Dinko Jukić (left) together with his sister Mirna. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dinko Jukić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1989 Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley and butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Austria Wien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dinko Jukić (born 9 January 1989 in Dubrovnik) is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from Austria of Croatian origin.
Biography
He competed for Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, finishing in tenth place in the men's 200 m butterfly event, 16th in the 200 m individual medley and 15th in the 400 m individual medley.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he managed a 4th-place finish in the men's 200 m butterfly event. Despite setting a new national record of 1:54.35 in the final, he missed the bronze medal by more than a second.
He is the younger brother of swimmer Mirna Jukić.
After suffering a serious back injury in 2012, Jukić came back after 2 years break, posting a new 100 m freestyle national record (January 2015).[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Dinko Jukic Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dinko Jukić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-01-30.
- "Olympian Dinko Jukic Retires in Midst of Dispute With Austrian Swimming". Retrieved 2018-12-31.
