Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Croatia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

The Croatia men's national water polo team has participated in 7 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments. [1]

Abbreviations

AppsAppearancesRkRankRefReferenceCap No. Water polo cap number
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
L/R Handedness LLeft-handedRRight-handedOly debutOlympic debut in water polo
(C) Captain p.pagepp.pages

Team statistics

Comprehensive results by tournament

Notes:

Legend
  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  •    – The nation did not participate in the Games
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's team [1] 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Part of Yugoslavia2710612Q7
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1092242155211Defunct12
Total teams74612131451618211016131516121212121212121212121212

Number of appearances

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Men's team [1] AppsRecord
streak
Active
streak
DebutMost
recent
Best finishConfederation
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 77719962020ChampionsEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Champions (2012)7Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 31 (2012)2 (1996, 2016)19962016

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)1203

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Abbreviation
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
5 Igor Hinić 1975FP1996200020042008201220/36 [2]
Xavier García 1984FP2004
ESP
2008
ESP
2012
ESP
2016
CRO
202020/37 [3]
4 Dubravko Šimenc 1966FP1988
YUG
1996
CRO
2000
CRO
2004
CRO
21/37 Flag bearer for Croatia (2004) [4]
Samir Barać 1973FP200020042008201226/38 [5]
Frano Vićan 1976GK200020042008201224/36 [6]
Damir Burić 1980FP200420082012201623/35 [7]
Andro Bušlje 1986FP200820122016202022/35 Flag bearer for Croatia (2020) [8]
Maro Joković 1987FP200820122016202020/33 [9]

Multiple medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Abbreviation
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1 Perica Bukić 19661.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
FP1984
YUG
1988
YUG
1996
CRO
12 years
(18/30)
2103 [10]

Top goalscorers

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Abbreviation
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1 Sandro Sukno 1990Right312012
(14)
2016
(17)
22/26 [11]
2 Dubravko Šimenc 1966Right301988
YUG
(3)
1996
CRO
(14)
2000
CRO
(9)
2004
CRO
(4)
21/37 Flag bearer for Croatia (2004) [12]
[4]

Sources:

Goalkeepers

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Abbreviation
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef
1996 Silver medal.svg1 Siniša Školneković 1968287713557.0%Starting goalkeeper [13]
12 Maro Balić 19712500 [14]
20001 Siniša Školneković (2)196832337047.1% [13]
12 Frano Vićan 197624234254.8% [6]
20041 Frano Vićan (2)197628418150.6%Starting goalkeeper [6]
5 Goran Volarević 197727113234.4% [15]
20081 Frano Vićan (3)197632499452.1%Starting goalkeeper [6]
13 Josip Pavić 1982265955.6% [16]
2012 Gold medal.svg1 Josip Pavić (2)1982308512170.2%Starting goalkeeper [16]
13 Frano Vićan (4)197636101662.5% [6]
2016 Silver medal.svg1 Josip Pavić (3)198234244553.3% Flag bearer for Croatia [16]
13 Marko Bijač 199125579858.2% [17]
20201 Marko Bijač (2)199130 [17]
13 Ivan Marcelić 199427 [18]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef

Sources:

Top sprinters

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 0

Abbreviation
Male players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000)
RkSprinterBirthTotal
sprints
won
Total
sprints
contested
Eff %Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1 Maro Joković 1987253669.4%2008
(16/21)
2012
(7/13)
2016
(2/2)
20/28 [9]
2 Xavier García 1984142850.0%2004
ESP
(5/12)
2008
ESP
(7/11)
2012
ESP
(1/4)
2016
CRO
(1/1)
20/32 [3]
Sandro Sukno 1990141973.7%2012
(11/16)
2016
(3/3)
22/26 [19]
4 Tihomil Vranješ 197792437.5%2004
(9/24)
26/26 [20]
5 Anđelo Šetka 198581457.1%2016
(8/14)
30/30 [21]
6 Samir Barać 197362128.6%2000
(5/19)
2004
(1/2)
2008
(0/0)
2012
(0/0)
26/38 [5]
Luka Bukić 199461250.0%2016
(6/12)
22/22 [22]

Source:

Coach statistics

Medals as coach and player

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. As a head coach, he led Croatia men's national water polo team to win an Olympic gold medal in 2012. [23] [24] [25]

RkPersonBirthHeightPlayerHead coachTotal medalsRef
AgeMen's teamPosMedalAgeMen's teamMedalGSBT
1 Ratko Rudić 19481.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
32Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia FP1980 Silver medal.svg64Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2012 Gold medal.svg1102 [23] [24]
[25]

Olympic champions

2012 Summer Olympics

Results
MatchRoundDateCap
color
OpponentResultGoals
for
Goals
against
Goal
diff.
Match 1/8Preliminary round – Group A29 July 2012  BlueFlag of Greece.svg  Greece Won862
Match 2/8Preliminary round – Group A31 July 2012  WhiteFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Won871
Match 3/8Preliminary round – Group A2 August 2012  BlueFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Won1165
Match 4/8Preliminary round – Group A4 August 2012  WhiteFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Won1165
Match 5/8Preliminary round – Group A6 August 2012  BlueFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Won1248
Match 6/8Quarter-finals8 August 2012  WhiteFlag of the United States.svg  United States Won826
Match 7/8Semi-finals10 August 2012  WhiteFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Won752
Match 8/8Gold medal match12 August 2012  WhiteFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Won862
TotalMatches played: 8 • Wins: 8 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%734231

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 373, 391, 399, 415, 421, 433, 445, 455).

Josip Pavic saved 85 shots at the 2012 Games, helping Croatia win the Olympic title. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament. Josip Pavic 2015.JPG
Josip Pavić saved 85 shots at the 2012 Games, helping Croatia win the Olympic title. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament.
Roster
Cap
No.
PlayerPosL/RHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
1 Josip Pavić GKR1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)90 kg (198 lb)15 January 198230 years, 210 daysNo
2 Damir Burić FPR2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)115 kg (254 lb)2 December 198031 years, 254 daysNo
3 Miho Bošković FPR1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)96 kg (212 lb)11 January 198329 years, 214 daysNo
4 Nikša Dobud FPR1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)118 kg (260 lb)5 August 198527 years, 7 daysYes
5 Maro Joković FPL2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)95 kg (209 lb)1 October 198724 years, 316 daysNo
6 Ivan Buljubašić FPR1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)108 kg (238 lb)31 October 198724 years, 286 daysYes
7 Petar Muslim FPR2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)102 kg (225 lb)26 March 198824 years, 139 daysYes
8 Andro Bušlje FPR2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)115 kg (254 lb)4 January 198626 years, 221 daysNo
9 Sandro Sukno FPR2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)93 kg (205 lb)30 June 199022 years, 43 daysYes
10 Samir Barać (C)FPR1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)89 kg (196 lb)2 November 197338 years, 284 daysNo
11 Igor Hinić FPR2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)110 kg (243 lb)4 December 197536 years, 252 daysNo
12 Paulo Obradović FPR1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)100 kg (220 lb)9 March 198626 years, 156 daysYes
13 Frano Vićan GKR1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)94 kg (207 lb)24 January 197636 years, 201 daysNo
Average1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)102 kg (225 lb)19 May 198329 years, 85 days
Coach Ratko Rudić 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)7 June 194864 years, 66 days2007

Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • DE – Double exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.
PlayerPosMPMinutes playedGoals/ShotsASTFSTBLSprintsPersonal fouls
Min %GSh %WonSP %20SDEPenEX
1 Josip Pavić GK822286.7%4
2 Damir Burić FP813151.2%51435.7%1547101
3 Miho Bošković FP815560.5%153345.5%91021250.0%71
4 Nikša Dobud FP814958.2%122060.0%292561
5 Maro Joković FP820680.5%82532.0%1582671353.8%41
6 Ivan Buljubašić FP88834.4%31618.8%63132
7 Petar Muslim FP811846.1%21811.1%511241
8 Andro Bušlje FP811544.9%31323.1%17541313
9 Sandro Sukno FP821082.0%143046.7%71173111668.8%7111
10 Samir Barać (C)FP813552.7%41526.7%42119
11 Igor Hinić FP810541.0%2825.0%21135311
12 Paulo Obradović FP812448.4%51241.7%4724010.0%911
13 Frano Vićan GK83413.3%1
Team6
Total8256100%7320435.8%551073537193259.4%85558
Against4223018.3%31865519133240.6%82587
Cap
No.
PlayerPosSaves/Shots
SavesShots %
1 Josip Pavić GK8512170.2%
13 Frano Vićan GK101662.5%
Total9513769.3%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (p. 471).

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, three male water polo players were given the honour to carry the flag for Croatia.

Legend
Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games
#YearCountryFlag bearerBirthAgeHeightTeamPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
11996 OFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia Perica Bukić 1966301.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia FP1984198812 years
(18/30)
2103 [10]
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia FP1996
22004 OFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia Dubravko Šimenc 1966372.01 m
(6 ft 7 in)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia FP198816 years
(21/37)
1102 [4]
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia FP199620002004
32016 OFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia Josip Pavić 1982341.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia GK2008201220168 years
(26/34)
1102 [16]

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PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

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PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

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PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

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PDF documents on the FINA website:

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