Yugoslavia. This gave him a total of 10 medals, two silvers at the 1926 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, four golds and a bronze at the 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, a bronze at the 1938 World Championships, as well as a silver and a bronze at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. At the 1924 Olympics, he won no medals, but Yugoslavia came in fourth in the team competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josip Primožič is the 46th most popular gymnast (up from 81st in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 99th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Slovene Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Josip Primožič ranks 46 out of 370. Before him are István Pelle, Margit Korondi, Veikko Huhtanen, Yukio Endo, Charles Champaud, and Arvid Holmberg. After him are Guido Boni, Estella Agsteribbe, Zoltán Magyar, Mikhail Voronin, Daniela Silivaș, and Gösta Olson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Josip Primožič ranks 210. Before him are Maurice Dobb, Zinaida Aksentyeva, Teodoro Picado Michalski, Vladimir Tributs, Konrad Hirsch, and Teresa of the Andes. After him are Pyotr Gavrilov, Erna Berger, Ivan Maslennikov, Stamatios Nikolopoulos, Karel Teige, and Pedro Arispe. Among people deceased in 1985, Josip Primožič ranks 166. Before him are Carlos Mota Pinto, Israel Regardie, E. B. White, Bodil Joensen, Ludo Coeck, and Karl Zischek. After him are C. B. van Niel, Michel Pécheux, Yrjö Nikkanen, Big Joe Turner, Alexander Mikulin, and Jules Vandooren.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Josip Primožič ranks 86 out of 340. Before him are Slavko Avsenik (1929), Margit Korondi (1932), Tina Maze (1983), Mima Jaušovec (1956), Tadej Pogačar (1998), and Primož Roglič (1989). After him are Željko Ivanek (1957), Lojze Grozde (1923), Alenka Bratušek (1970), Andrej Bajuk (1943), Milivoje Novaković (1979), and Fran Levstik (1831).

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Among GYMNASTS In Slovenia

Among gymnasts born in Slovenia, Josip Primožič ranks 4. Before him are Leon Štukelj (1898), Miroslav Cerar (1939), and Margit Korondi (1932). After him are Sašo Bertoncelj (1984).

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