Igor Francetić (born 21 April 1977 in

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) is a

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rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the

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. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin,

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, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović and

Tihomir Franković Tihomir Franković (born 30 September 1970) is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević ...

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