| First Croat who won Olympic medal
Milan Neralić is first Croat who won medal on Olympic games, it was in Pariz in 1900.
He was born in Slunj on 26. February, 1875. He went to school for military sword coaches in Bečko Novo mesto, where was noticed his persistence and undefeatable will for curbing of sword-play techique. In time 1901. - 1908. he was main sword coach in that school. Most of his life he lived in Berlin and Vienna.
He died in Bečko Novo mesto on 17. February, 1918.
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