Franjo Mihalić
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Franjo Mihalić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [frǎːɲo mǐxalitɕ];[5] 9 March 1920 – 14 February 2015) was a Yugoslav and Croatian long-distance runner best known for his 1958 win at the Boston Marathon and his marathon silver medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Mihalić competed mostly in marathons, road races and cross country races, distinguishing himself by winning many top-level international competitions in the 1950s and setting a combined 25 Croatian and later Yugoslavian national records in long-distance track events between 5000 m and 25 km.[3][6] In 1957, he became the inaugural winner of the Golden Badge, the award for the best sportsperson of Yugoslavia awarded by the daily Sport. He is regarded as the most accomplished male athlete in the history of Croatian, Serbian and Yugoslav track and field.[1]
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Nickname | Jura[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1920-03-09)9 March 1920 Ludina, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 February 2015(2015-02-14) (aged 94) Belgrade, Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945) Yugoslavia (after 1945) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track, Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10,000 m, cross country, marathon, road running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | AK Partizan (since 1947)[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1966[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 5000 metres: 14:18.0[3] 10,000 metres: 29:37.6[2] Marathon: 2:21:24[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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