Boris Gregorka
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Boris Gregorka (2 August 1906 – 19 March 2001)[1] was a Slovenian gymnast, competing for Yugoslavia. He won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. After retiring from competitive career, he was the coach of a double Olympic gold medallist Miroslav Cerar.[2]
Biography
Gregorka was born in
Gregorka competed at two Olympics. He was a member of the Yugoslavian delegation at the
In addition to Olympic appearances, Gregorka competed at three World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. At the 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Luxembourg, Gregorka was a member of the all-around team that won a bronze medal, together with Antosiewicz, Malej, Primožič, Štukelj, Rafael Ban, Peter Šumi, and Stane Žilič. The competition was marked by the fatal accident of Malej after his routine on rings.[3] At the 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Prague, Gregorka was again a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the all-around team event, together with Primožič, Stjepan Boltižar, Miroslav Forte, Josip Kujundžić, Janez Pristov, Miloš Skrbinšek, and Josip Vadnav.[3]
In addition to gymnastics, Gregorka was active in other sports as well. Several times, he became the national champion in
Gregorka started coaching junior teams at Sokol already in the late 1920s but fully committed to the coaching career after World War II. Sokol was disbanded and reorganized as "Partizan Narodni dom". Gregorka adhered to the principles of his former coach Viktor Murnik. He led the national team at several European and World Championships and at the Olympics. He was the coach of Miroslav Cerar who won three Olympic medals, including two gold in pommel horse at the games in Tokyo and Mexico City.[3] In addition, Gregorka was a sport referee and served as a member of organization committees for several competitions, including the 1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships that took place in Ljubljana. He also published several works related to gymnastics and worked as a counselor to the sports equipment manufacturer Elan.[3]
For his achievements both as a sportsman and as a coach, Gregorka received several decorations. Among those were the
References
- ^ a b c "Boris Gregorka Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Umrl Boris Gregorka". 24ur.com. 2001-03-19. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Boris Gregorka (1906–2001)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Yugoslavia Gymnastics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-11-05.