ZAGREB ZAGREB, Oct 16 (Hina) - Matija Ljubek (47), the most successful Croatian athlete, was buried in Zagreb on Monday. Ljubek, the world champion ten times in one-man canoe and two-man canoe and the winner of four Olympic medals -
gold and bronze in Montreal in 1976 and gold and silver in Los Angeles in 1984- was killed in Belisce (eastern Croatia) last Wednesday (October 11) when his brother-in-law Marko Varzic shot him dead over some domestic issues. Present at the Zagreb funeral were family, numerous athletes, former Croatian participants in Olympic Games, Ljubek's fans, politicians, public figures and citizens. Wreaths of Croatian President, Government, the Croatian Olympic Committee and many fans were laid on his grave.(hina) ms
ZAGREB, Oct 16 (Hina) - Matija Ljubek (47), the most successful
Croatian athlete, was buried in Zagreb on Monday.
Ljubek, the world champion ten times in one-man canoe and two-man
canoe and the winner of four Olympic medals - gold and bronze in
Montreal in 1976 and gold and silver in Los Angeles in 1984- was
killed in Belisce (eastern Croatia) last Wednesday (October 11)
when his brother-in-law Marko Varzic shot him dead over some
domestic issues.
Present at the Zagreb funeral were family, numerous athletes,
former Croatian participants in Olympic Games, Ljubek's fans,
politicians, public figures and citizens.
Wreaths of Croatian President, Government, the Croatian Olympic
Committee and many fans were laid on his grave.
(hina) ms