Marko Mandić ( Croatian: Марко Мандић, 20 July 1939 – 29 June 1991) was a Croatian rower. Mandić was born in Goriš in 1939. He competed for Yugoslavia in the

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in the eight competition where he won a bronze medal. The same team competed two months later in the men's eight at the

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where they came fourth. Mandić competed in the

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at the

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where they were eliminated in the repêchage. He died in 1991 in

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. The whole 1964 Olympic team was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame in 2012.

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1939 births 1991 deaths Croatian male rowers Yugoslav male rowers Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Yugoslavia Rowers from Split, Croatia European Rowing Championships medalists {{Yugoslavia-rowing-bio-stub