Dinko Jukić
Dinko Jukić (born 9 January 1989 in Dubrovnik) is a medley and butterfly swimmer from Austria of Croatian origin.
 Dinko Jukić (left) together with his sister Mirna. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dinko Jukić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1989 Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley and butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Austria Wien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
He competed for Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, finishing in tenth place in the men's 200 m butterfly event, 16th in the 200 m individual medley and 15th in the 400 m individual medley.[1]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he managed a 4th-place finish in the men's 200 m butterfly event. Despite setting a new national record of 1:54.35 in the final, he missed the bronze medal by more than a second.
He is the younger brother of swimmer Mirna Jukić.
After suffering a serious back injury in 2012, Dinko came back after 2 years break, posting a new 100 m freestyle national record (January 2015). He is still in training waiting to reach his former level.
References
- "Dinko Jukic Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dinko Jukić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-01-30.
- "Olympian Dinko Jukic Retires in Midst of Dispute With Austrian Swimming". Retrieved 2018-12-31.