Miroslav Cerar

This article is about the Olympic gymnast. For the Slovenian politician that is his son, see Miro Cerar.
Miroslav Cerar

Miroslav Cerar Senior in 1963
Personal information
Born 28 October 1939
Ljubljana, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Residence Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country  Yugoslavia
Sport Artistic gymnastics

Miroslav Cerar (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmíːrɔslaw ˈt͡sɛ̀ːrar],[1] born on 28 October 1939 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian gymnast and lawyer who won the pommel horse event at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He also won three world and nine European championships.[2]

Domestically, Cerar won 13 national titles and was chosen nine times as Yugoslavia’s Athlete of the Year. He was awarded the Olympic Order in Silver by the International Olympic Committee. He was member of the Slovenian Olympic Academy, the Fair Play Commission of the Slovenian Olympic Committee, and the Executive Committee of the European Fair Play Movement.[2]

Family

He was married to Zdenka Cerar (1941-2013), who was the first female State Prosecutor General of the Republic of Slovenia (1999-2004), Minister of Justice (2004) and Vice-President of the LDS. In her youth she was twice Youth Champion in gymnastics in Yugoslavia and a member of the Yugoslav team. After she ended her active career, she became a coach and referee.[3]

He was a student of law and a lawyer for many years. His son Miro Cerar is also a lawyer, and a politician.[4]

Hall of Fame

References

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Awards
Preceded by
Radivoj Korać
Milan Galić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia
1961
1963, 1964
Succeeded by
Milan Galić
Branislav Lončar
Preceded by
Radivoj Korać
Branislav Lončar
Ivo Daneu
Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year
1961–64
1966
1968–70
Succeeded by
Branislav Lončar
Stanko Lorger
Mate Parlov
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Radovan Radović
Flagbearer for  Yugoslavia
Tokyo 1964
Succeeded by
Branislav Simić