Leo Language

Career

Language entered athletics in 1939 as a long-distance runner for HAŠK. After World World War II he worked as a coach in Akademičar and Dinamo athletic clubs. He also advised Kenyan and Ethiopian long-distance runners, among them Mamo Wolde and Kipchoge Keino. Between 1973 and 1991 Language worked at NK Dinamo Zagreb, serving as a marketing manager, business manager, and as the club"s director

Achievements

• Language coached the Yugoslav national athletics team, as well as individual athletes such as Joško Murat, Franjo Škrinjar, and, most notably, European 800 meters champion and world record holder Vera Nikolić.