Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport ( hr, Državna nagrada za šport "Franjo Bučar") is the highest recognition that
Republic of Croatia
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gives for extraordinary achievements and contributions of remarkable meaning for the development of
sport
Sport pertains to any form of Competition, competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and Skill, skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to specta ...
in Croatia.
This
award
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration.
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has been given since 1991. It came as successor of awards of
SR Croatia
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: ''Majska nagrada fizičke kulture'' and ''Republička nagrada fizičke kulture''.
This award is given to professional and public workers in the area of sport, sportsmen, legal and physical entities the perform sports activity, as well as other entities whose work is meritorious for the development of sport.
It is named after Croatian writer and sports activist
Franjo Bučar
Franjo Bučar (25 November 1866 – 26 December 1946) was a Croatian writer and sports popularizer . He is considered to be the father of Croatian sport and olympism.
Bučar was born in Zagreb to Slovenian father Jožef (Josip) Bučar and Croati ...
, person that popularized sport in Croatia in many ways.
Winners
References
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Croatian awards
Sports trophies and awards
Awards established in 1991
1991 establishments in Croatia