Borut Petrič (born 28 December 1961 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a former Yugoslav freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. A brother of swimmer Darjan Petrič, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in Berlin. Petrič was the youngest participant (14 years, 325 days) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He also won a gold medal on 400 m freestyle in 1981. In the same year, Petrič received the Golden Badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia. He is the coach at swimming club Fužinar Ravne.

Borut Petrič
Personal information
Born28 December 1961 (1961-12-28) (age 64)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place1978 Berlin1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place1981 Split400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1981 Split1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1983 Rome400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1983 Rome1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1977 Jönköping1500 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1979 Split400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1979 Split400 m medley
Gold medal – first place1979 Split1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1983 Casablanca200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1979 Split200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1979 Split200 m butterfly

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