Luciano Sušanj
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| Nationality | Yugoslav Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1948 Rijeka, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 April 2024 (aged 75) Rijeka, Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AK Kvarner | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 45.93 800m: 1:44.07 1000m: 2:19.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luciano Sušanj (10 November 1948 – 14 April 2024) was a Croatian politician, sports worker and track athlete who competed for Yugoslavia. Sušanj was successful in international competition over 400 and 800 meters, but was best known for winning the 800 meters European title in 1974.
In the 1990s Sušanj started a political career, winning a seat in the Croatian Parliament in 1990 and 2000. In 2000 he was elected president of the Croatian Athletics Federation, and vice-president of the Croatian Olympic Committee.