Petar Cupać (born 1 February 1980) is a Croatian sailor. He competed at the

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and 2012 Summer Olympics in the 49er class. Together with his teammates Pavle Kostov and Ivan Bulaja, he is a recipient of the

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. In the 2008 Summer Olympics they lent their boat to Danes Jonas Warrer and Martin Kirketerp whose mast had broken shortly before the start of their race. Warrer and Kirketerp went on to win a gold medal.

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1980 births Living people Olympic sailors for Croatia Croatian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er Recipients of the Pierre de Coubertin medal Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er {{Croatia-yachtracing-bio-stub