Đurđica Bjedov

Đurđa "Đurđica" Bjedov (born 5 April 1947) is a retired Croatian swimmer and the only Yugoslav Olympic champion in swimming.

Đurđica Bjedov
Personal information
Birth nameĐurđa Bjedov
Born5 April 1947 (1947-04-05) (age 76)
Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubPK Mornar[1]
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1970 Turin 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Turin 4×100 m medley

Bjedov never won a medal at major international competitions, except for the 1968 Olympics, where she finished first in the 100 m breaststroke, breaking the Olympic record, and second in the 200 m breaststroke.[2] Her medley relay team was disqualified in the preliminaries though because she jumped into water too early.[3] Later that year she was selected as the Yugoslav Athlete of the Year.

After retiring from competitions Bjedov worked as a swimming coach and raised her daughter Anamarija Petričević to become an Olympic swimmer.[4] They both now live in Locarno, Switzerland.[5][6] Bjedov is the only Yugoslav swimmer inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]

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References
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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Đurđica Bjedov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. Durđa Bjedov. oks.org.rs (in Serbian)
  3. "DJURDJICA BJEDOV (YUG) 1987 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. Vurušić, Vlado (8 August 2008). "8 hrvatskih kandidata za medalje". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  5. SLOBODNA DALMACIJA, ČETVRTAK 16. prosinca 1999. – sport: GUŠTAT ĆU, SILNO GUŠTAT!. Arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr (16 December 1999). Retrieved on 2016-04-23.
  6. SLOBODNA DALMACIJA, ČETVRTAK 30. prosinca 1999. – sport: SAMO ĐUKE NEMA ALTERNATIVE. Arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr (29 December 1999). Retrieved on 2016-04-23.


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