Maro Joković
Maro Joković | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Dubrovnik, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | 1 October 1987||
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 | Olympiacos | ||
Medal record |
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]
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 Barać.[3]
At club level, Joković plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos.
Honours
Club
- LEN Super Cup (2): 2006, 2016
- Croatian Championships (13): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Adriatic League (4): 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Croatian Cups (8): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- LEN Champions League (1): 2015
- Italian Championships (1): 2014
- Italian Cup (1): 2014
- Greek Championship (1): 2020
- Greek Cup (1): 2020
- Greek Super Cup (1): 2019
See also
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo
- List of world champions in men's water polo
References
- ^ Maro Joković. sports-reference.com
- ^ Maro Joković. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Maro Joković. nbcolympics.com
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maro Joković.
- Maro Joković at World Aquatics
- Maro Joković at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dubrovnik
- Croatian male water polo players
- Olympiacos Water Polo Club players
- Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- Olympic gold medalists for Croatia
- Olympic silver medalists for Croatia
- Olympic water polo players of Croatia
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
- Expatriate water polo players