The men's water polo team of Croatia is the national water polo team representing Croatia in the international arena. The team was formed in 1992 after the collapse of Yugoslavia. The highest achievements in the history of independent Croatia are the gold medals won at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the World Aquatics Championships ( 2007 , 2017 )
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| FINA Region | Len |
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| National Federation | Water Polo Federation of Croatia |
| Trainer | Ivica Tusak |
| Olympic Games | |
| Participation | 6 |
| Medals |  Gold : 1 (2012) |
| World Championships | |
| Participation | eleven |
| Medals | Gold : 2 (2007, 2017) |
| Europe championship | |
| Participation | 12 |
| Medals | Gold : 1 (2010) |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Performance
- 2.1 Olympic Games
- 2.2 World Championships
- 2.3 European Championships
- 2.4 World Cup
- 2.5 World League
- 2.6 Mediterranean Games
- 3 Current squad
- 4 References
History
The first major tournament for the Croatian national team after the collapse of Yugoslavia was the 1993 European Championship , where she managed to take only 5th place. Quite quickly, the Croats managed to become one of the strongest water polo teams in the world and already in 1996 the Balkan team reached the final of the Olympic Games , where in a bitter struggle they lost to the Spanish team. In 1999, the Croats for the first time became winners of the continental championship, having won silver medals in the European Championship . Since the beginning of the 2000s, the results of the national team have declined and for a long time the Croats could not even reach the semifinals of major international tournaments. In 2007, the Croatian national team became the world champion for the first time and subsequently throughout the 5 world championships the Balkans did not fall below 3rd place. The biggest success in their history, the Croats achieved in 2012, when in the final of the Olympic tournament they beat the Italian team 8: 6 and won the Olympic gold medals. In 2017, at the World Aquatics Championships, the national team repeated the success of 2007 and for the second time became the world champion, winning the Hungarians in the final with a score of 8: 6.
Performance Results
Olympic Games
| 1996 : Maro Balic, Peritsa Bukich, Tino Vegar, Renato Vrbicic, Zdeslav Vrdolyak, Damir Glavan, Vekoslav Kobeschak, Joshko Krekovich, Ognen Krzic, Sinisa Skolenkovich, Ratko Stritof, Igor Khinich, Dubravko Shimench. Trainer: Bruno Silich 2012 : Samir Barats, Miho Boshkovich, Ivan Bulyubašić, Damir Burić, Andro Busle, Frano Vichan, Niksha Dobud, Maro Joković, Petar Muslim, Paulo Obradović, Josip Pavić, Sandro Sukno, Igor Khinich. Trainer: Ratko Rudich |
World Championships
| 2007 : Samir Barats, Miho Boshkovich, Damir Buric, Andro Busle, Frano Vichan, Zdeslav Vrodlyak, Theo Dogash, Maro Jokovic, Alyosha Kunach, Pavo Markovich, Josip Pavic, Mile Smodlak, Igor Khinich. Trainer: Ratko Rudich |
European Championships
World Cup
| World League
Mediterranean Games
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Current squad
The composition of the national team of Croatia at the 2015 World Cup
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