Matija Ljubek

Matija Ljubek
Medal record

Ljubek gravestone in 2007
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold 1976 Montréal C-1 1000 m
Bronze 1976 Montréal C-1 500 m
Gold 1984 Los Angeles C-2 500 m
Silver 1984 Los Angeles C-2 1000 m
World Championships
Bronze 1975 Belgrade C-1 10000 m
Gold 1978 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
Bronze 1978 Belgrade C-1 10000 m
Silver 1981 Nottingham C-1 10000 m
Gold 1982 Belgrade C-2 500 m
Silver 1982 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
Gold 1983 Tampere C-2 500 m
Bronze 1983 Tampere C-2 1000 m
Gold 1985 Mechelen C-2 10000 m
Silver 1985 Mechelen C-2 1000 m

Matija Ljubek (November 22, 1953 – October 11, 2000) was a successful canoer from Belišće, Croatia who later became a sports official for Croatia.

Born in Belišće, Osijek-Baranja, Ljubek competed in four Summer Olympics where he won four medals. This included two golds (C-1 1000 m: 1976, C-2 500 m: 1984), one silver (C-2 1000 m: 1984), and one bronze (C-1 500 m: 1976). His trainer was Laszlo Hingl. He also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (C-1 1000 m: 1978, C-2 500 m: 1982, 1983; C-2 10000 m: 1985), three silvers (C-1 10000 m: 1981, C-2 1000 m: 1982, 1985), and three bronzes (C-1 10000 m: 1975, 1978; C-2 1000 m: 1983).

In 1976 he was received a golden badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia.

Ljubek later became vice-president of the Croatian Olympic Committee and served as chef de mission for the Croatian Olympic team.

Ljubek died in 2000 when he was shot by an estranged brother-in-law while trying to defend his mother in Valpovo, Osijek-Baranja six days after returning from the 2000 Summer Olympics.

References

Awards
Preceded by
Nenad Stekić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia
1976
Succeeded by
Šaban Seidiju
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Dražen Dalipagić
Flagbearer for  Yugoslavia
Seoul 1988
Succeeded by
Igor Milanović
(for  Yugoslavia)



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