Ivan Čaklec

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIvan•Čaklec
Used nameIvan•Čaklec
Other namesИван Чаклец
Born5 August 1932 in Varaždin, Varaždinska županija (CRO)
Died30 March 2018 in Zagreb, Grad Zagreb (CRO)
Measurements173 cm / 75 kg
AffiliationsGD Zagreb, Zagreb (CRO)
NOC Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatia

Biography

Ivan Čaklec was a Croatian Yugoslav gymnast who competed at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics. He was a bronze medalist on pommelled horse at the 1967 European Championships and won a team silver medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games. He later studied kinesiology in Zagreb, becoming a full professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1952 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) YUG CRO Ivan Čaklec
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 144
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 19
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) =108
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =19
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =118
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 160
Rings, Men (Olympic) 170
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =150
1960 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) YUG CRO Ivan Čaklec
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) =56
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 9
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) =26 r1/2
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =46 r1/2
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =87 r1/2
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) =31 r1/2
Rings, Men (Olympic) 94 r1/2
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =23 r1/2
1964 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) YUG CRO Ivan Čaklec
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 80
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 11
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) 68 r1/2
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =54 r1/2
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =83 r1/2
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 85 r1/2
Rings, Men (Olympic) =81 r1/2
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =60 r1/2

Special Notes