Danijela Jackovich

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Dani Jackovich
Personal information
Full nameDanijela Jackovich
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30) [1]
New Lenox, Illinois, U.S. [1]
Home town Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia [2]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sport Water polo
Club Cronulla Sharks [2]
Coached by Rebecca Rippon [2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team

Danijela Jackovich (born 4 November 1994) [1] is an Australian water polo player. She was part of the Australian team at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [3]

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Water polo career

She played for Stanford University. [4] She competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, [5] and 2024 World Aquatics Championships. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Jackovich won a silver medal with the Australian team, the Stingers. [6]

She plays for Cronulla Sharks Water Polo Club. [7] Jackovich also works as a operations coordinator for swimwear maker Delfina Sport and a data analyst for the water polo tech firm 6-8 Sports. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "JACKOVICH Danijela". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Danijela Jackovich". Olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. "Meet the Shire's Olympians: Danijela Jackovich". Shire FM. 14 July 2024. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. "Women's Water Polo 2017". Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. "JACKOVICH Danijela". res-taipei.fisu.net. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. "Dream Debut for Dani". Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. "Dani makes Australian team". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 29 January 2024. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. "What Olympians do for work? How do Olympians makes money". nbcbayarea.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.