Croatian canoeist Emil Milihram is the overall winner of the Wildwater World Cup for 2010 after he won a classic race in Lofer, Austria. In the overall standings, Milihram is at the first place. He is followed by Yann Claudepierre of France and Norman Weber of Germany. Emil is already for three consecutive years the World Champion in canoeing!
Category: Awards
Srdjan Bulat wins in Almeria
Srdjan Bulat (left) a fifth year student at the Musical Academy in Split, under the tutelage of Professor Darko Petrinjak was the winner at the 11th annual Julian Arcas guitar competition, which was held from June 23-26 , 2010 in the Spanish town of Almeria.
Greenwich Trio win at the Beethoven Society of Europe Competition
The Greenwich Trio comprised of Stjepan Hauser from Croatia, Lana Trotovsek from Slovenia (both pictured left) and Yoko Misumi from Japan won at the Beethoven Chamber Music Competition 2010 held on April 22, 2010 at Steinway Hall in London and sponsored by the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe.
Australian-Croatian Vinko Romanik featured on stamp
Vinko Romanik, was recently granted the honour of appearing on a limited edition postage stamp in recognition of the 200th Anniversary of Australia Post. He has worked for Australia Post for some years. He was one of 10 Australia Post workers to appear on an exclusive stamp out of 1,600 employees who were nominated.
Croatian president awards lifetime achievement award to Hedvig Hricak, M.D.
Radiological Society of North America President Hedvig Hricak, M.D., Ph.D., Dr. h.c., an internationally recognized leader in radiology research and public education, received a lifetime achievement award from Croatian President Stjepan Mesic at a December ceremony in Croatia. Dr. Hricak is a native of Croatia.
Ivica Kostelic wins silver in Vancouver
Ivica Kostelic’s silver medal added to the Olympic legacy of one of the great Alpine ski racing families. Second behind Bode Miller in Sunday’s super-combined, Kostelic got advice from his younger sister Janica on how to master a slalom course set by their father and coach, Ante.
Sanja Jovanovic Croatian swimmer with a new world record in 2009
Sanja Jovanović won her new gold medal at the European Swimming Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey, December 12th 2009. And not only this, she broke the world record on 50 m backstroke, with 25.70 s. This is her fourth world record in swimming at international competitions. Duje Draganja won silver medal 100 m mixed style.
Professors Z. Drmac and K. Veselic received prestigeous SIAM math prize
Two distinguished Croatian mathematicians, professors Zlatko Drmač, University of Zagreb, Croatia, and Krešimir Veselić on the photo, professor emeritus of the University of Hagen, Germany, received a prestigeous 2009 Linear Algebra Prize from the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics – SIAM, for the best scientific work published in the preceding three years in the field of Linear Algebra.
Blanka Vlasic defends her world title in Berlin 2009
High-jump queen Blanka Vlasic, one of the best athlete in the world, retained her world crown on Thursday when she saw off arch-rival and local favourite Ariane Friedrich to win gold at the World Athletics Championships. Vlasic was the only athlete to clear 2.04m in the electric atmosphere of Berlin’s Olympic stadium.
Martina Filjak clinches victory in Cleveland International Piano Competition
Two weeks of intense musical rivalry came to an end last Saturday when jurors in the 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition crowned Martina Filjak, 30, of Croatia (left), winner of the 18th biennial contest.
A Matter of Taste wins award at Heart of England International Film Festival
A Matter of Taste (Stvar Ukusa) won the best short film award at the Heart of England International Film Festival. In the film, directed by Costa Ipsa, a middle-aged man, unsatisfied with his life, is about to commit a suicide from a roof top and the only thing standing in his way is a simple handyman.
Branko Lustig receives 2009 IFF Lifetime Achievement Award
Born in 1932 to a Croatian-Jewish family, Branko Lustig (left) began his film career in 1955 working on films like Fiddler on the Roof and The Tin Drum before landing a job on Meryl Streep’s unforgettable “Sophie’s Choice.” He is the recipient of two Oscars, having won one for “Schindler’s List” in 1993 and another for “Gladiator” in 2001.
Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic overall winner of the World Cup Finn Class 2009
Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) is the overall winner in the Finn class at the 41st Semaine Olympique Française in Hyeres Friday. This was his first Grade 1 win in the class. Another Croatian Marin Mišura won the fifth place at the same competition. Croatia and GB are the only countries with two representatives among 10 most successful competitors.
Branko Istvancic's film depicting Croatians wins Italian award
Branko Ištvančić, distinguished Croatian screenwriter, film and TV director, provided very interesting inserts of his films depicting various aspects of life and spirit of the Croatians: Wellman, The Stone Picker, The Cormorant Scarecrow, The Ghost in the Swamp, Saying Goodbye, From Grain to Painting , etc.
Luka Sulic Croatian cellist wins the first prize in Warszaw, Poland 2009
Croatian cellist Luka Šulić (1987) is the First Prize winner of the Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition held in February 2009 in Warsaw. This very prestigious biannual competition, whose Honorary President during his lifetime was legendary Mstislav Rostropovich, attracted some forty cellists from all over the world. Luka also won special prize for the best performance of Lutoslawski’s Sacher Variations.
Dennis Kucinich Receives the 2008 Vinodol Code Award
The Croatian American Bar Association (CABA) is pleased to announce that Dennis J. Kucinich (left) is the recipient of this year’s CABA Vinodol Code Award for his outstanding contribution to the law as a tireless advocate for workers’ rights, civil rights and human rights.
Charles Bene French expert for Croatian Renaissance writer Marko Marulic
Dr. Charles Béné, a retired professor from the University of Grenoble, France, is a European authority on 16th century literature. He studied various aspects literary works of Marko Marulić, Croatian Renaissance writer, and his discourses were published in distinguished European magazines. He has also studied other Croatian writers of the Humanism and Renaissance movements.
Croatia's Zeljko Rohatinski named best world banker in 2008
“The Banker” magazine, which is one of the publications of a group of the most influential European newspaper, “The Financial Times”, bestowed on the governor of the Croatian National Bank, Zeljko Rohatinski (left), two awards for the past year – the best governor of Europe and the best central bank governor of the world in 2008.
Goran Simic is the world's best neuropathologist in 2008
Prof. Dr. Goran Šimić from the University of Zagreb won the award for his discovery of the spinal muscular – atrophy mechanism and, due to that, has been acclaimed as the world’s best neuropathologist in 2008. The “Kurt Jellinger Prize” is awarded by one of the world’s leading magazines specialising in neuropathology, “Acta Neuropathologica.” Šimić is also the first Croatian scientist whose picture has appeared on the cover of the journal.
Croatian Cultural Club in Zagreb
The principal role of the Croatian Cultural Club in Zagreb is the advancement of Croatian culture at home and internationally. The Club provides incentives and works on implementation of various programmes related to creation of works of arts, organises lectures, recitals, exhibitions and conferences. The Club has been founded by Šime Šimatović on the photo.