Zdenko Balaš

Zdenko Balaš (Serbian: Зденко Балаш, born 9 September 1940 in Slavonski Brod) is a Croatian coxswain.[1] He competed for Yugoslavia in the 1964 European Rowing Championships in Amsterdam in the eight competition where he won a bronze medal.[2] The same team competed two months later in the men's eight at the 1964 Summer Olympics where they came fourth.[3] The whole team was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame in 2012.[4]

Zdenko Balaš
Personal information
Birth nameЗденко Балаш
Born (1940-09-09) 9 September 1940
Slavonski Brod
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Rowing Championships
1964 Amsterdam Eight

References
  1. "Zdenko Balas". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zdenko Balaš". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. "Foto: Slovenija ima Hram športnih junakov" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.


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