Đurđica Bjedov
Personal information
Birth nameĐurđa Bjedov
Born5 April 1947 (1947-04-05) (age 76)
Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubPK Mornar[1]
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1970 Turin 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Turin 4×100 m medley

Đurđa "Đurđica" Bjedov (born 5 April 1947) is a retired Croatian swimmer and the only Yugoslav Olympic champion in swimming.

Bjedov never won a medal at major international competitions, except for the 1968 Olympics, where she finished first in the 100 m breaststroke, breaking the Olympic record, and second in the 200 m breaststroke.[2] Her medley relay team was disqualified in the preliminaries though because she jumped into water too early.[3] Later that year she was selected as the Yugoslav Athlete of the Year.

After retiring from competitions Bjedov worked as a swimming coach and raised her daughter Anamarija Petričević to become an Olympic swimmer.[4] They both now live in Locarno, Switzerland.[5][6] Bjedov is the only Yugoslav swimmer inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]

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References

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  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Đurđica Bjedov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Durđa Bjedov. oks.org.rs (in Serbian)
  3. 1 2 "DJURDJICA BJEDOV (YUG) 1987 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Vurušić, Vlado (8 August 2008). "8 hrvatskih kandidata za medalje". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  5. ↑ SLOBODNA DALMACIJA, ČETVRTAK 16. prosinca 1999. – sport: GUŠTAT ĆU, SILNO GUŠTAT!. Arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr (16 December 1999). Retrieved on 2016-04-23.
  6. ↑ SLOBODNA DALMACIJA, ČETVRTAK 30. prosinca 1999. – sport: SAMO ĐUKE NEMA ALTERNATIVE. Arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr (29 December 1999). Retrieved on 2016-04-23.


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