An Architect who started triathlon in 1997

I didn’t know how to swim crawl at the time. I had never been in the pool, but once I started with swim workouts at age 23, I was very dedicated to becoming a great and efficient open-water swimmer one day! In 2002 (age 26), I was first out of the water at the PRO race in IRONMAN, Austria. Isn’t that a miracle?

Since 2004, I have been involved in top-level Ironman.

I won twice PRO qualification for the Ironman World Championship (Hawaii, USA) and achieved 23rd and 29th place (2008, 2009), the best Croatian placement at the Ironman World Championship. The first CRO record was held by Marjan Pedišić (1994-2008).

I made Croatian Ironman record for almost 13 years (2008-2021).

Followed by several notable results in the triathlon World Cup, where I was the first Croatian to earn points for the Olympic Games in Athens (Best position in World Cup-19th place in the world ranking).

My personal best Ironman time is 8:12.

I achieved it in Copenhagen, where I won the bronze medal in 8 hours and 12 minutes, just 2 minutes and 34 seconds behind the winner time made by Tim Berkel AUS.

Sport Ambassador

I become Wings for Life Ambassador since the beginning and won the race Wings for Life World Run Croatia in 2016.

I am proud First Croatian official Ironman ambassador in the region (Ironman 70.3 St Polten, Ironman 70.3 Pula, Ironman 70.3 Slovenian Istria).

Dedicated Coach

Founder and Head coach at Adriatic Coaching. I coached running, cycling, swimming, triathlon, multisport and Ironman. Since 2015, I have been a Certified trainer for Ironman and a triathlon instructor in the Croatian Triathlon Association.

Father

I live in Samobor and am the father of three sons – Roko (born 2009), Nikola (born 2013) and Anakin (born 2016). I am also Vice President of the Samobor Triathlon Club.

Wikipedia link
Wings for Life World Run 2016