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Đurđica Bjedov

1947 - Today

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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. Her medley relay team was disqualified in the preliminaries though because she jumped into water too early. Later that year she was selected as the Yugoslav Athlete of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Đurđica Bjedov is the 35th most popular swimmer (down from 28th in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from Croatia (up from 255th in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Đurđica Bjedov ranks 35 out of 709. Before her are John Arthur Jarvis, Henry Taylor, Arne Borg, Bill Tuttle, Martha Norelius, and Otto Fahr. After her are Yoshi Oyakawa, Valéria Gyenge, Aileen Riggin, Charles Daniels, Ilona Novák, and Arvo Aaltonen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Đurđica Bjedov ranks 421. Before her are Anny Duperey, Bunny Wailer, Al Atkins, Tatiana Tarasova, Goran Paskaljević, and Kim Yoon-ok. After her are Stephen A. Schwarzman, Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Jimmy Bain, Apasra Hongsakula, Prince Hassan bin Talal, and Kiki Dee.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Đurđica Bjedov ranks 231 out of 700. Before her are Lino Červar (1950), Ivo Vojnović (1857), Doris Dragović (1961), Artur Rodziński (1892), Kićo Slabinac (1944), and Milan Nenadić (1943). After her are Mirko Marjanović (1937), Hrvoje Šarinić (1935), Đuro Kurepa (1907), Dimitrija Demeter (1811), Milan Šufflay (1879), and Nicholas Tavelic (1340).

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Among SWIMMERS In Croatia

Among swimmers born in Croatia, Đurđica Bjedov ranks 1. After her are Duje Draganja (1983), Dinko Jukić (1989), and Nikola Miljenić (1998).

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