Ivan Šola (born 12 December 1961) is a
Croatia
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n
bobsled
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der who has competed since 1999. Competing in three
Winter Olympics
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, he earned his best finish of 20th in the four-man event at
Vancouver
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in
2010
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.
Šola also competed in the
FIBT World Championships
The IBSF World Championships (known as the FIBT World Championships until 2015), part of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, have taken place on an annual basis since FIBT World Championships 1930, 1930. Starting with 2002, no Wo ...
, earning his best finish of 24th in the four-man event at
Calgary
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in
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
.
Prior to his bobsleigh career, Šola was a multiple Croatian champion in
motorcycle racing
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.
In 2003 Šola also competed in Formula 2000
speedboat races. , he was an owner of a motorcycle shop and a
driving school.
In 2007 he was elected member of the board of the
Croatian Motorcycling Federation.
, Šola is the president of the
Croatian Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation.
References
External links
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Ivan Solaprofile at Sports-Reference.com
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1961 births
Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Croatian male bobsledders
Croatian motorcycle racers
Living people
Olympic bobsledders for Croatia
Sportspeople from Split, Croatia
Croatian sports executives and administrators
21st-century Croatian sportsmen
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