Sandro Sukno

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.

Sandro Sukno
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990
Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Country Croatia
SportWater polo

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, Sukno reported his retirement from playing professional water polo due to heart problems.[3]

Orders

References
  1. London2012.com Archived 2012-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Sandro Sukno Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  3. "Sandro Sukno | fina.org - Official FINA website". www.fina.org. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  4. "Total Player of the Year Sandro Sukno". Total Waterpolo. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. Vijesti: Dodijeljena odlikovanja izraz su priznanja i zahvalnosti za rad i doprinos razvoju i napretku Republike Hrvatske(in Croatian)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Josip Pavić		 Croatia captain
2016–2017		 Succeeded by
Andro Bušlje
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