Ivan Snoj (born 31 October 1923, Zagreb – 18 September 1994) was a Croatian team handball coach and international referee, international sports official, journalist and publicist. By profession he was gym teacher.
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13 October 1923 Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 September 1994 (aged 70) Zagreb, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivan Snoj was one of founders of the Croatian Handball Federation on 19 December 1948.
He was the selector and coach of Croatian first youth team in 1949, on a Yugoslav federal tournament of republican teams which was held in Zagreb. From 1951-1978, he had the function of federal captain (manager) of the Yugoslav team. He was the coach of Yugoslav team that took fifth place at the 1976 Olympics.
Later he was high-positioned official of the International Handball Federation, serving as its vice-president from 1984 to 1992.
Honours
edit- Yugoslavia
- 1958 World Championship - 8th
- 1961 World Championship - 9th
- 1964 World Championship - 6th
- 1967 World Championship - 7th
- 1970 World Championship - 3rd
- 1972 Summer Olympics - 1st
- 1974 World Championship - 3rd
- 1976 Summer Olympics - 5th
- 1978 World Championship - 5th
Sources
edit- Gizdić, Jurica (2014). Kovači hrvatskih olimpijskih odličja (PDF) (in Croatian). Zagreb: Croatian Olympic Committee. p. 116. ISBN 978-953-7912-01-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
External links
edit- (in Croatian) Hrvatski rukometni portal Ivan Snoj
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