Velimir Valenta
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Competitor for  Yugoslavia |
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| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | coxless fours |
Velimir Valenta (April 21, 1929 – November 27, 2004) was a Yugoslav/Croatian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
In 1952 he won the gold medal as member of the Yugoslav boat in the coxless fours event.
He was born in Klis, a suburb of Split, Kingdom of Yugoslavia and died in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
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