Ivan Čupić

Ivan Čupić
Ivan Čupić
Personal information
Born	27 March 1986 (age 38); Metković, Croatia
Nationality	Croatian
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Right wing
Club information
Current club	RK Vardar
Number	27
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
Mediterranean Games

Ivan Čupić (born 27 March 1986) is a Croatian professional handballer who currently plays for RK Vardar. He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. He scored 8 goals in the opening match against South Korea, settling as the top scorer after the first day.^[1] He also played in the Croatian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Čupić missed the Games of XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, after losing his left ring finger in bizarre accident in July 2008. During a training session, Čupić fell and caught his wedding ring on a wire fence. The force of the fall severed his finger at the first joint.^[3] Though the amputated portion of the digit could not be reattached, his career has since been unaffected by having only nine fingers.

Honours

Gorenje

Slovenian First League (1): 2008-09
Slovenian Super Cup (1): 2009

Vive Targi Kielce

Polish Ekstraklasa (4): 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
Polish Cup (4): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
EHF Champions League (1): 2015-16

References

^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "Ivan Čupić Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
^ Croatia's Cupic loses finger Template:En icon

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[1] "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[2] "Ivan Čupić Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.

[3] Croatia's Cupic loses finger Template:En icon

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