[2] Gašpić started sailing at age 12 in an Optimist dinghy, encouraged by his father.

[2] He later competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, placing eighth in the Finn class competition.

The following year, he won a bronze medal at the Finn Gold Cup in Denmark, and in 2011 he placed tenth in the Finn class event at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth.

[2] He first entered the top 10 in the International Sailing Federation's Finn class world rankings in May 2006, and was placed number 1 in July 2009.

[1][2] His 2012 Olympic profile lists his height as 189 cm and his weight as 95 kg.