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men 's swimming matjaž markič 2009.jpg matjaž markič
 january 12 , 1983
matjaž markič

matjaž markič -lrb- born january 12 , 1983 in koper -rrb- is a male breaststroke swimmer from slovenia , who won the gold medal in the men 's 50 m breaststroke event at the 2008 european sc championships in rijeka .
he represented his native country at the 2008 summer olympics in beijing , pr china , finishing in 24th place in the men 's 100 m breaststroke .
