Igor Marenić
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 Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 January 1986 Mali Lošinj, Croatia, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | 470 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Edo Fantela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Igor Marenić (born 2 January 1986) is a Croatian professional sailor. Competing in the 470 class with Šime Fantela, he won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships, and three European Championships (2009, 2011, 2012).
Life and career
A resident of Zadar, Marenić was born in Mali Lošinj, Croatia.[1] In 1999 he competed in the Optimist World Championships in Martinique.[2]
At the 470 World Championships in 2009 in Rungsted, Fantela and Marenić became the first Croatians to win a gold medal at the ISAF World Championships.[3] In 2011 in Helsinki, the two won gold in the 470 class at the European Championships.[4]
Marenić competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 470 class event, both times competing with Fantela.[1][5]
References
- 1 2 "Igor Marenic". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ Stuart Alexander, Sailing: Netherlands on the brink of history, The Independent, 23 July 1999
- ↑ "Šime Fantela i Igor Marenić svjetski prvaci!". Jutarnji list. August 29, 2009.
- ↑ The Daily Mirror, Luke and Stu take 470 silver, 16 July 2011
- ↑ "Igor Marenić Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
External links
- Sailor biography from the International Sailing Federation website
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