In 1953 he won the Yugoslav junior pentathlon championships, where he performed well not only in throwing, but also in sprint events, running 100 m in 11.3 and 200 m in 23.2 seconds.

Next year he moved from his native Varaždin to Zagreb, and received a degree in economics there in 1960.

He did not pursue a coaching career, and instead worked for the catering company Ključice in Novi Marof until 1991.

[3] He had a sister Vida, whose son Zlatko Bezjak became a competitive javelin thrower.

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