Stanko Lorger (14 February 1931 – 25 April 2014) was a Yugoslav

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

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1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

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1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

, and in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

Bibliography

-Andreou,Evangelos: ''"The star of champion shone..."'' Ed. EUARCE 2011 ("Stanko Lorger" p.24) Ευάγγελος Ανδρέου, ''Το αστέρι του πρωταθλητή άναψε... / ο βαλκανιονίκης του μεσοπολέμου Γιάννης Σκιαδάς'', EUARCE 2011 ("Λόργκερ, Στάνκο/Stanko Lorger" σ.24)

References

1931 births 2014 deaths Slovenian male hurdlers Slovenian people of German descent Slovenian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Yugoslav male hurdlers Yugoslav male sprinters Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub