Danilo Žerjal

Track and field athlete

Danilo Žerjal

Personal information
Nationality	Italian, Yugoslav, Venezuelan
Born	(1919-02-11)11 February 1919 Duttogliano, Kingdom of Italy
Died	26 August 1984(1984-08-26) (aged 65) Caracas, Venezuela
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw, hammer throw
Club	Fiamme Gialle (1939–43) AK Partizan (1945–50) AD Kladivar (1951–52) Gallaratese (1952–57)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1948 Summer Olympics
Personal best	51.61 m (1949)
Medal record Representing  Venezuela South American Championships 1961 Lima Hammer throw 1963 Cali Hammer throw 1963 Cali Discus throw Central American and Caribbean Games 1959 Caracas Hammer throw 1959 Caracas Discus throw 1962 Kingston Hammer throw 1962 Kingston Discus throw Bolivarian Games 1961 Barranquilla Hammer throw 1965 Quito Hammer throw 1961 Barranquilla Discus throw

Danilo Žerjal (11 February 1919 – 26 August 1984), later also known as Daniel Cereali, was a Slovenian athlete who competed for Yugoslavia and Venezuela in discus throw and hammer throw events. He competed for Yugoslavia in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He fled to Italy as a political refugee in 1952.^[1] He competed for Venezuela in the 1959 Pan American Games.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Yugoslavia
1946	European Championships	Oslo, Norway	10th	Discus throw	44.31 m
1948	Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom	16th	Discus throw	43.07 m
1950	European Championships	Brussels, Belgium	9th	Discus throw	45.92 m
Representing  Venezuela
1959	Central American and Caribbean Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	Discus throw	44.95 m
			1st	Hammer throw	51.17 m
	Pan American Games	Chicago, United States	8th	Discus throw	44.07 m
			6th	Hammer throw	52.73 m
1961	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Hammer throw	52.55 m
	Bolivarian Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	3rd	Discus throw
			1st	Hammer throw	50.43 m
1962	Central American and Caribbean Games	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd	Discus throw	46.97 m
			2nd	Hammer throw	52.85 m
1963	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	2nd	Discus throw	47.85 m
			1st	Hammer throw	56.07 m (CR)
1965	Bolivarian Games	Quito, Ecuador	1st	Hammer throw	51.89 m

References

1. "Yugoslav Discus Champ Takes Refuge in Italy". The Morning Union. Springfield, MA. April 27, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Danilo Žerjal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

External links

• Danilo Žerjal biography

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