Atina Bojadži, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Macedonian swimmer
Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1944
Place of Birth: Ohrid, Southwestern Statistical Region, North Macedonia
Date of Death: 28-Dec-2010
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: North Macedonia
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Atina Bojadži
- Atina Bojadži (Macedonian: ????? ??????; 13 March 1944 – 28 December 2010) was a Macedonian Yugoslav marathon swimmer who crossed the English Channel in 1969, being the first woman from Yugoslavia to do so.
- Nicknamed the "Ohrid Dolphin" after her lakeside hometown, Bojadži won several national and international long-distance swimming races.
- She became the first woman from former Yugoslavia to swim across the English Channel in 1969.
- The achievement inspired a 1977 movie about her life and earned her sporting honors in her native Macedonia after it declared independence in 1991.
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| Native name | ?????????? ????????? ?? ??????? ? ??????????? | ||
| Location | Skopje, North Macedonia | ||
| Coordinates | 41° 59' 47? N, 21° 26' 30? E   | ||
| Established | 1967 | ||
| Web page | http://www.manu.edu.mk/ | ||
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