Ivan Gubijan

Ivan Gubijan

Personal information
Nationality	Yugoslav
Born	14 June 1923 Bjelovar, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Died	4 January 2009 (aged 85) Belgrade, Serbia
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	AK Partizan
Achievements and titles
Personal best	59.69 (1955)[1][2]
Medal record Representing  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1948 London Hammer throw

Ivan Gubijan (14 June 1923 – 4 January 2009) was a Yugoslav hammer thrower. He competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and placed second and ninth, respectively.^[1] He is credited with introducing the four-turn throwing technique, which is widely used today.^[3][4]

Gubijan finished second behind Duncan Clark in the hammer throw event at the British 1950 AAA Championships.^[5][6][7][8]

References

1. Ivan Gubijan Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference.com
2. Ivan Gubijan. trackfield.brinkster.net
3. "Sports Roundup". glassrbije.org. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009.
4. "Preminuo Ivan Gubijan" (in Serbian). B92. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
5. "Bailey's furlong record confirmed". Daily Herald. 15 July 1950. Retrieved 16 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Won Arthur Wint equals half-mile record". Weekly Dispatch (London). 16 July 1950. Retrieved 16 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
8. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.

External links

• Ivan Gubijan at Olympics.com