Ivan Šabjan (born 21 November 1961) is a
Yugoslav-born
Croatian
sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
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who competed from 1986 to 1996. He won a complete set of medals at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in
1987
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(C-1 10000 m), a silver in
1986
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(C-1 10000 m), and a bronze in 1986 (C-1 1000 m).
Šabjan also competed in two
Summer Olympics
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, earning his best finish of eighth twice, both in the C-1 1000 m event (
1988
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for
Yugoslavia,
1996
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for
Croatia).
References
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1961 births
Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Croatian male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Croatia
Olympic canoeists for Yugoslavia
Yugoslav male canoeists
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
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