Leo Lang, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leo Lang

Croatian athletics coach

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1919

Date of Death: 25-Jan-2005

Profession: athlete

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Leo Lang

  • Leo Lang (21 October 1919 – 25 January 2005) was a Croatian athletics coach and sports worker. Lang entered athletics in 1939 as a long-distance runner for HAÅ K.
  • After World War II he worked as a coach in Akademicar and Dinamo athletic clubs.
  • Lang coached the Yugoslav national athletics team, as well as individual athletes such as JoÅ¡ko Murat, Franjo Å krinjar, and, most notably, European 800 meters champion and world record holder Vera Nikolic.
  • He also advised Kenyan and Ethiopian long-distance runners, among them Mamo Wolde and Kipchoge Keino. Between 1973 and 1991 Lang worked at NK Dinamo Zagreb, serving as a marketing manager, business manager, and as the club's director.

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