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| Born | 18 May 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 1962(1962-10-20) (aged 35)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Boris Škanata (18 May 1927 – 20 October 1962) was a Yugoslav swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the1950 European Aquatics Championships.[2] He finished seventh in the same event at the1952 Summer Olympics.[3]
Škanata died in a car crash on 20 October 1962 at the 25th kilometre of theBelgrade–Zagreb highway. Also killed with him wereFK Partizan footballersČedomir Lazarević andBruno Belin andRadnički footballer Vladimir Josipović.[4][5]
He had a son named Aleksandar (born 1951).[6]
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