George Stulac

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George Stulac (born March 22, 1934, in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired basketball player and track and field athlete from Canada, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1956, 1960 and 1964). [1] In 1956 and 1964 he was a member of the Canadian Men's National Basketball Team. In 1960 Stulac competed in the men's decathlon competition, having won the bronze medal the previous year at the 1959 Pan American Games.

Stulac was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Stulac Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. "Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame Welcomes 2015 Induction Class".