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Alen Lončar

Croatian swimmer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ4716094 ↗
Source-derived summary

Alen Lončar (born January 21, 1974) is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Alen Lončar” as croatian swimmer. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Alen, Lončar and Croatian.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1974, 1996—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1974-01-21. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Alen, Lončar and Croatian providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Alen Lončar”, the useful work is to connect “croatian swimmer” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4716094. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1974 and 1996.

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Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Alen Lončar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.