Ivan Gubijan (14 June 1923 – 4 January 2009) was a Yugoslav hammer thrower. He competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and placed second and ninth, respectively. He is credited with introducing the four-turn throwing technique, which is widely used today. References External links 1923 births 2009 deaths Sportspeople from Bjelovar Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Serbian male hammer throwers Croatian male hammer throwers Yugoslav male hammer throwers Olympic athletes of Yugoslavia Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Athletes from Belgrade Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games History of Bjelovar