Boris Perušič (born 27 July 1940 in

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in the

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. In 1964 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played eight matches. Perušič and his 1964 teammate Milan Čuda are brothers-in-law. His grandson is Czech Olympic beach volleyball player Ondřej Perušič.

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