Milan Stepišnik

Milan Stepišnik
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born(1910-11-11)11 November 1910
Ljubljana, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
Died12 May 1948(1948-05-12) (aged 37)
Kočevje, Yugoslavia
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hammer throw

Milan Stepišnik (11 November 1910 – 18 November 1950) was a Yugoslav athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics, representing Yugoslavia.

During World War II, Stepisnik refused to make the Nazi salute in games; he was later imprisoned in Dachau, and following the Dachau trials he was sentenced to death by a firing squad.

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