Borut Petrič

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Borut Petrič

Personal information
Born	28 December 1961 (1961-12-28) (age 60) Kranj, Slovenia
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Yugoslavia World Championships (LC) 1978 Berlin 1500 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1981 Split 400 m freestyle 1981 Split 1500 m freestyle 1983 Rome 400 m freestyle 1983 Rome 1500 m freestyle 1977 Jönköping 1500 m freestyle Mediterranean Games 1979 Split 400 m freestyle 1979 Split 400 m medley 1979 Split 1500 m freestyle 1983 Casablanca 200 m freestyle 1979 Split 200 m freestyle 1979 Split 200 m butterfly

Borut Petrič (born 28 December 1961 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a former Yugoslav freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. A brother of swimmer Darjan Petrič, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in Berlin. Petrič was the youngest participant (14 years, 325 days) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He also won a gold medal on 400 m freestyle in 1981. In the same year, Petrič received the Golden Badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia. He is the coach at swimming club Fužinar Ravne.

References[]

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Borut Petrič". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

Awards
Preceded by Slobodan Kačar	The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia 1981	Succeeded by Dragan Kićanović
Preceded by Slobodan Kačar	Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year 1981	Succeeded by Bojan Križaj

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