Summer Olympian · birth-card coordinate
Matija Ljubek's Birth Card: The Jack of Hearts
The Romantic Messenger
A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict an Olympic medal.
In the record
Matija Ljubek (22 November 1953 – 11 October 2000) was a Croatian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s and 1980s and later became a sports official. The birth-card coordinate for November 22 is the Jack of Hearts — a calendar position, not a forecast of Matija Ljubek's 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in canoeing and kayaking.
Summer Olympic gold record
Wikidata records 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in canoeing and kayaking for Croatia across 1976 and 1984. Only Summer Games gold medals count here. Winter-only careers and single-gold athletes are out of this pack. The medal list is a public award record for Matija Ljubek (Q2571837), not a reading of character. 1976: gold in canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's C-1 1000 metres in canoeing and kayaking. 1984: gold in canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's C-2 500 metres in canoeing and kayaking.
- 1976 canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's C-1 1000 metres (canoeing and kayaking)
- 1984 canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's C-2 500 metres (canoeing and kayaking)
The Jack of Hearts coordinate
Matija Ljubek was born November 22 (1953-11-22). Month 11 and day 22 give solar value 11, which is the Jack of Hearts (The Romantic Messenger). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1953 is unused. The Jack of Hearts does not predict Olympic results and is not a verdict on Matija Ljubek for Croatia. Quoted system copy for the Jack of Hearts, not a biography of Matija Ljubek: You bring a fresh read on love without leaving the room when it gets ordinary. You bring fresh perspective, inspiration, and youthful possibility to love. You see what a relationship could become and carry the spark that reawakens feeling. At your best, you innovate connection with genuine authenticity.
Matija Ljubek in the public record
Born in Belišće, Osijek-Baranja, Ljubek competed in four Summer Olympics where he won four medals. This included two golds (C-1 1000 m: 1976, C-2 500 m: 1984 with Mirko Nišović), one silver (C-2 1000 m: 1984 with Mirko Nišović), and one bronze (C-1 500 m: 1976). His trainer was Laszlo Hingl. He also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (C-1 1000 m: 1978, C-2 500 m: 1982, 1983; C-2 10000 m: 1985), three silvers (C-1 10000 m: 1981, C-2 1000 m: 1982, 1985), and three bronzes (C-1 10000 m: 1975, 1978; C-2 1000 m: 1983). In 1976 he was awarded a Golden Badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia. Ljubek later became vice-president of the Croatian Olympic Committee and served as chef de mission for the Croatian Olympic team. Ljubek died in 2000 when he was shot by an estranged brother-in-law while trying to defend his mother in Valpovo, Osijek-Baranja, six days after returning from the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Matija Ljubek (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the cards
Cards in Matija Ljubek's fixed path
Birth card and karma
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- 9♣ — Life Spread — Mercury
- 9♠ — Life Spread — Venus
- K♥ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- K♦ — Life Spread — Saturn
- 6♥ — Life Spread — Uranus
- 4♣ — Life Spread — Neptune
- J♠ — Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
- 2♥ — Planetary Ruling Card: The Loving Partner
- 2♦ — Planetary Ruling Card (second ruler): The Financial Partner
- A♣ — PRC Karma — Environment: The Creative Pioneer
- 8♣ — PRC Life Spread — Neptune: The Ambitious Builder
- 6♦ — PRC Life Spread — Pluto: The Generous Provider
- 4♠ — PRC Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward: The Rigid Truth
Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.
No sentence in the sourced record shows a clear echo of the published language for J♥, 2♥, 2♦, A♣, 9♣, 9♠, K♥, K♦, 6♥, 4♣, J♠, 8♣, 6♦, 4♠. None is claimed here. The coordinate rests on the calendar date alone, and this page does not forecast a gold medal.
Other multi-gold Summer Olympians with this card
- Janet Evans — 6 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Alfred Lane — 5 Summer Olympic gold medals in shooting sports
- Serena Williams — 4 Summer Olympic gold medals in tennis
- Chen Zhong — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in taekwondo
- Giuseppe Delfino — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in fencing
- Malcolm Cooper — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in bullseye shooting, shooting sports
- Marcell Jacobs — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in athletics
- Thomas Pidcock — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in cyclo-cross, road bicycle racing, mountain biking
FAQ
- What is Matija Ljubek's birth card?
- The Jack of Hearts. November 22 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Matija Ljubek's year of birth is not used.
- Does a birth card predict Olympic medals?
- No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast races, medals, character, or fate.
- Where do Matija Ljubek's dates and medals come from?
- Birth date 1953-11-22 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Matija Ljubek, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Medal count (2 Summer Olympic gold medals in canoeing and kayaking) comes from Wikidata P1344 event claims with P166 Olympic gold, limited to Summer Games. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Get the $9 Deep Dive
The Deep Dive is a written card report for your own birthday — not an Olympic reading.
Sources: Wikidata CC0 (Q2571837; P1344 / P166 Olympic gold; P569) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Matija Ljubek; infobox match). Birth date 1953-11-22 is the Wikipedia infobox day, verified against Wikidata P569.