Goran Sukno

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Goran Sukno
Personal information
Born6 April 1959 (1959-04-06) (age 65)
Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Madrid Team competition

Goran Sukno (born 6 April 1959 in Dubrovnik) is a Croatian former water polo player. He was an Olympic gold medal winner as a member of the Yugoslav water polo team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

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His son Sandro Sukno (born 1990) is an international water polo player for Croatia. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Goran Sukno". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. "Mladi vaterpolo reprezentativac Sandro Sukno napunio 18 godina". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian).