![]() Čorak circa 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Rastoka, Independent State of Croatia | 14 June 1943|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 November 2023 | (aged 80)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | HK Lika, Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Josip Maric Ljubomir Ivanović | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Josip Čorak (14 June 1943 – 28 November 2023) was a Croatian wrestler. 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 11 world titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling in the masters category. [3] Čorak died on 28 November 2023, at the age of 80. [4]
![]() Čorak circa 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Rastoka, Independent State of Croatia | 14 June 1943|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 November 2023 | (aged 80)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | HK Lika, Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Josip Maric Ljubomir Ivanović | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Josip Čorak (14 June 1943 – 28 November 2023) was a Croatian wrestler. 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 11 world titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling in the masters category. [3] Čorak died on 28 November 2023, at the age of 80. [4]