Josip Pavić
Josip Pavić (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip pǎːʋitɕ]; born 15 January 1982) is a Croatian water polo player who competed in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in 2012 and the silver in 2016.[1] He was widely regarded as the best goalkeeper in the 2012 Olympic tournament.[2] He was named the best world water polo player in 2012, by FINA.[3]
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| Nationality | Croatian |
| Born | 15 January 1982 Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
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| Sport | Water polo |
| Club | Olympiacos |
Medal record
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Pavić was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, becoming the 19th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[4]
Since 2015, he plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. In 2018, he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League as captain of Olympiacos and he was voted Final Eight MVP.[5][6]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josip Pavić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- "Croatia wins men's water polo gold". ESPN. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- Josip Pavić proglašen najboljim vaterpolistom na svijetu!(in Croatian)
- Croatia. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com Sports Reference LLC.
- Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο Archived 2018-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
- Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
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| Preceded by Samir Barać |
Croatia captain 2013–2016 |
Succeeded by Sandro Sukno |
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Preceded by |
FINA Water Polo Player of the Year 2012 |
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| Preceded by Venio Losert |
Flagbearer for Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
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