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

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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