Josip Čorak

Josip Čorak (born 14 June 1943) is a retired wrestler from Croatia. Competing as a senior in the 90 kg Greco-Roman division he won gold medals at the 1969 European Championships and 1967 Mediterranean Games and a silver medal at the 1972 Olympics.[1][2] Čorak later won a record of 11 world titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling in the masters category.[3]

Josip Čorak
Personal information
Born14 June 1943 (1943-06-14) (age 80)
Rastoka, Independent State of Croatia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubHK Lika, Zagreb
Coached byJosip Maric
Ljubomir Ivanović
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich -90 kg
European championships
Gold medal – first place1969 Modena-90 kg
Bronze medal – third place1970 Berlin-90 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1967 Tunis -97 kg
Gold medal – first place1971 İzmir -90 kg

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josip Čorak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. Corak, Josip (YUG). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. Josip Čorak 11. put svjetski veteranski prvak. Index.hr (24 July 2005)
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