Tihomir Franković (born 30 September 1970) 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. His teammates were
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 ...
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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
Igor Francetić
Igor Francetić (born 21 April 1977 in Zagreb) is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Kr ...
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He was a world record (world's best time) holder, for 20 years, in a coxed pair event set at 1994 World rowing championship.
External links
databaseOlympic.com
1970 births
Living people
Croatian male rowers
Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers of Croatia
Olympic bronze medalists for Croatia
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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