HVK Gusar Split

HVK Gusar Split is a rowing club from the city of Split, Croatia. "Gusar"," is Croatian for "pirate". The club is the most successful rowing club in Dalmatia, and arguably in the whole of Croatia. It has a long tradition of success, members of the rowing club VK Gusar won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals. [ [http://www.hvk-gusar.hr/ks/medalje.htm HVK Gusar - Top lista najboljih veslaca HVK "Gusar" ] ]

History

The Club was founded in 1914. The first "Gusar" "Rowing Home" was near Split's City Port, under the slopes of the "Katalinića brig". Later, Gusar moved to a new Home, in the part of the city called "Matejuška" (in the City Port itself). Several years later, an auxiliary one was made in the city quarter "Spinut".
In 1974, the facility in "Matejuška" was sold, and the Club moved to the Home in Spinut.

Honors

Notable among the members of the club are:

*Olympic medalists
*Duje Bonačić: gold 1952 (coxless fours)
*Velimir Valenta: gold 1952 (coxless fours)
*Petar Šegvić: gold 1952 (coxless fours)
*Mate Trojanović: gold 1952 (coxless fours)
*Siniša Skelin: bronze 2000 (eight with Coxswain), silver 2004 (coxless pair)
*Nikša Skelin: bronze 2000 (eight with Coxswain), silver 2004 2004 (coxless pair)
*Igor Boraska: bronze 2000 (eight with Coxswain)
*Tihomir Franković: bronze 2000 (eight with Coxswain)
*Duško Mrduljaš: bronze 1980 (pair-oars with coxswain)
*Zlatko Celent: bronze 1980 (pair-oars with coxswain)

ee also

*Rowing (sport)
*HNK Hajduk Split
*RNK Split
*Split
*Dalmatia

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