Velimir Valenta (21 April 1929 – 27 November 2004) was a Yugoslav/ Croatian

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 gold medal in the

coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...

event at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

.Velimir Valenta
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1929 births 2004 deaths Rowers from Split, Croatia Yugoslav male rowers Croatian male rowers Olympic rowers of Yugoslavia Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Burials at Lovrinac Cemetery {{Yugoslavia-rowing-bio-stub