Ivan Bulaja (October 25, 1977, Split, Croatia) is a Croatian sailor and sailing trainer. He competed at the Sydney 2000 Olympics in sailing. He coached Croatian and Austrian sailing teams in five next consecutive Olympic Games (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020). Together with

Pavle Kostov Pavle Kostov (born 28 September 1987) is a Croatian sailor. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the 49er class. Together with Petar Cupać and Ivan Bulaja he is a recipient of the Pierre de Coubertin medal The Pierre de Coub ...

and

Petar Cupać Petar Cupać (born 1 February 1980) is a Croatian sailor. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the 49er class. Together with his teammates Pavle Kostov and Ivan Bulaja, he is a recipient of the Pierre de Coubertin medal The P ...

he is a recipient of the Pierre de Coubertin medal. In the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

they lent their boat to Danes

Jonas Warrer Jonas Warrer (born 22 March 1979) is a Danish sailor in the 49er class who sails with Martin Kirketerp. At the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 ( ...

and

Martin Kirketerp Martin Kirketerp Ibsen (born 13 July 1982) is a Danish sailor in the 49er class who sails with Jonas Warrer. At the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Bei ...

whose

mast Mast, MAST or MASt may refer to: Engineering * Mast (sailing), a vertical spar on a sailing ship * Flagmast, a pole for flying a flag * Guyed mast, a structure supported by guy-wires * Mooring mast, a structure for docking an airship * Radio mast ...

had broken shortly before the start of their race. Warrer and Kirketerp went on to win a

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

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