Maro Joković
Maro Joković (born 1 October 1987) is a Croatian water polo player. He is left-handed and plays in the right wing position. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a gold medal in 2012 and a silver in 2016. He held the world title in 2007 and the European title in 2010.[3]
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 Joković at the 2015 World Championships | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
1 October 1987 Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Handedness | Left | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | VK Jug | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2004–2013 | VK Jug | ||
2013–2015 | Pro Recco | ||
2015–2019 | VK Jug | ||
2019–2020 | Olympiacos | ||
2020–2021 | AN Brescia | ||
2021– | VK Jug | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Croatia | |||
Medal record | |||
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Joković took up water polo aged seven at a local club near Dubrovnik. At the age of 14, he joined VK Jug Dubrovnik. He is currently studying economics at the University of Dubrovnik. He is married to Maria and has three daughters. In 2013, he worked as a model for fashion designer Ivana Barač.[3]
At club level, Joković plays for Croatian powerhouse Jug Dubrovnik.
Honours
Club
Jug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions League (2): 2005–06, 2015–16
- LEN Champions League runners-up : 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2016–17
- LEN Super Cup (2): 2006, 2016
- National Championship of Croatia (13): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Adriatic League (4): 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018
- National Cup of Croatia (8): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Pro Recco
- Serie A1 (2): 2013–14, 2014–15
- Coppa Italia (2): 2013–14, 2014–15
Olympiacos
- National Championship of Greece (1): 2019–20
- National Cup of Greece (1): 2019–20
- National Super Cup of Greece (1): 2019
AN Brescia
- Serie A1 (1): 2020–21
Individual
- Swimming World Magazine's man water polo ''Athlete of the Year ": 2012
- Olympic Games 2012 Team of the Tournament
- 2018–19 Croatian "Athlete of the Year "
- Croatian Championship MVP 2018–19
- All-Tournament Team of the 2019 World Championship
- Best Team of the Year: 2018
See also
- Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year
References
- Maro Joković. sports-reference.com
- Maro Joković. rio2016.com
- Maro Joković. nbcolympics.com
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maro Joković. |
- Maro Joković at Olympics.com
- Maro Joković at Olympic.org (archived)
- Maro Joković at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian)
- Maro Joković at Olympedia
- Maro Joković at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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