VINCETIC Kristijan

Croatia
Swimming
12 May 1991
30
Male
S9
ZAGREB
 
Croatia
ZAGREB
 
Croatia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly - S9  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Butterfly - S9 Heat 2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
6400m Freestyle - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA4:26.28
6100m Butterfly - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:02.50
10400m Freestyle - S92012London, GBR4:37.39
10100m Butterfly - S92012London, GBR1:03.25
10100m Butterfly - S92008Beijing, CHN1:04.51
12100m Freestyle - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA58.53
18100m Freestyle - S92012London, GBR1:00.86
World Championships
3400m Freestyle - S92017Mexico City, MEX4:32.42
3100m Butterfly - S92015Glasgow, GBR1:00.74
3100m Butterfly - S92010Eindhoven, NED1:00.65
4400m Freestyle - S92015Glasgow, GBR4:24.31
5100m Butterfly - S92019London, GBR1:01.47
5100m Butterfly - S92017Mexico City, MEX1:02.54
5100m Butterfly - S92013Montreal, QC, CAN1:01.25
6100m Freestyle - S92017Mexico City, MEX1:00.66
6400m Freestyle - S92010Eindhoven, NED4:26.76
7100m Backstroke - S92015Glasgow, GBR1:06.56
8100m Freestyle - S92010Eindhoven, NED59.39
84x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2010Eindhoven, NED4:52.34
9100m Freestyle - S92015Glasgow, GBR59.47
11400m Freestyle - S92019London, GBR4:30.86
11100m Backstroke - S92013Montreal, QC, CAN1:10.41
14100m Butterfly - S92006Durban, RSA1:10.08
16400m Freestyle - S92006Durban, RSA4:50.84
24100m Freestyle - S92006Durban, RSA1:03.91
2750m Freestyle - S92006Durban, RSA29.67
European Championships
4400m Freestyle - S92018Dublin, IRL4:26.72
4100m Butterfly - S92018Dublin, IRL1:02.23
9100m Backstroke - S92018Dublin, IRL1:08.62
11100m Butterfly - S92020Funchal, POR1:03.69
:
Vince (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)
:
Cycling. (hpo.hr, 19 Nov 2020)
:
Athlete, Student
:
Coaching, Education, Kinesiology - University of Zagreb, Croatia
:
Partner Andela Muzinic
:
English, Croatian
:
PK Dubrava [Zagreb, CRO]
:
Igor Berislavic [club, national], CRO
:
His partner Andela Muzinic played Para table tennis for Croatia at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016, and won a silver medal in the class 1-3 team event at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. She competed at the European championships in 2019 and won gold in the Class 1-3 team event. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Aug 2019; Facebook profile, 12 Feb 2018; toyota.hr, 01 Jun 2020)
:
2005 for Croatia (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)
:
In March 2012 he underwent surgery on his shoulder because of a cyst. He did not return to training until the beginning of 2013. (hrvatskareprezentacija.hr, 24 Jan 2014; Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)
:
He began swimming at age seven in Zagreb, Croatia. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)
:
He wanted to improve his physical health. "My father met the president of swimming club PK Dubrava, the club had their training sessions in my primary school, so I felt encouraged to take up the sport." (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016; toyota.hr, 01 Jun 2020)
:
To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (sport.hrt.hr, 08 Dec 2017)
:
Winning gold in the S9 400m freestyle at the 2009 European Championships in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)
:
"I compete mainly for myself and my results. I race the stopwatch, not with other competitors. My goal is to set new personal bests, to qualify for major competitions, and if the results are good enough and I can win medals then it's even better." (toyota.hr, 01 Jun 2020)
:
In November 2015 he received the Franjo Bucar Award for sporting achievement from the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport. (hpo.hr, 26 Nov 2015)

He received a special award in 2006 from the Croatian Paralympic Committee. (agramak.hr, 13 Oct 2009)

General Interest

Classification
S9, SB8, SM9 (IPC, 10 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
He was born without his right leg due to dysmelia. (Athlete, 24 Apr 2012)

General
POSTPONED GAMES, POSTPONED WEDDING
He met his partner Andela Muzinic, a Croatian Para table tennis player, at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. He said their wedding plans were delayed due to the postponement of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "It's great as we understand and motivate each other. We wanted to start planning our wedding after the Games in 2020, like in September, so we could prepare for the Games without the distraction and then enjoy it. However, due to pandemic the Games are postponed to 2021 and so is our wedding." (sportnedjeljom.hr, 19 May 2020)

AMBASSADOR
He and his partner Andela Muzinic serve as ambassadors for the Croatian project 'Our Right to Sport', which aims to promote Para sport among children by organising competitions in the country. "I am proud that I got an invitation to be an ambassador, I couldn't reject it. Already in the past I observed swimming competitions organised in the style of 'Our right to sport', where I enjoyed watching kids competing. It's the spirit of sport - the most important thing is not your ranking, but the fact that you take part." (crosport.hr, 31 May 2019; toyota.hr, 01 Jun 2020)

FUTURE PLANS
He is studying at the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Zagreb in Croatia, and says he aims to remain involved in sport after his retirement as an athlete. "I chose coaching studies to stay in sport, so I don't leave this environment when I decide to end my career. I think that I have knowledge that I could share with others. It's somehow my goal to stay in sport in another way." (sportnedjeljom.hr, 19 May 2020)

Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
Content 1 (removed through CDN)
Content 2 (removed through CDN).
Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos