Krešimir Račić

Krešimir "Krešo" Račić (15 August 1932 – 19 June 1994) was a Croatian hammer thrower. He competed for Yugoslavia in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and placed sixth in 1956.^[2] He won a gold medal in the 1959 Mediterranean Games and a bronze in the 1959 Summer Universiade. During his career Račić had a strong domestic rivalry with Zvonko Bezjak, with Račić winning the Yugoslav title in 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1964 and Bezjak in 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1963.^[3]

Key Information

Personal information
Born	15 August 1932 Karlovac, Yugoslavia
Died	19 June 1994 (aged 61) Zagreb, Croatia
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Partizan Beograd
Achievements and titles
Personal best	63.89 m (1960)[1]
Medal record Representing  Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games 1959 Beirut Hammer throw
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
	1959 Beirut	Hammer throw
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krešimir Račić.

1. ^ Kresimir Racic. trackfield.brinkster.net
2. ^ Krešo Račić. Sports-Reference.com
3. ^ ŽIVLJENJEPISI SLOVENCEV V HRVAŠKEM ŠPORTU. slovenci-zagreb.hr (2014). p. 222

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