Sandro Sukno

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Sandro Sukno
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Personal information
Full name Sandro Sukno
Born (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990 (age 34)
Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position Wing
Handedness Right
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2008–2011
Jug Dubrovnik
2011–2012
Pro Recco
2012–2015
Primorje Rijeka
2015–2017
Pro Recco
2018–2019
Jug Dubrovnik

Sandro Sukno (born 30 June 1990) is a Croatian former professional water polo player. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia national team in the men's event winning the gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2] He last played for VK Jug. He currently works as an assistant coach of the senior men's Croatia national team.

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Sukno's father is Goran Sukno, water polo gold medalist for Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [2]

Sukno was named Croatian water polo player of the year in 2014 and 2015, and best player in the 2014–15 Prva Liga. [3] In December 2017, Sukno won the trophy for the best water polo player in the 2016–17 season. [4] In 2017 he was named to the All-Star Team of the World Championships. [3] Croatia also won the World Championship that year. [3] In May 2019, he announced his retirement from playing professional water polo citing heart problems. [3]

Honours

As Player

Pro Recco

Primorje Rijeka

As Coach

Pro Recco

Awards

Orders

See also

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Croatia captain
2016–2017
Succeeded by