Silvijo Petriško (born 20 November 1979 in
Zagreb
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) is a
Croatia
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rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...
, who won a bronze medal in the eights competition 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 ...
in
Sydney. He was the
coxswain
The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boa ...
of the team, compromising
Igor Francetić,
Igor Boraska,
Nikša Skelin
Nikša Skelin (born 25 March 1978, in Split) is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capi ...
,
Siniša Skelin,
Branimir Vujević,
Krešimir Čuljak,
Tomislav Smoljanović
Tomislav Smoljanović (born 15 July 1977) is a Croatian medical scientist, physician, and a retired rower.
Smoljanović won bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2001 World Championships as a member of the national eights team. ...
, and
Tihomir Franković.
External links
Short profile on Hrvatska Sport
1979 births
Living people
Croatian male rowers
Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Coxswains (rowing)
Olympic rowers for Croatia
Olympic bronze medalists for Croatia in rowing
Olympic medalists in rowing
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Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics