roles in his native country, he also coached in Sweden and Kuwait. He was eventually certified as an international athletics judge, a role in which, as of 2009, he continued to serve. On the administrative side, he worked on committees that helped organize the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split, the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb. In 1997, he became the only Slovenian to receive the Gold Badge of the European Athletic Association and in 2001 garnered recognition from the International Olympic Committee for his contribution to amateur sports. In September 2010, Račič became the second-oldest living Slovenian Olympic athlete, behind Tone Pogačnik. At the time, he was working on a book detailing the history of Slovenian athletics based on his research as well as his personal experiences. He became the oldest living Slovenian Olympic athlete upon Pogačnik's death in June 2013. He died on 27 May 2022, at the age of 102. References 1920 births 2022 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games Slovenian athletics coaches Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Men centenarians Olympic athletes of Yugoslavia People from the Municipality of Črnomelj Slovenian centenarians Slovenian male sprinters Yugoslav male sprinters