Birth Date: | 14 June 1943 |
Birth Place: | Rastoka, Independent State of Croatia |
Height: | 189 cm |
Sport: | Greco-Roman wrestling |
Coach: | Josip Maric Ljubomir Ivanović |
Club: | HK Lika, Zagreb |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Josip Čorak (14 June 1943 – 28 November 2023) was a Croatian wrestler. Competing as a senior in the 90 kg Greco-Roman division he won gold medals at the 1969 European Championships and 1967 Mediterranean Games and a silver medal at the 1972 Olympics.[1] [2] Čorak later won a record 11 world titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling in the masters category.[3] Čorak died on 28 November 2023, at the age of 80.[4]