Đurđica Bjedov

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

Đurđica Bjedov

Personal information
Born	5 April 1947 (1947-04-05) (age 73) Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	PK Mornar[1]
Medal record Representing  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke 1968 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke Universiade 1970 Turin 4×100 m freestyle 1970 Turin 4×100 m medley

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]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

1. Đurđica Bjedov. sports-reference.com
2. Durđa Bjedov. oks.org.rs (in Serbian)
3. DJURDJICA BJEDOV (YUG) 1987 Honor Swimmer. International Swimming Hall of Fame
4. Vurušić, Vlado (8 August 2008). "8 hrvatskih kandidata za medalje". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 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.

Awards
Preceded by Ivo Daneu	The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia 1968	Succeeded by Dragan Džajić
Preceded by Vera Nikolić	Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year 1968	Succeeded by Ana Boban