George Stulac (born March 22, 1934, in

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) is a retired

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player and

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete from Canada, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1956, 1960 and 1964). In 1956 and 1964 he was a member of the Canadian Men's National Basketball Team. In 1960 Stulac competed in the men's decathlon competition, having won the bronze medal the previous year at the

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Am ...

. Stulac was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

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1934 births Living people Athletes from Toronto Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Toronto Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Canadian decathletes Canadian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Track and field athletes from Ontario Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Canadian Track and Field Championships winners {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub