Dinko Jukić

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Dinko Jukić
Mirna Jukic Dinko Jukic Austria-Meeting Wien2008.jpg
Dinko Jukić (left) together with his sister Mirna.
Personal information
Full nameDinko Jukić
Nationality Austria
Born (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 (age 32)
Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley and butterfly
ClubSC Austria Wien
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 4x200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 400 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rijeka 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Istanbul 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m medley

Dinko Jukić (born 9 January 1989 in Dubrovnik) is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from Austria of Croatian origin.

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, Jukić came back after 2 years break, posting a new 100 m freestyle national record (January 2015).[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dinko Jukic Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-10-30.


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