Simo Nikolić (29 January 1941 – 9 April 2012) was a Croatian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

. He competed for Yugoslavia at the

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

and

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. He became

European Champion A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers to a ...

in 1966, runner-up in 1968, and bronze medallist in the 1967

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

of the Snipe class, in all cases as a crew of

Anton Grego Antun Grego (born 8 December 1940) is a Croatian sailor. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. In the Snipe class, Grego was the European champion in 1966, runner-up in 1968, and bronze medallist in the 1967 Worl ...

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* 1941 births 2012 deaths Croatian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Yugoslavia Yugoslav male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Snipe class sailors Sportspeople from Novi Sad {{Croatia-yachtracing-bio-stub