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'''Ivan A. "Ivo" Pavelić''' (February 10, 1908 &ndash; February 22, 2011) was a [[Croatia]]n swimmer, football player and skier. As a swimmer he competed for [[Yugoslavia]] at the [[1924 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Sports Reference">{{cite web|last = Gjerde|first = Arild|coauthors = Jeroen Heijmans, Bill Mallon, and Hilary Evans|title = Ivo Pavelić Biography and Olympic Results|work = Olympics|publisher = Sports Reference.com|date = March 23, 2011|url = http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/ivo-pavelic-1.html|accessdate = 2011-04-11}}</ref>
{{Short description|Croatian swimmer}}
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| name = Ivo Pavelić
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| fullname = Ivan A. Pavelić
| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|02|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Zagreb]], [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|02|22|1908|02|10|df=yes}}
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| death_place = [[Greenwich, Connecticut]], U.S.
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
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| years1 = 1927–1931 | clubs1 = [[HŠK Concordia|Concordia]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1927–1930 | nationalteam1 = [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] | nationalcaps1 = 5 |nationalgoals1 = 1
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'''Ivan A.''' "'''Ivo'''" '''Pavelić''' (10 February 1908 – 22 February 2011) was a [[Croatia]]n swimmer, football player and skier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51732 |title=Ivo Pavelić |work=Olympedia |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> As a swimmer he competed for [[Yugoslavia]] at the [[1924 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Sports Reference">{{cite web|last = Gjerde|first = Arild|author2=Jeroen Heijmans |author3=Bill Mallon |author4=Hilary Evans |title = Ivo Pavelić Biography and Olympic Results|work = Olympics|publisher = Sports Reference.com|date = 23 March 2011|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/ivo-pavelic-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092457/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/ivo-pavelic-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|accessdate = 11 April 2011}}</ref>


==Early life==
Pavelić was born in [[Zagreb]] and experienced his only international swimming tournament at the 1924 Games in [[Paris]], where he failed to advance beyond the first round of the [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|men's 200 metre breaststroke event]].<ref name="Sports Reference"/> He did, however, travel internationally with the Yugoslav national tennis and [[association football|football]] teams (winning five caps 1927-30) and won the [[1930 Yugoslav Football Championship]] with [[HŠK Concordia]].
Pavelić was born in [[Zagreb]] as the son of politician and dentist [[Ante Pavelić (1869–1938)|Ante Pavelić]]<ref name="Obituaries"/> and experienced his only international swimming tournament at the 1924 Games in [[Paris]], where he failed to advance beyond the first round of the [[Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|men's 200 metre breaststroke event]].<ref name="Sports Reference"/>
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He eventually graduated from the [[University of Zagreb]] with a law degree and opened a private practice in the city after two years of work in the courts. Fluent in five languages, he built an international client base prior to [[World War II]], eventually moving to [[Switzerland]] in 1943 during the conflict.<ref name="Obituaries">{{Cite news|title = Ivan Pavelic|newspaper = Greenwich Citizen|date = 2011-03-02|url = http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/default/article/Obituaries-March-4-2011-1038651.php|accessdate = 2011-04-11}}</ref> While in the country, he competed actively in skiing.<ref name="Greenwich">{{Cite news|last = Corbett|first = Alexandra|title = Greenwich's Ivan Pavelic, 103, Olympic Swimmer|newspaper = The Daily Greenwich|date = 2011-03-04|url = http://www.thedailygreenwich.com/news/greenwichs-ivan-pavelic-103-olympic-swimmer|accessdate = 2011-04-11}}</ref>


==Football career==
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Pavelić moved to [[New York City]] in 1946 and married his Swiss lover Irene Gmur. Soon after he founded Pavimpex Co., an import/export business focusing on lead and [[copper]], with his brother.<ref name="Sports Reference"/> He moved to [[Greenwich, Connecticut]] in 1951 and continued his business, with an emphasis on specialty gifts from Italy and Austria.<ref name="Sports Reference"/> He retired in 1975 and his wife died in December 1984. Pavelić himself died in Greenwich in February 2011, at the [[centenarian|age of 103]].<ref name="Obituaries"/><ref name="Greenwich"/>
Pavelić made his debut for [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] in an April 1927 [[friendly match]] away against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a November 1930 [[1929–31 Balkan Cup|Balkan Cup]] match away against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]].<ref name="EuFootball">{{cite web|url = https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=16161|title = Ivan Pavelić, international footballer|website = EU-Football.info|access-date = 31 August 2023}}</ref>

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He eventually graduated from the [[University of Zagreb]] with a law degree and opened a private practice in the city after two years of work in the courts. Fluent in five languages, he built an international client base prior to [[World War II in Yugoslavia|World War II]], eventually moving to [[Switzerland]] in 1943 during the conflict.<ref name="Obituaries">{{Cite news|title = Ivan Pavelic|newspaper = Greenwich Citizen|date = 2 March 2011|url = http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/default/article/Obituaries-March-4-2011-1038651.php|accessdate = 11 April 2011|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110727022052/http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/default/article/Obituaries-March-4-2011-1038651.php|archivedate = 27 July 2011}}</ref> While in the country, he competed actively in skiing.<ref name="Greenwich">{{Cite news|last = Corbett|first = Alexandra|title = Greenwich's Ivan Pavelic, 103, Olympic Swimmer|newspaper = The Daily Greenwich|date = 4 March 2011|url = http://www.thedailygreenwich.com/news/greenwichs-ivan-pavelic-103-olympic-swimmer|accessdate = 11 April 2011}}</ref>

==Personal life==
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Pavelić moved to [[New York City]] in 1946 and married Irene Gmur. Soon after he founded Pavimpex Co., an import/export business focusing on lead and [[copper]], with his brother.<ref name="Sports Reference"/> He moved to [[Greenwich, Connecticut]] in 1951 and continued his business, with an emphasis on specialty gifts from Italy and Austria.<ref name="Sports Reference"/> He retired in 1975 and his wife died in December 1984. Pavelić himself died in Greenwich in February 2011, at the [[centenarian|age of 103]].<ref name="Obituaries"/><ref name="Greenwich"/>


==References==
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Yugoslavian Olympic swimmer
| DATE OF BIRTH = February 10, 1908
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Zagreb, Croatia
| DATE OF DEATH = February 22, 2011
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Latest revision as of 02:26, 30 November 2024

Ivo Pavelić
Personal information
Full name Ivan A. Pavelić
Date of birth (1908-02-10)10 February 1908
Place of birth Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 22 February 2011(2011-02-22) (aged 103)
Place of death Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1931 Concordia
International career
1927–1930 Yugoslavia 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan A. "Ivo" Pavelić (10 February 1908 – 22 February 2011) was a Croatian swimmer, football player and skier.[1] As a swimmer he competed for Yugoslavia at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

Early life

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Pavelić was born in Zagreb as the son of politician and dentist Ante Pavelić[3] and experienced his only international swimming tournament at the 1924 Games in Paris, where he failed to advance beyond the first round of the men's 200 metre breaststroke event.[2]

Football career

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Pavelić made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1927 friendly match away against Hungary and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a November 1930 Balkan Cup match away against Bulgaria.[4]

He eventually graduated from the University of Zagreb with a law degree and opened a private practice in the city after two years of work in the courts. Fluent in five languages, he built an international client base prior to World War II, eventually moving to Switzerland in 1943 during the conflict.[3] While in the country, he competed actively in skiing.[5]

Personal life

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Pavelić moved to New York City in 1946 and married Irene Gmur. Soon after he founded Pavimpex Co., an import/export business focusing on lead and copper, with his brother.[2] He moved to Greenwich, Connecticut in 1951 and continued his business, with an emphasis on specialty gifts from Italy and Austria.[2] He retired in 1975 and his wife died in December 1984. Pavelić himself died in Greenwich in February 2011, at the age of 103.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Ivo Pavelić". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (23 March 2011). "Ivo Pavelić Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Ivan Pavelic". Greenwich Citizen. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Ivan Pavelić, international footballer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b Corbett, Alexandra (4 March 2011). "Greenwich's Ivan Pavelic, 103, Olympic Swimmer". The Daily Greenwich. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
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