Pavle Kostov (born 28 September 1987) is a Croatian sailor. He competed at the

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and

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in the 49er class. Together with

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 ...

and

Ivan Bulaja 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, ...

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

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they lent their boat to

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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

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had broken shortly before the start of their race.

References

1987 births Living people Olympic sailors for Croatia Croatian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er Recipients of the Pierre de Coubertin medal Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er {{Croatia-yachtracing-bio-stub