Milan Stepišnik
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Slovenian |
Born | Ljubljana, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia | 11 November 1910
Died | 18 November 1950 Kočevje, Yugoslavia | (aged 40)
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
Milan Stepišnik (11 November 1910 – 18 November 1950) was a Slovenian athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics, representing Yugoslavia.[1]
During World War II, Stepisnik refused to make the Nazi salute in games; he was later imprisoned in Dachau, and following the Dachau trials he was sentenced to death by a firing squad.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Milan Stepišnik Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Milan Stepišnik". PublishWall. 25 August 2018.