Lovro Radonić (February 25, 1928 – July 31, 1990)[1] was a Croatian water polo player and butterfly swimmer who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] He was born in Korčula, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Radonić was part of the Yugoslav team which won the silver medal in the 1952 tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later he won again the silver medal with the Yugoslav team in the 1956 tournament. He played six matches. In 1960 he participated in the 200 metre butterfly competition but was eliminated in the first round. He was born in Korčula and died in Rijeka.
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Born | Korčula, Yugoslavia | February 25, 1928|||||||||||||||||
Died | July 31, 1990 Rijeka, Yugoslavia | (aged 62)|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming, water polo | |||||||||||||||||
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His son is a noted VK Primorje player and manager Damir Radonić.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "HVS monografija HRV".
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lovro Radonić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Duvnjak, Igor (7 April 2022). "Damir Radonić - Dobitnik nagrade za životno djelo Zajednice sportova PGŽ-a: "Sport u Rijeci je takav. Malo si gore, malo dolje"". Novi list (in Croatian).
- ^ "Damiru Radoniću županijska nagrada za životno djelo" (in Croatian). Croatian Water Polo Federation. 28 March 2022.
External links
edit- Lovro Radonić at World Aquatics
- Lovro Radonić at Olympics.com
- Lovro Radonić at Olympedia
- Lovro Radonić at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian) (archived)