Silvijo Petriško (born 20 November 1979 in

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

) 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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. He was the

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of the team, compromising

Igor Francetić Igor Francetić (born 21 April 1977 in Zagreb) 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, Kre� ...

, Igor Boraska,

Nikša Skelin Nikša Skelin (born 25 March 1978, in Split) is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his older brother Siniša Siniša ( sr-Cyrl, Синиш ...

Siniša Skelin Siniša Skelin (born 14 July 1974, in Split) is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest ci ...

Branimir Vujević Branimir Vujević (born 29 November 1974 in Zadar) is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, s ...

Krešimir Čuljak Krešimir Čuljak (born 18 September 1970 in Zagreb) is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, along with Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, T ...

Tomislav Smoljanović Tomislav Smoljanović (born 15 July 1977) is a Croatian medical scientist, physician, and a retired rower. Smoljanović won bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2001 World Championships as a member of the national eights team. ...

, 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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1979 births Living people Croatian male rowers Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for Croatia Olympic bronze medalists for Croatia in rowing Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 21st-century Croatian sportsmen {{Croatia-rowing-bio-stub