Ivan Bulaja

Ivan Bulaja (25 October 1977, Split, Croatia) is a Croatian sailor and sailing trainer. He competed at the Sydney 2000 Olympics in sailing. He coached Croatian and Austrian sailing teams in the five next consecutive Olympic Games (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020).

Together with Pavle Kostov and Petar Cupać, he is a recipient of the International Fair Play Committee's Pierre de Coubertin World Trophy.[1] In the 2008 Summer Olympics they lent their boat to Danes Jonas Warrer and Martin Kirketerp whose mast had broken shortly before the start of their race.[2][3] Warrer and Kirketerp went on to win a gold medal.[2]

References

  1. ^ Praderio, Caroline (23 August 2016). "There are 2 prestigious awards named for the founder of the modern Olympic movement – here are 8 athletes who have won them". Business Insider. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Guld til 49'eren – dr.dk/Sporten/OL2008" (in Danish). Dr.dk. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Hrvatskim jedriličarima nagrada za fair play" (in Croatian). tportal. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2024.


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