Maro Joković
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Croatian |
Born | Dubrovnik, Croatia[1] | 1 October 1987
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[2] |
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Water polo |
Club | VK Jug[3] |
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 and has been there since. He is currently studying economics at the University of Dubrovnik. He is married to Maria and has one daughter. In 2013 he worked as a model for fashion designer Ivana Barać.[3]
References
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- ^ a b c Maro Joković. nbcolympics.com
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- Sportspeople from Dubrovnik
- Croatian male water polo players
- Olympic gold medalists for Croatia
- Olympic silver medalists for Croatia
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- 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
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Croatian expatriates in Italy
- Croatian water polo biography stubs
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games