Đurđa "Đurđica" Bjedov (born 5 April 1947) is a retired Croatian swimmer and the only Yugoslav Olympic champion in swimming.
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| Birth name | Đurđa Bjedov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1947 (1947-04-05) (age 75) Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | PK Mornar[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bjedov never won a medal at major international competitions, except for the 1968 Olympics, where she finished first in the 100 m breaststroke, breaking the Olympic record, and second in the 200 m breaststroke.[2] Her medley relay team was disqualified in the preliminaries though because she jumped into water too early.[3] Later that year she was selected as the Yugoslav Athlete of the Year.
After retiring from competitions Bjedov worked as a swimming coach and raised her daughter Anamarija Petričević to become an Olympic swimmer.[4] They both now live in Locarno, Switzerland.[5][6] Bjedov is the only Yugoslav swimmer inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]
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| Preceded by | 1968 |
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| Preceded by Vera Nikolić |
Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year 1968 |
Succeeded by Ana Boban |
Sportske novosti Croatian Sportswoman of the Year | |
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Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport – Life Achievement | |
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