Simo Nikolić (sailor)

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Simo Nikolić
Personal information
Born(1941-01-29)29 January 1941
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
Died9 April 2012(2012-04-09) (aged 71)
Rijeka, Croatia [1]
Sport
Sport Sailing

Simo Nikolić (29 January 1941 – 9 April 2012) [1] was a Croatian sailor. He competed for Yugoslavia at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. [2] He became European Champion in 1966, runner-up in 1968, and bronze medallist in the 1967 World Championship of the Snipe class, in all cases as a crew of Anton Grego.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Preminuo Simo Nikolić". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 10 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. "Simo Nikolić Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2012.