Anton M. Cerer (October 30, 1916 – May 25, 2006) was the first Slovenian or Yugoslav swimmer to win a European medal.[1] His career was interrupted by World War II, yet he competed at the Summer Olympics in 1936 and 1948 and European championships in 1938, 1947 and 1950. He won two European medals and finished fifth at the 1948 Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke event.[2][3]
He was born in Slovenia, formerly part of Yugoslavia, but in the 1950s emigrated to the United States. Between 1983 and 2002 he competed in the masters category and dominated world championships in his age group (above 80) in breaststroke, butterfly and medley disciplines.[4] He died after slipping in a pool in Cleveland, Ohio, aged 90, while training for the FINA World Masters Championships.[5]
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^Whitten, Phillip (June 12, 2006). . swimmingworldmagazine.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2007.
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anton, cerer, anton, cerer, october, 1916, 2006, first, slovenian, yugoslav, swimmer, european, medal, career, interrupted, world, competed, summer, olympics, 1936, 1948, european, championships, 1938, 1947, 1950, european, medals, finished, fifth, 1948, olymp. Anton M Cerer October 30 1916 May 25 2006 was the first Slovenian or Yugoslav swimmer to win a European medal 1 His career was interrupted by World War II yet he competed at the Summer Olympics in 1936 and 1948 and European championships in 1938 1947 and 1950 He won two European medals and finished fifth at the 1948 Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke event 2 3 Anton CererPersonal informationBornOctober 30 1916Kamnik Austro HungaryDiedMay 25 2006 aged 89 Cleveland Ohio United StatesSportSportSwimmingClubO H I O Masters Swim ClubMedal record Swimming Representing Yugoslavia European Championships 1938 London 200 m breaststroke 1947 Monte Carlo 200 m breaststroke He was born in Slovenia formerly part of Yugoslavia but in the 1950s emigrated to the United States Between 1983 and 2002 he competed in the masters category and dominated world championships in his age group above 80 in breaststroke butterfly and medley disciplines 4 He died after slipping in a pool in Cleveland Ohio aged 90 while training for the FINA World Masters Championships 5 References edit Olympic Athlete Directory Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 2020 04 19 Tone Cerer Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Natation Anton Cerer Yougoslavie les sports info Anton M Cerer USMS Swimmer U S Masters Swimming Whitten Phillip June 12 2006 Masters Great Olympian Anton Cerer Dies in Accident at 90 swimmingworldmagazine com Archived from the original on April 25 2007 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a Yugoslav swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anton Cerer amp oldid 1176234203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
