Zdravko Ježić

{{short description|Croatian water polo player}}

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| image = Marijan Žužej, Juraj Amšel and Zdravko Ježić 1956.jpg

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| caption =Ježić (right) in 1956

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| birth_date = 17 August 1931

| birth_place = Niš, Serbia

| death_date = 19 June 2005 (aged 73)

| death_place = New York City, United States

| height = 182 cm

| weight = 91 kg

| sport = Water polo

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| club = HAVK Mladost

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{{MedalSilver| 1952 Helsinki | Team competition}}

{{MedalSilver| 1956 Melbourne | Team competition}}

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Zdravko "Pusko" Ježić (17 August 1931 – 19 June 2005) was a Croatian chemist and water polo player. He was part of the Yugoslav team that won silver medals at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and placed fourth in 1960.{{cite Sports-Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418000115/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/zdravko-jezic-1.html |title=Zdravko Ježić |archive-date=2020-04-18 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/zdravko-jezic-1.html |url-status=dead}}

In 1958 Ježić received a degree in chemical technology from the University of Zagreb, and in 1960, he started working for chemical industry. In 1962, he defended a PhD in organic chemical technology, and then spent a few years as a postdoctoral student at the University of Michigan. From 1966 until his retirement in 1992 he developed polymeric materials at Dow Chemical Company in the United States. He co-authored numerous scientific and technical papers and 13 patents.{{citation |contribution-url=https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/jezic-zdravko |contribution=Ježić, Zdravko |title=Croatian Encyclopedia |year=1999–2009 |access-date=29 May 2014 |publisher=Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža |language=hr}} As a U.S. citizen, Ježić appeared in an Olympic-themed commercial for Dow Chemical during the 1988 Olympics.[http://www.segulja.net/pusko3.jpg JPG image]. segulja.net

Ježić died in New York City in 2005. In 2010, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=Zdravko Jezic (YUG) 2010 Honor Water Polo Player |url=http://www.ishof.org/zdravko-jezic-%28yug%29.html |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=International Swimming Hall of Fame |access-date=3 April 2015 |archive-date=7 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407082035/http://www.ishof.org/zdravko-jezic-%28yug%29.html |url-status=dead }}