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Josip Pavić

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Josip Pavić
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born (1982-01-15) 15 January 1982 (age 42)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country Croatia
SportWater polo
ClubOlympiacos

Josip Pavić (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 24th 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]

Honours

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Club

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HAVK Mladost

Olympiacos

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Croatia wins men's water polo gold". ESPN. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ Josip Pavić proglašen najboljim vaterpolistom na svijetu!(in Croatian)
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Croatia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο Archived 20 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
  6. ^ Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Dočekao priznanje: Joković u 33. godini osvojio Sikiricu! Zapjevala i Rozga". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Dočekao priznanje: Joković u 33. godini osvojio Sikiricu! Zapjevala i Rozga". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ^ ""Ερυθρόλευκα" τα βραβεία των κορυφαίων!". ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ - Olympiacos.org (in Greek). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Αυτοί είναι οι κορυφαίοι πολίστες της φετινής σεζόν | Filathlos.gr | Το Εγκυρότερο Αθλητικό Blog!". Filathlos.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Croatia captain
2013–2016
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by FINA Water Polo Player of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Croatia
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent