Croatia men's national water polo team

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Croatia
FINA codeCRO
Nickname(s)Barakude
(The Barracudas)
AssociationCroatian Water Polo Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachIvica Tucak
CaptainIvan Krapić
Most capsIgor Hinić (417)
Top scorer(s)Miho Bošković (369)
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current5 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest1 (2012, 2013)
Lowest6 (2008)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances6 (first in 1996)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2012)
5-time Olympian(s)Igor Hinić (1996–2012)
Most medalsPerica Bukić (3 medals, 2 gold and 1 silver)
Top scorer(s)Sandro Sukno (31 goals, 2012–2016)
Most savesFrano Vićan (123 saves, 2000–2012)
Top sprinter(s)Maro Joković (25 sprints won, 2008–2016)
Flag bearer(s)Perica Bukić (1996)
Dubravko Šimenc (2004)
Josip Pavić (2016)
World Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1994)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2007, 2017)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1995)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2010)
World League
Appearances9 (first in 2002)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2012)
European Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1993)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2010, 2022)
Europa Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances6 (first in 1993)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2013)
Media
Websitehvs.hr (in Croatian)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championship 2 1 4
World Cup 0 1 1
World League 1 3 3
European Championship 2 2 1
Europa Cup 1 1 0
Mediterranean Games 1 1 1
Total 8 11 10
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Oradea
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Almaty
World League
Gold medal – first place 2012 Almaty
Silver medal – second place 2009 Podgorica
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bergamo
Silver medal – second place 2019 Belgrade
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Niš
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Florence
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ruza
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Zagreb
Gold medal – first place 2022 Split
Silver medal – second place 1999 Florence
Silver medal – second place 2003 Kranj
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barcelona
Europa Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rijeka
Silver medal – second place 2019 Zagreb
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin
Silver medal – second place 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Bari

The Croatia men's national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Water Polo Federation. They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, FINA World League and Mediterranean Games, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. Overall Croatia won 28 medals at competitions.

It was the first Croatian national team to win a gold medal at the Olympics or World Games, the World and European Championships.

Croatia played their 800th game since gaining independence on 20th August 2022. and they won their 517th victory.[1]

History

After the independence of Croatia the national water polo team competed at its first tournament and also its first finals at 1993 Mediterranean Games, followed by the 1993 European Championships where Croatia won 5th place.

Croatia has since become Olympic champion (2012), double World champion (2007, 2017) and European champion (2010). Croatia has also won eight other medals at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships and was fourth on six occasions. The team holds a record streak of winning 7 medals in a row at World Championships and has reached semi-finals in over 60% of appearances at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships altogether since 2017. Since the formation of national team Croatia has qualified for every big tournament. It is the first Croatian national team in any Olympic team sport that has won gold medals at all three big competitions. Croatia has also won World League (2012) and Mediterranean Games (2013). The only competition Croatia has yet to win is World Cup where the national team won silver medal in 2010.

The team has been awarded with Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport in 1996. So far two International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees have been members of Croatia national team – Perica Bukić as a player and Ratko Rudić as a coach.

Croatia played their 800 game since gaining independence on 20th August 2022. and they won their 517 victory which makes 64,62% of victories.[2]

Results

Medals

Updated after 2022 Men's European Water Polo Championship

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 1 2 0 3
World Championship 2 1 4 7
World Cup 0 1 1 2
World League 1 3 3 7
European Championship 2 2 1 5
Europa Cup 1 1 0 2
Summer Universuade 0 1 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 1 1 3
Total 8 12 10 30

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Summer Olympics

Main article: Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[3] Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Spain 1992 Couldn't participate in qualification
United States 1996 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 0 3 71 58 +13
Australia 2000 Quarterfinal 7th 8 5 1 2 68 56 +12
Greece 2004 Preliminary Round 10th 6 2 0 4 47 42 +5
China 2008 Quarterfinal 6th 7 4 0 3 71 49 +22
United Kingdom 2012 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 8 0 0 73 42 +31
Brazil 2016 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 0 3 66 62 +4
Japan 2020 Quarterfinal 5th 8 5 0 3 99 82 +17
Total Qualified: 7/7 57 37 1 19 553 419 +124

Record against other teams at the Summer Olympics

National team Pld W D L PF PA PD
Australia Australia 2 2 0 1 29 25 +4
China China 1 1 0 0 16 4 +12
Egypt Egypt 1 1 0 0 12 1 +11
Germany Germany 1 1 0 0 13 5 +8
Greece Greece 3 3 0 0 25 16 +9
Hungary Hungary 2 1 0 1 16 17 −1
Italy Italy 5 4 0 1 45 35 +10
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 40 15 +25
Montenegro Montenegro 3 1 0 1 26 20 +6
Netherlands Netherlands 1 1 0 0 11 7 +4
Romania Romania 1 1 0 0 11 6 +5
Russia Russia 1 0 0 1 8 9 −1
Serbia Serbia 3 2 0 1 32 31 +1
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 1 1 20 21 −1
Spain Spain 4 1 0 3 30 34 −4
Ukraine Ukraine 1 1 0 0 16 8 +8
United States United States 6 2 0 4 45 42 +3
Total 17 teams

World Championships

World Cup

World League

Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins/defeats.
* marks instances of not qualifying for the super final due to "host rule".

Year[3] Round Position Pld W D L
Greece 2002 Did not qualify for the Super Final 12 2 0 10
United States 2003 Did not compete
United States 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Group Round 4th 14 8 0 6
Greece 2006 * Did not qualify for the Super Final 11 7 0 4
Germany 2007 8 3 0 5
Italy 2008 * 6 3 0 3
Montenegro 2009 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 12 9 0 3
Serbia 2010 Semi-final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 12 8 0 4
Italy 2011 Semi-final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 10 0 1
Kazakhstan 2012 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 10 0 0
Russia 2013 * Did not qualify for the Super Final 6 4 0 2
United Arab Emirates 2014 4 1 0 3
Italy 2015 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 14 12 0 2
China 2016 Did not qualify for the Super Final 6 4 0 2
Russia 2017 Semi-final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 12 10 0 2
Hungary 2018 Quarterfinal 5th 10 7 0 3
Serbia 2019 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 13 9 0 4
Georgia (country) 2020 Did not qualify for the Super Final 5 2 0 3
France 2022 5 3 0 2
Total Participated: 18/20
Qualified for the Super Final: 9/18		 170 112 0 59

European Championships

LEN Europa Cup

Year Round Position Pld W D L
Croatia 2018 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 7 0 1
Croatia 2019 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 0 2
Total Participated: 2/2
Qualified for the Super Final: 2/2		 15 12 0 3

Mediterranean Games

Year Round Position Pld W D L
France 1993 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Italy 1997 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tunisia 2001 Preliminary Round 5th
Spain 2005 Semi-final 4th 5 2 0 3
Italy 2009 Semi-final 4th 5 3 0 2
Turkey 2013 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4 0 0
Spain 2018 Did not participate
Algeria 2022
Total Participated: 6/8 14 9 0 5

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2022 European Championship in Split, Croatia.

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1 Marko Bijač GK R (1991-01-12)12 January 1991 (aged 31) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) Greece Olympiacos
2 Rino Burić DF R (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (aged 25) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) Croatia VK Jadran Split
3 Loren Fatović W R (1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 25) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) Croatia VK Jug
4 Ivan Krapić (C) CF R (1989-09-14)14 September 1989 (aged 32) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) France CN Noisy-le-Sec
5 Franko Lazić W L (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 24) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) Croatia VK Jug
6 Luka Bukić W R (1994-04-30)30 April 1994 (aged 28) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (200 lb) Croatia VK Jadran Split
7 Matias Biljaka DF R (1999-01-20)20 January 1999 (aged 23) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) Croatia VK Jug
8 Marko Žuvela DF R (2001-12-22)22 December 2001 (aged 20) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) Croatia VK Jug
9 Jerko Marinić Kragić W R (1991-01-24)24 January 1991 (aged 31) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) Croatia VK Jadran Split
10 Josip Vrlić CF R (1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 36) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 130 kg (290 lb) Serbia VK Radnički
11 Andrija Bašić W R (1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 26) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) Germany Waspo 98 Hannover
12 Konstantin Kharkov W L (1997-02-23)23 February 1997 (aged 25) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) Italy AN Brescia
13 Toni Popadić GK R (1994-05-11)11 May 1994 (aged 28) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 106 kg (234 lb) Croatia VK Jug
14 Filip Kržić W R (2000-08-28)28 August 2000 (aged 22) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 106 kg (234 lb) Croatia VK Jug
15 Ivan Domagoj Zović W L (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 25) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) Croatia VK Jadran Split

Player statistics

bold – not retired from national team

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Top scorers

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Name Goals Average Position Years
Miho Bošković 369 3.42 PP, HG
Paulo Obradović 197 PP, HG
Maro Joković 158 PP
Samir Barać 135 0.77 PP
Faris Okanovic 26 0.85 PP
Igor Hinić 113 0.27 C
Petar Muslim 100 PP, SC
Nikša Dobud 86 1.02 C

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Head coaches

Notable players

Naturalized players

Andrey Belofastov (Ukraine), Xavier García (Spain)[5] Faris Okanovic (Sweden)

Statistics

Record against other teams

As of 11 September 2022

NO FRIENDLY fixtures.

Key
Positive total balance (more wins)
Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative total balance (more losses)

Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins/defeats.

National team Total Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Europa Cup Mediterranean Games Qualifications
Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L
Australia Australia 21 16 0 5 3 2 0 2 7 6 0 1 2 1 0 1 8 7 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Austria Austria 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
Belarus Belarus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Brazil Brazil 8 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Canada Canada 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 0 0
China China 6 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Egypt Egypt 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France France 11 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Georgia (country) Georgia 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Germany Germany 27 21 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 11 0 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 2 0 0
United Kingdom Great Britain 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Greece Greece 40 24 6 10 3 2 0 1 5 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 14 9 0 5 12 8 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary Hungary 38 10 2 26 3 2 0 1 8 4 1 3 3 0 0 3 11 3 0 8 13 2 1 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
Iran Iran 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Italy Italy 43 24 2 17 6 5 0 1 5 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 14 8 0 6 12 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0
Japan Japan 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 11 11 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
North Macedonia Macedonia 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malta Malta 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moldova Moldova 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Montenegro Montenegro 28 19 0 9 7 6 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 3 0 6 6 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Netherlands Netherlands 14 14 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
New Zealand New Zealand 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Poland Poland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 0 0
Romania Romania 17 14 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 — — — — 3 3 0 0
Russia Russia 35 23 1 11 1 1 0 0 7 4 0 3 2 1 0 1 18 13 0 5 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 0 0 1
Serbia Serbia * 46 16 4 26 7 4 1 2 7 3 1 3 7 2 1 4 11 2 0 9 9 2 1 6 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Slovakia Slovakia 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Slovenia Slovenia 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
South Africa South Africa 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Spain Spain 39 17 2 20 6 1 0 5 4 0 0 4 5 0 1 4 11 6 0 5 7 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Turkey Turkey 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Switzerland Switzerland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Ukraine Ukraine 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
United States United States 36 25 0 11 8 4 0 4 8 7 0 1 7 5 0 2 13 9 0 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Total (36) 489 325 19 145

* includes games against  Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia

Biggest wins

double digit goal difference

Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Europa Cup Mediterranean Games Qualifications
  • +12 vs. China (16–4) 2008
  • +11 vs. Egypt (12–1) 2004
  • +34 vs. New Zealand (35–1) 1994
  • +19 vs. South Africa (19–0) 2013
  • +17 vs. New Zealand (21–4) 2013
  • +16 vs. New Zealand (19–3) 1998
  • +15 vs. Canada (19–4) 2005
  • +15 vs. Kazakhstan (19–4) 1998
  • +11 vs. Brasil (17–6) 1998
  • +11 vs. Japan (18–7) 2011
  • +10 vs. Canada (13–3) 2003
  • +10 vs. China (15–5) 2009
  • +10 vs. Japan (16–6) 2017
  • +10 vs. Russia (13–3) 2007
  • +23 vs. South Africa (25–2) 2018
  • +21 vs. Iran (23–2) 2010
  • +13 vs. South Africa (16–3) 2018
  • +10 vs. China (14–4) 2010
  • +21 vs. South Africa (22–1) 2010
  • +19 vs. Turkey (20–1) 2013
  • +17 vs. Brasil (20–3) 2012
  • +16 vs. Kazakhstan (20–4) 2019
  • +16 vs. Kazakhstan (19–3) 2017
  • +14 vs. Turkey (17–3) 2013
  • +13 vs. Spain (19–6) 2006
  • +13 vs. Turkey (19–6) 2016
  • +13 vs. Turkey (16–3) 2016
  • +11 vs. Netherlands (18–7) 2017
  • +10 vs. Brasil (17–7) 2005
  • +10 vs. China (15–5) 2011
  • +10 vs. China (14–4) 2015
  • +10 vs. France (16–6) 2017
  • +10 vs. Kazahstan (15–5) 2018
  • +10 vs. Netherlands (17–7) 2017
  • +10 vs. Russia (14–4) 2018
  • +10 vs. Turkey (13–3) 2015
  • +24 vs. Austria (26–2) 1995
  • +21 vs. Turkey (23–2) 2018
  • +20 vs. Malta (22–2) 2016
  • +15 vs. France (20–5) 2016
  • +13 vs. Turkey (16–3) 2010
  • +12 vs. Netherlands (16–4) 2012
  • +11 vs. Slovenia (19–8) 2006
  • +10 vs. Slovakia (15–5) 2008
  • +15 vs. France (20–5) 2018
  • +12 vs. Netherlands (16–4) 2018
  • +11 vs. Malta (16–5) 2018
  • +13 vs. Turkey (17–4) 2013
  • +11 vs. Greece (14–3) 2009
  • +20 vs. Georgia (23–3) 1999
  • +17 vs. Puerto Rico (18–1) 2004
  • +12 vs. Romania (12–0) 2004

Biggest losses

Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Europa Cup Mediterranean Games
  • -4 vs. Italy (7–11) 2004
  • -7 vs. Serbia (4–11) 2015
  • -6 vs. Hungary (4–10) 2005
  • -5 vs. Spain (6–11) 1994
  • -6 vs. Serbia (7–13) 2010
  • -5 vs. Hungary (6–11) 1997
  • -5 vs. Russia (5–10) 1997
  • -5 vs. Spain (2–7) 1995
  • -9 vs. Hungary (6–15) 2007
  • -8 vs. Greece (5–13) 2008
  • -7 vs. Brasil (10–17) 2015
  • -7 vs. Serbia (6–13) 2016
  • -6 vs. Hungary (5–11) 1995
  • -5 vs. Hungary (11–16) 2006
  • -9 vs. Italy (5–14) 2005
  • -6 vs. Serbia (8–14) 2009

Non-senior competitions

Awards

See also

Notes

  1. ^ FINA Water Polo Player of the Year in 1982, 1984 and 1985. Scored 28 goals in one game which is a world record for water polo game (final score: Yugoslavia 62–0 Guatemala). First water polo player in history to sign a 6 digit contract.

References

  1. ^ "Pobjeda u jubilarnoj 800. utakmici Barakuda: Hrvatska trijumfom nad Francuzima otvorila turnir u Beogradu". sportske.jutarnji.hr. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Pobjeda u jubilarnoj 800. utakmici Barakuda: Hrvatska trijumfom nad Francuzima otvorila turnir u Beogradu". sportske.jutarnji.hr. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ Qualification for the tournament was determined by placing in the 1992 Olympics tournament. Since the Croatian team couldn't had participated in the 1992 Olympic water polo tournament due to the dissolution of Yugoslavia, it couldn't qualify for the 1993 World Cup.
  5. ^ "Stigla potvrda iz MOO-a: Javier Garcia s Hrvatskom na Olimpijskim igrama u Riju".

External links

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