Vittorio Gliubich (born Viktor Ljubić; 18 April 1902 – 1984) was an Italian rowing

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 boat ...

from Croatian descent who competed for

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. He was born in

Zadar Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar serv ...

, then in

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. In 1924, he won the bronze medal as cox of the Italian boat in the men's eight competition.

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Vittorio Gliubich's profile at databaseOlympics
1902 births 1984 deaths Sportspeople from Zadar Italian coxswains (rowing) Italian male rowers Italian people of Croatian descent Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub