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.
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Born | 28 December 1961 (1961-12-28) (age 60) Kranj, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by | ![]() 1981 |
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Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year 1981 |
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Slovenian Sportsman of the Year | |
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European Champions in Men's 400 m Freestyle | |
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Mediterranean Games champions in Men's 200 m Freestyle | |
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Mediterranean Games champions in Men's 400 m Freestyle | |
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Mediterranean Games champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley | |
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Mediterranean Games champions in men's 1500 m freestyle | |
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