Nickname
Moznik, Bozo (redbull.com, 11 Jun 2015, 19 Apr 2015)
Hobbies
Tennis, volleyball, football, horse riding, diving, sky diving, kiteboarding, wakeboarding, snowboarding, rafting, bungee jumping. (ueg.com, 23 May 2016; redbull.com, 11 Jun 2015)
Occupation
Athlete, Coach, Professor
Education
Sports Science - University of Zagreb , Croatia
Spoken languages
Croatian, English
Club
ZTD Hrvatski Sokol [Zagreb, CRO]
Coach
Vladimir Madarevic [national]; Tigran Goricki [personal], CRO (vecernji.hr, 24 May 2016; erstesvijet.bankarenje.hr, 30 Apr 2016)
Injuries
In April 2015 he suffered an inflammation of the tendons in his left shoulder. He returned from injury ahead of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Facebook page, 29 May 2015; baku2015.com, 28 Apr 2015)
He competed with an injury to his left shoulder at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, People's Republic of China. (erstesvijet.bankarenje.hr, 30 Apr 2016)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age six at the ZTD Hrvatski Sokol club in Zagreb, Croatia. (redbull.com, 11 Jun 2015)
Reason for taking up the sport
His parents got him involved in the sport because he was full of energy as a child. (playboy.hr, 14 Mar 2015)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games. (playboy.hr, 14 Mar 2015)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze in horizontal bar at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, People's Republic of China. (erstesvijet.bankarenje.hr, 30 Apr 2016)
Hero / Idol
Slovenian gymnast Aljaz Pegan. (playboy.hr, 14 Mar 2015)
Most influential person in career
Coach Tigran Goricki, and his brother Darijo. (redbull.com, 11 Jun 2015, 19 Apr 2015)
Philosophy / Motto
"Live a full life and spread positive energy to people around you." (redbull.com, 11 Jun 2015)
Additional information
Awards
In 2013 he was awarded the Franjo Bucar Award in recognition of his contribution to sport in Croatia. (redbull.com, 11 Jun 2015)
General
BROTHER'S MEMORY
He dedicated the gold medal he won at the 2015 European Championships in Montpellier, France, to his brother Darijo who passed away in 2011. "I felt that I somebody up there helped me and was with me. This gold isn't just mine, because there was a lot of help from him." (vecernji.hr, 21 Apr 2015)
NATIONAL FIRST
He became the first gymnast from Croatia to win gold at the European championships when he claimed victory in horizontal bar at the 2015 edition in Montpellier, France. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Jun 2016; vecernji.hr, 19 Apr 2015)
EDUCATION
He has a postgraduate qualification in sports management from the University Collage of Management and Design ASPIRA in Split, Croatia. (24sata.hr, 12 Feb 2016)
Last update : 2016-09-23
32
0
123