Maro Joković

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]

Maro Joković
Joković at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1987-10-01) 1 October 1987
Dubrovnik, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia[1]
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 VK Jug
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2013
VK Jug
2013–2015
Pro Recco
2015–2019
VK Jug
2019–2020
Olympiacos
2020–2021
AN Brescia
2021–
VK Jug
National team
Years Team
 
Croatia

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 Barač.[3]

At club level, Joković plays for Croatian powerhouse Jug Dubrovnik.

In the summer of 2023, Maro joined San Giljan ASC to take part in the summer competitions for the Maltese champions alongside Pro Recco and Australia men's national water polo team star Aaron Younger

Honours

Club

Jug Dubrovnik

Pro Recco

Olympiacos

AN Brescia

Awards

See also

References

  1. Maro Joković. sports-reference.com
  2. Maro Joković Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. Maro Joković. nbcolympics.com
  4. Sportsfeed. "Ο Φουντούλης στους κορυφαίους της Ευρώπης" (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  5. "Prvenstvo Hrvatske u vaterpolu 2015./16.", Wikipedija (in Croatian), 2021-12-27, retrieved 2022-03-05
  6. "Prvenstvo Hrvatske u vaterpolu 2018./19.", Wikipedija (in Croatian), 2021-12-15, retrieved 2022-03-06
  7. "Prvenstvo Hrvatske u vaterpolu 2018./19.", Wikipedija (in Croatian), 2021-12-15, retrieved 2022-03-05
  8. "Dočekao priznanje: Joković u 33. godini osvojio Sikiricu! Zapjevala i Rozga". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  9. "Sportske novosti - Maro Joković najbolji igrač u 2021., a za sljedeću godinu postoji samo jedna želja - medalja". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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