Background
He was born in a family of Slovene economic immigrants to Croatia.
biologist Tennis player university professor
He was born in a family of Slovene economic immigrants to Croatia.
He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1949, and received a doctorate in 1959. Dolinar was also head of the Sports Science Committee for the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
In 1939, at the age of 18 he became the national champion of Yugoslavia. Dolinar was champion of the Independent State of Croatia multiple times, and also competed for its national team on nine occasions. Dolinar is the only world sporting champion with a doctoral degree in biology. He was world doubles champion with his partner, Vilim Harangozo.
