This article is about the Olympic gymnast. For the Slovenian politician that is his son, see Miro Cerar.
Miroslav Cerar (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmíːrɔslaw ˈtsɛ̀ːrar];[1] born 28 October 1939) is a Yugoslav former gymnast and lawyer of Slovene ethnicity who won the pommel horse event at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He also won three world and nine European championships.[2]
Domestically, Cerar won 13 national titles and was chosen eight times as Yugoslavia’s Athlete of the Year. He was awarded the Olympic Order in Silver by the International Olympic Committee. He was member of the Slovenian Olympic Academy, the Fair Play Commission of the Slovenian Olympic Committee, and the Executive Committee of the European Fair Play Movement.[2]
Family
Cerar was married to Zdenka Cerar (née Prusnik), who was the first female State Prosecutor General of the Republic of Slovenia (1999–2004), Minister of Justice (2004) and Vice-President of the LDS. In her youth she was twice Youth Champion in gymnastics in Yugoslavia and a member of the Yugoslav team. After she ended her active career, she became a coach and referee.[3]
Cerar was a student of law and a lawyer for many years. His son Miro Cerar is also a lawyer, and a politician. He was Slovenia's prime minister and head of the SMC party.[4]
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miroslav, cerar, this, article, about, olympic, gymnast, slovenian, politician, that, miro, cerar, slovene, pronunciation, ˈmíːrɔslaw, ˈtsɛ, ːrar, born, october, 1939, yugoslav, former, gymnast, lawyer, slovene, ethnicity, pommel, horse, event, 1964, 1968, sum. This article is about the Olympic gymnast For the Slovenian politician that is his son see Miro Cerar Miroslav Cerar Slovene pronunciation ˈmiːrɔslaw ˈtsɛ ːrar 1 born 28 October 1939 is a Yugoslav former gymnast and lawyer of Slovene ethnicity who won the pommel horse event at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics He also won three world and nine European championships 2 Miroslav CerarMiroslav Cerar at the 1964 OlympicsPersonal informationCountry represented YugoslaviaBorn 1939 10 28 28 October 1939 age 83 Ljubljana Kingdom of YugoslaviaResidenceLjubljana SloveniaHeight1 72 m 5 ft 8 in Weight73 kg 161 lb DisciplineMen s artistic gymnasticsMedal record Representing YugoslaviaOlympic Games1964 Tokyo Pommel horse1968 Mexico City Pommel horse1964 Tokyo Horizontal barWorld Championships1962 Prague Pommel horse1962 Prague Parallel bars1966 Dortmund Pommel horse1970 Ljubljana Pommel horse1958 Moscow Pommel horse1966 Dortmund Parallel barsEuropean Championships1961 Luxembourg All around1961 Luxembourg Pommel horse1961 Luxembourg Still rings1961 Luxembourg Parallel bars1963 Belgrade All around1963 Belgrade Pommel horse1963 Belgrade Still rings1963 Belgrade Parallel bars1965 Anvers Parallel bars1963 Belgrade Vault1965 Anvers Floor exercise1965 Anvers Pommel horse1961 Luxembourg Vault1963 Belgrade Floor exercise1965 Anvers Still ringsDomestically Cerar won 13 national titles and was chosen eight times as Yugoslavia s Athlete of the Year He was awarded the Olympic Order in Silver by the International Olympic Committee He was member of the Slovenian Olympic Academy the Fair Play Commission of the Slovenian Olympic Committee and the Executive Committee of the European Fair Play Movement 2 Family EditCerar was married to Zdenka Cerar nee Prusnik who was the first female State Prosecutor General of the Republic of Slovenia 1999 2004 Minister of Justice 2004 and Vice President of the LDS In her youth she was twice Youth Champion in gymnastics in Yugoslavia and a member of the Yugoslav team After she ended her active career she became a coach and referee 3 Cerar was a student of law and a lawyer for many years His son Miro Cerar is also a lawyer and a politician He was Slovenia s prime minister and head of the SMC party 4 Awards and honors EditIn 1999 Cerar was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame 5 and in 2011 into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame 6 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miroslav Cerar Slovenski pravopis 2001 Miroslav Slovenski pravopis 2001 Cerar a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Miroslav Cerar Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Umrla je Zdenka Cerar Rtvslo Si 29 August 2013 Retrieved on 2015 06 28 INTERVJU prof dr Miro Cerar Student si Retrieved on 28 June 2015 Miroslav cerar International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Retrieved 12 May 2007 V Hramu slavnih sportnikov prva Stukelj in Cerar dolenjskilist si 21 December 2011 AwardsPreceded byRadivoj KoracMilan Galic The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia19611963 1964 Succeeded byMilan GalicBranislav LoncarPreceded byRadivoj KoracBranislav LoncarIvo Daneu Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year1961 6419661968 70 Succeeded byBranislav LoncarIvo DaneuMate ParlovOlympic GamesPreceded byRadovan Radovic Flagbearer for YugoslaviaTokyo 1964 Succeeded byBranislav Simic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miroslav Cerar amp oldid 1106673313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
