Olympic medal record
Men's Wrestling
Representing  Yugoslavia
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Lightweight

Vlado Lisjak (born 29 April 1962 in Petrinja) is a former Croatian Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia. He won gold in the 68 kg category, beating Tapio Sipilä in the final. Because of his feat he won the Croatian Sportsman of the Year award in 1984.

Lisjak retired from competitive wrestling in 1993, and has since worked as coach and director of the Croatian national wrestling team.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Vlado Lisjak". hhs.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

External links

Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman lightweight
Croatian Sportsman of the Year by Sportske novosti daily
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