Đurđa "Đurđica" Bjedov (born 5 April 1947) is a retired

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and the only Yugoslav Olympic champion in swimming. Bjedov never won a medal at major international competitions, except for the

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, where she finished first in the 100 m

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, breaking the Olympic record, and second in the 200 m breaststroke. Her medley relay team was disqualified in the preliminaries though because she jumped into water too early. Later that year she was selected as the Yugoslav Athlete of the Year. After retiring from competitions Bjedov worked as a swimming coach and raised her daughter Anamarija Petričević to become an Olympic swimmer. They both now live in

Locarno , neighboring_municipalities= Ascona, Avegno, Cadenazzo, Cugnasco, Gerra (Verzasca), Gambarogno, Gordola, Lavertezzo, Losone, Minusio, Muralto, Orselina, Tegna, Tenero-Contra , twintowns =* Gagra, Georgia * Karlovy Vary, Czech Re ...

, Switzerland.SLOBODNA DALMACIJA, ČETVRTAK 30. prosinca 1999. – sport: SAMO ĐUKE NEMA ALTERNATIVE
Arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr (29 December 1999). Retrieved on 2016-04-23. Bjedov is the only Yugoslav swimmer inducted into the

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.DJURDJICA BJEDOV (YUG) 1987 Honor Swimmer

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1947 births Living people Female breaststroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Yugoslav female swimmers Sportspeople from Split, Croatia Olympic swimmers of Yugoslavia Croatian female swimmers Croatian expatriates in Switzerland Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming People from Locarno Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade silver medalists for Yugoslavia Universiade bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade {{Yugoslavia-Olympic-medalist-stub