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 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in 2012.[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 the flag bearer for Croatia in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
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.[4][5]
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 2016-12-04. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Croatia wins men's water polo gold". ESPN. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Josip Pavić proglašen najboljim vaterpolistom na svijetu!Template:Hr icon
- ^ Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
- ^ Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
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