Krešimir "Krešo" Račić (15 August 1932 – 19 June 1994) was a

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hammer thrower The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists ...

. He competed for

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in the

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and

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

and placed sixth in 1956. He won a gold medal in the 1959 Mediterranean Games and a bronze in the

1959 Summer Universiade The 1959 Summer Universiade, also known as the I Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy. Sports * Athletics * Basketball * Fencing * Swimming * Tennis * Volleyball * Water polo Medal table Italy leads this first edition in the tot ...

. During his career Račić had a strong domestic rivalry with Zvonko Bezjak, with Račić winning the Yugoslav title in 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1964 and Bezjak in 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1963.

References

1932 births 1994 deaths Sportspeople from Karlovac Croatian male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Yugoslav male hammer throwers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Universiade bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub