Borut Petrič (born 28 December 1961 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a former Yugoslav freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. A brother of swimmer Darjan Petrič, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in Berlin. Petrič was the youngest participant (14 years, 325 days) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He also won a gold medal on 400 m freestyle in 1981. In the same year, Petrič received the Golden Badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia. He is the coach at swimming club Fužinar Ravne.

Borut Petrič
Personal information
Born28 December 1961 (1961-12-28) (age 62)
Kranj, People's Republic of Slovenia
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1978 Berlin 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1981 Split 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Jönköping 1500 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1983 Casablanca 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split 200 m butterfly

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Borut Petrič". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
Awards
Preceded by   The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia
1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Slobodan Kačar
Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year
1981
Succeeded by