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Milan Stepišnik

Milan Stepišnik
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born(1910-11-11)11 November 1910
Ljubljana, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
Died18 November 1950(1950-11-18) (aged 40)
Kočevje, Yugoslavia
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw

Milan Stepišnik (11 November 1910 – 18 November 1950) was a Slovenian athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics, representing Yugoslavia.[1]

During World War II, Stepisnik refused to make the Nazi salute in games; he was later imprisoned in Dachau, and following the Dachau trials he was sentenced to death by a firing squad.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Milan Stepišnik Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Milan Stepišnik". PublishWall. 25 August 2018.
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