Ivan Pucelj (born 11 July 1981) is a retired

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er. His personal best jump was 7.92 metres, achieved in July 2003 in

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. He was born in

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. He finished tenth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the

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, sixth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and fourth at the

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. Pucelj became Croatian long jump champion in 2002, 2005 and 2006, rivalling with

Marijo Baković Marijo Baković (born 11 April 1982) is a retired Croatian long jumper. He finished seventh at the 1999 World Youth Championships and eleventh at the 2001 Summer Universiade. He also competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships and the 20 ...

. He also became indoor champion in 2005 and 2006.

Competition record

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