Krešimir Račić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Yugoslav hammer thrower
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Place of Birth: Karlovac, Karlovac County, Croatia
About Krešimir Račić
- Krešimir "Krešo" Racic (15 August 1932 – 19 June 1994) was a Croatian hammer thrower.
- He competed for Yugoslavia in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and placed sixth in 1956.
- He won a gold medal in the 1959 Mediterranean Games and a bronze in the 1959 Summer Universiade.
- During his career Racic had a strong domestic rivalry with Zvonko Bezjak, with Racic winning the Yugoslav title in 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1964 and Bezjak in 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1963.
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