Josip Primožič
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Josip "Jože" Primožič was a Yugoslavia
n gymnast
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He took part in three Olympic Games and three World Championships for Yugoslavia. This gave him a total of 10 medals, two silvers at the 1926 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
, four golds and a bronze at the 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
, a bronze at the 1938 World Championships, as well as a silver and a bronze at the 1928 Olympics
in Amsterdam
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At the 1924 Olympics
, he won no medals, but Yugoslavia came in fourth in the team competition. In 1928, he also did well individually, and came in fifth in the individual overall competition. This came after many good placings in individual events; silver in the horizontal bars, fourth on the flour, and sixth on the parallel bars. There were also no medals in his last Olympics in 1936, and his best placing was sixth in the team event.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
n gymnast
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
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He took part in three Olympic Games and three World Championships for Yugoslavia. This gave him a total of 10 medals, two silvers at the 1926 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
1926 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 8th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Lyon, in 1926.-Medal table:-Team All-round:-Individual all-round:-Pommel horse:-Rings:-Parallel bars:-Horizontal bar:...
, four golds and a bronze at the 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
-Medals:- All-around :- Floor exercise :- Pommel horse :- Rings :- Parallel bars :- Horizontal bar :- Team final :-References:*...
, a bronze at the 1938 World Championships, as well as a silver and a bronze at the 1928 Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eight events in gymnastics were contested. For the first time at the Olympic Games, women competed in gymnastics. The rope climbing and sidehorse vault events were dropped from the program.-Medal summary:...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
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At the 1924 Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, nine events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from July 17, 1924 to July 24, 1924.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...
, he won no medals, but Yugoslavia came in fourth in the team competition. In 1928, he also did well individually, and came in fifth in the individual overall competition. This came after many good placings in individual events; silver in the horizontal bars, fourth on the flour, and sixth on the parallel bars. There were also no medals in his last Olympics in 1936, and his best placing was sixth in the team event.