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Sime Fantela

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Sime Fantela
Sime Fantela
Croatia

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Name

Sime Fantela

Nation

Croatia

Place of Birth

Zadar, Croatia

Class

470, Optimist, 49er

Q&A

General Interest

Climbing and mountaineering

Best Sporting Achievement

3 times Junior 470 World Champion 2003, 2005 and 2007, European junior champion 2005, bronze and gold medal Optimist Class Worlds 1998 and 2000

Coach

Edo Fantela (CRO)

Coached Since

1999

Awards

Most perspective young athlete 2000 and 2006 - NOC, Award by the City of Zadar two times, awards by the national federation 5 times

Campaign Website

www.ikvir.hr/hjs

Non Sailing Achievement

Football

Why This Sport

I saw other kids and it looked like fun

First Event Competed

International debut - 1997, Optimist event in Italy

Hometown

Zadar, Croatia

Ambitions

Be part of Olympic sailing as long as possible and achieve best results possible

Education

Economics - Faculty of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia

Yacht Club

SC Sv, Krsevan, Zadar