Ante Kostelić

Ante Kostelić
Personal information
Nickname	Gips
Nationality	Croatian
Born	11 August 1938; Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Alma mater	Zagreb Faculty of Kinesiology
Occupations	Alpine skiing coach; handball coach;
Years active	1957–present
Spouse	Marica Kostelić
Sport
Country	Croatia
Sport	Alpine skiing; handball; swimming; car racing;
Position	Handball circle runner; (pivot, line player) or left winger
Club	SK Medveščak; SK Zagreb; RK Polet Zagreb; RK Mladost Zagreb; RK Zagreb; AS Cannes; ŽRK Osijek; PK Mladost Zagreb, etc.;
Now coaching	Elias Kolega, Samuel Kolega
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	Four gold and six silver Olympic medals (coaching Janica and Ivica Kostelić)
World finals	1981–82 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup winner (as ŽRK Osijek head coach); 6 gold + 1 silver + 1 bronze FIS Alpine World Ski Championships medals and; 4 overall FIS Alpine World Cups; (coaching Janica and Ivica Kostelić)

Ante Kostelić (born 11 August 1938) is a Croatian former handball player, and handball and skier coach. He is best known for coaching his children, Croatian skiers Janica and Ivica Kostelić, who won the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, overall FIS Alpine World Cup and Olympic titles between 2001 and 2014. As head coach of the ŽRK Osijek handball club he won the 1981–82 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup. He has been honoured with numerous awards including the Croatian Olympic Committee's Matija Ljubek Award (2001), Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport (2003) and the Order of Duke Branimir.

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