Darjan Petrič (born August 24, 1964 in

Kranj Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...

, Slovenia) is a former Yugoslav

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of Slovene ethnicity, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive

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, starting in 1980. He is the brother of swimmer

Borut Petrič Borut Petrič (born 28 December 1961 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a former Yugoslav freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. A brother of swimmer Darjan Petrič, he won the silver medal i ...

, the youngest participant (14 years, 325 days) at the

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in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At the

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in Zagreb, Petrič won two silver medals in the 400 and 1500-metre freestyle. In 2010, he was a candidate in the election for the mayor of City Municipality of Kranj, but failed to pass the first round, receiving 16,92% votes.

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* 1964 births Living people Yugoslav male freestyle swimmers Slovenian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Yugoslavia Slovenian twins Sportspeople from Kranj World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Twin sportspeople European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Swimmers at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Universiade silver medalists for Yugoslavia Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade {{Yugoslavia-swimming-bio-stub