Josip Pavić

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]

Josip Pavić
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born (1982-01-15) 15 January 1982
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country Croatia
SportWater polo
ClubOlympiacos
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2007 MelbourneTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 KazanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2009 RomeTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 ShanghaiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 BarcelonaTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 Zagreb
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2010 Oradea
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place2012 Almaty
Silver medal – second place2015 Bergamo
Silver medal – second place2009 Podgorica
Bronze medal – third place2010 Niš
Bronze medal – third place2011 Florence
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2013 MersinTeam

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

Club

HAVK Mladost

Olympiacos

Awards

See also

References
  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. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. Josip Pavić proglašen najboljim vaterpolistom na svijetu!(in Croatian)
  4. Croatia. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com Sports Reference LLC.
  5. Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο Archived 2018-07-20 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". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  8. "Dočekao priznanje: Joković u 33. godini osvojio Sikiricu! Zapjevala i Rozga". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  9. "«Ερυθρόλευκα» τα βραβεία των κορυφαίων!". ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ - Olympiacos.org (in Greek). 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  10. "Αυτοί είναι οι κορυφαίοι πολίστες της φετινής σεζόν | Filathlos.gr | Το Εγκυρότερο Αθλητικό Blog!". Filathlos.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-09.
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