Miroslav Cerar
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Born | Ljubljana, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 28 October 1939||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Miroslav Cerar (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmíːrɔslaw ˈt͡sɛ̀ːrar],[1] born 28 October 1939) is a Slovenian gymnast and lawyer who won the pommel horse event at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He also won three world and nine European championships.[2]
Domestically, Cerar won 13 national titles and was chosen nine times as Yugoslavia’s Athlete of the Year. He was awarded the Olympic Order in Silver by the International Olympic Committee. He was member of the Slovenian Olympic Academy, the Fair Play Commission of the Slovenian Olympic Committee, and the Executive Committee of the European Fair Play Movement.[2]
Family
Cerar was married to Zdenka Cerar (1941–2013), who was the first female State Prosecutor General of the Republic of Slovenia (1999–2004), Minister of Justice (2004) and Vice-President of the LDS. In her youth she was twice Youth Champion in gymnastics in Yugoslavia and a member of the Yugoslav team. After she ended her active career, she became a coach and referee.[3]
Cerar was a student of law and a lawyer for many years. His son Miro Cerar is also a lawyer, and a politician.[4]
Awards and honors
In 1999 Cerar was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame,[5] and in 2011 into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame[6]
References
- ^ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Miroslav". "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Cerar".
- ^ a b Miroslav Cerar. sports-reference.com
- ^ Umrla je Zdenka Cerar. Rtvslo.Si (29 August 2013). Retrieved on 2015-06-28.
- ^ INTERVJU – prof. dr. Miro Cerar. Student.si. Retrieved on 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Miroslav cerar". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
- ^ V Hramu slavnih športnikov prva Štukelj in Cerar. dolenjskilist.si. 21 December 2011.
- 1939 births
- Living people
- Yugoslav male artistic gymnasts
- Slovenian male artistic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts of Yugoslavia
- Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- World champion gymnasts
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- International Gymnastics Hall of Fame inductees
- Sportspeople from Ljubljana
- European champions for Yugoslavia
- Artistic gymnast stubs
- Slovenian sportspeople stubs
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics