BELISCE BELISCE, Oct 11 (Hina) - Matija Ljubek (aged 47), the most successful Croatian athlete, was killed in Belisce (eastern Croatia) on Wednesday evening under mysterious circumstances.
BELISCE, Oct 11 (Hina) - Matija Ljubek (aged 47), the most
successful Croatian athlete, was killed in Belisce (eastern
Croatia) on Wednesday evening under mysterious circumstances.#L#
Police have confirmed the death of one of the best world canoeists
and the winner of four Olympic medals - gold and bronze in Montreal
in 1976 and gold and silver in Los Angeles in 1984..
Ljubek was the world champion ten times in one-man canoe and two-man
canoe.
Prior to this tragic event, he was the director of multi-sports
activities within the Croatian Olympic Committee and the Croatian
mission's head at the Olympic Games in Sydney.
(hina) jn ms.