Leo Lang
Leo Lang (21 October 1919 – 25 January 2005) was a Croatian athletics coach and sports worker.
Lang entered athletics in 1939 as a long-distance runner for HAŠK. After World War II he worked as a coach in Akademičar and Dinamo athletic clubs. Lang coached the Yugoslav national athletics team, as well as individual athletes such as , Franjo Škrinjar, and, most notably, European 800 meters champion and world record holder Vera Nikolić. He also advised Kenyan and Ethiopian long-distance runners, among them Mamo Wolde and Kipchoge Keino.
Between 1973 and 1991 Lang worked at NK Dinamo Zagreb, serving as a marketing manager, business manager, and as the club's director.
Sources[]
- "Famous Croatian coach passes away". iaaf.org. IAAF. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- "Umro atletski trener Leo Lang". Index.hr (in Croatian). 25 January 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
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