Nikica Ljubek (born 19 October 1980) is a

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n sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who competed in the early 2000s. He was born in

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 1000 m and the C-2 500 m events at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

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. He was second on Canoe marathon championship 2008 in Czech republic in c-1 26 km. In 2010 he was on 4th place on World canoe championship in Banyoles-Spain in c-1 26 km Nikica Ljubek is the son of

Matija Ljubek Matija Ljubek (; 22 November 1953 – 11 October 2000) was a Croatian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s and 1980s and later became a sports official. Born in Belišće, Osijek-Baranja, Ljubek competed in four Summer Olympics where he w ...

, Olympic and World champion canoer.

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External links

Sports-Reference.com profile

1980 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Croatian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Croatia Sportspeople from Osijek {{Croatia-canoe-bio-stub