Gordan Kožulj
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 Kožulj swimming backstroke at 2008 Euros. |
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Competitor for  Croatia |
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| Men’s swimming | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2003 Barcelona | 200 m backstroke |
| World SC Championships | ||
| Gold | 2000 Athens | 200 m backstroke |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2002 Berlin | 200 m backstroke |
| Gold | 2000 Helsinki | 200 m backstroke |
| Silver | 2008 Eindhoven | 4×100 m medley |
| Silver | 1999 Istanbul | 100 m backstroke |
| Silver | 1999 Istanbul | 200 m backstroke |
| European Short Course Swimming Championships | ||
| Gold | 2001 Antwerp | 200 m backstroke |
| Silver | 2000 Valencia | 100 m backstroke |
| Silver | 2000 Valencia | 200 m backstroke |
| Bronze | 2002 Riesa | 200 m backstroke |
| Bronze | 2005 Trieste | 200 m backstroke |
Gordan Kožulj (born 28 November 1976 in Zagreb) is a former backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.
At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships he won a silver medal in 200 m backstroke. In 2000 in Athens he became a world champion in 200 m backstroke (short course).
In 1999 he won two silver medals at the European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Those performances made him Croatia's Sportsman of the Year (1999). In 2000 and 2002 he became a European champion in 200 m backstroke.
Kožulj retired from competitive swimming in December 2008.[1] In March 2008 he was appointed director of the Croatian national swimming team, replacing acting director Tomislav Karlo.[1] In September 2009 Kožulj was elected to the European Olympic Committees Athletes' Commission.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Kožulj direktor plivačke reprezentacije" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. March 15, 2009. http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=37&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=32724&cHash=e17325d661. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ "Gordan Kožulj izabran u europsku Komisiju sportaša" (in Croatian). Index.hr. September 14, 2009. http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/gordan-kozulj-izabran-u-europsku-komisiju-sportasa-/450339.aspx. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
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