Josip Pavić
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| Personal information | |
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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) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Club | Olympiacos |
Medal record | |
Josip Pavić (Serbo-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]
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 23rd 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]
See also
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo
- List of flag bearers for Croatia at the Olympics
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
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.
External links
- Josip Pavić at World Aquatics
- Josip Pavić at Olympics.com
- Josip Pavić at Olympedia
- Josip Pavić at the Croatian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Croatian)
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Split, Croatia
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Croatian male water polo goalkeepers
- Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Croatia in water polo
- Olympic silver medalists for Croatia in water polo
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
- Olympiacos Water Polo Club players
- Croatian Olympic medalist stubs
- Croatian water polo biography stubs