Ivo Lipanović

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIvo•Lipanović
Used nameIvo•Lipanović
Other namesИво Липановић
Born18 August 1928 in Orebić, Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija (CRO)
Died30 July 2019 in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija (CRO)
AffiliationsHVK Gusar, Split (CRO)
NOC Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatia

Biography

Croatian Ivo Lipanović spent his youth during World War II helping repair the damage that was wrought by the conflict, but he was nonetheless able to have his first year as a junior rower immediately after the war in 1945. Given the circumstances, however, he had limited opportunities to train for the 1948 London Olympics, where he competed in the coxless fours, representing Yugoslavia. There, he was eliminated in the round one repêchage alongside Klement Alujević, Mate Mojtić, and Petar Ozretić. Lipanović continued rowing through 1956, but never attended another edition of the Games, although he did win national championships in 1950 and 1951. He later worked on a tuna fishing boat. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living Croatian Olympian, as well as the last Croatian to have represented Yugoslavia at the 1948 London Games.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1948 Summer Olympics Rowing YUG CRO Ivo Lipanović
Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 3 h1 r2/4