Marijan Stipetić (also Mariyan or Marjan as well as the nickname Bibi; 8 December 1930 – 8 April 2011) was a Croatian swimmer who won two bronze medals at the European Championships of 1947 and 1950 for SFR Yugoslavia.[1] He competed in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics and finished fifth with the Yugoslav team.[2]
He was also a successful water polo player and won the Italian Championship of 1951 with the Canottieri Napoli club. In 1951, he moved to Canada after defecting from the former Yugoslavia. Once he arrived in Canada he competed in swimming and water polo for the university of Toronto and went on to be the head coach of the Arvida swimming club "Les Ouananiches" for 17 years(1968-1985). In 1985 the family moved to Markham, Ontario, where he swam in the masters category for the Markham Masters Swimming Club. In particular, he set national records in the 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle in the age groups 70–74 and 80–84.[2][3] Stipetić held the honorary position of an Ambassador for the Croatian Olympic Committee.[4] He died of leukemia leaving a wife, brother and four children.[5][6]
Markham Masters Swimming Club. Short Course Meters (SCM) Records – to March 2011
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marijan, stipetić, also, mariyan, marjan, well, nickname, bibi, december, 1930, april, 2011, croatian, swimmer, bronze, medals, european, championships, 1947, 1950, yugoslavia, competed, freestyle, relay, 1948, summer, olympics, finished, fifth, with, yugoslav. Marijan Stipetic also Mariyan or Marjan as well as the nickname Bibi 8 December 1930 8 April 2011 was a Croatian swimmer who won two bronze medals at the European Championships of 1947 and 1950 for SFR Yugoslavia 1 He competed in the 4 200 m freestyle relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics and finished fifth with the Yugoslav team 2 Marijan StipeticPersonal informationBorn8 December 1930Died8 April 2011 aged 80 Markham Ontario CanadaMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting YugoslaviaEuropean Championships1947 Monte Carlo 1500 m freestyle1950 Vienna 4 200 m freestyleHe was also a successful water polo player and won the Italian Championship of 1951 with the Canottieri Napoli club In 1951 he moved to Canada after defecting from the former Yugoslavia Once he arrived in Canada he competed in swimming and water polo for the university of Toronto and went on to be the head coach of the Arvida swimming club Les Ouananiches for 17 years 1968 1985 In 1985 the family moved to Markham Ontario where he swam in the masters category for the Markham Masters Swimming Club In particular he set national records in the 400 m 800 m and 1500 m freestyle in the age groups 70 74 and 80 84 2 3 Stipetic held the honorary position of an Ambassador for the Croatian Olympic Committee 4 He died of leukemia leaving a wife brother and four children 5 6 His brother Mislav swam with Marijan in the same 4 200 m freestyle team that won the bronze medal at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships 4 7 References edit Marijan STIPETIC les sports info a b Marijan Stipetic sports reference com 1 2 MSC Records Database mymsc ca a b Hrvatska olimpijska obitelj Archived 2012 08 15 at the Wayback Machine Croatian Olympic Committee Zagreb ISBN 978 953 96571 7 6 p 67 Marijan Stipetic Obituary Toronto Star April 10 2011 Marijan Stipetic dixongarlandfuneral frontrunnerpro com Mislav STIPETIC les sports infoExternal links editMarkham Masters Swimming Club Short Course Meters SCM Records to March 2011 GENERAL COMMITTEE COMMUNITY SERVICES amp ENVIRONMENT markham ca Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marijan Stipetic amp oldid 1192366643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
