Jelica Vazzaz
Slovene gymnast (1914–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jelica Helena Zoe Vazzaz (5 August 1914 – 15 June 2007) was a Slovenian artistic gymnast who competed for Yugoslavia. She was a part of the silver-medal-winning Yugoslav team at the 2nd-ever World Championships at which a women's competition was included. A survivor of World War II concentration camps and political persecution, Vazzaz was a teacher of both academics and gymnastics, the Yugoslav national team coach for over two decades, a top-level international judge, a pioneer of Rhythmic gymnastics, a professor, an author of many monographs and journal articles, and an overall promoter of physical well-being. She has been referred to as the most important woman of Slovenian physical culture.[1]: 14 [3]
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![]() Jelica Vazazz in 1934, Teachers College Graduation Portrait | ||||||||||||
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Full name | Jelica Helena Zoe Vazazz | |||||||||||
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Born | (1914-08-05)5 August 1914 Gorizia, Austria-Hungary (now Italy) | |||||||||||
Died | 15 June 2007(2007-06-15) (aged 92)[1] | |||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Viktor Murnik | |||||||||||
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