Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
FINA codeBIH
Association (est. 2013)[1]
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coach
Home venueOlimpijski Bazen Otoka

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the since 2013.[2]

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national team's historic first game took place during Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016.[3][4]

The player roster is composed of players from clubs from BiH's only coastal city of Neum, and the two largest cities - Sarajevo and Banja Luka. Neum is the only city to be situated along Bosnia and Herzegovina's 20 km (12 mi) of coastline,[5] making it the country's only access to the Adriatic Sea and marking an ideal location for sport expansion.

Results[]

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Current squad[]

Players called up for Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016.[8]

Head coach: Bosnia and Herzegovina

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 GK 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (154 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 CB 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 16 January 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 CB 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 7 February 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 CF 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 1 January 1994 Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 73 kg (161 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 D 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina
8 D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 D 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 83 kg (183 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 CF 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 85 kg (187 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina
11 D 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina
12 D 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 1 January 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina
13 GK 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 9 March 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Reserves[]

  • Srđan Jolić (VK Banja Luka),
  • Kristian Njavro (HVK Jadran Neum),
  • Mihael Crnčević (HVK Jadran Neum),
  • Armin Mezit (Akademija B Sarajevo).

Head coaches[]

  • Ivica Bačić (2009)
  • Slobodan Grahovac (2016-present)

Gallery[]

Bosnia and Herzegovina's three main courts for water polo are Olimpijski Bazen Otoka (Sarajevo), (Banja Luka), and an water polo court inside the Adriatic Sea water in Neum.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vaterpolo u BiH amaterski sport, i reprezentacija je takva". VijestiBa. 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  2. ^ "Održana osnivačka skupština VS BiH, Ivan Lakić izabran za predsjednika". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. ^ ""Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016." | Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo". bazen.ba. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  4. ^ "BiH će imati reprezentaciju u vaterpolu". SportSport.ba. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  5. ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina - Neum, britannica.com, 2015-09-09
  6. ^ "USPJEŠNO ZAVRŠEN "SARAJEVO CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE 2016." | Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo". bazen.ba. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  7. ^ "PREDSTAVLJAMO: VK Torpedo i vaterpolo u BiH". Vaterpolo vesti. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  8. ^ Mustur, Bojan. "VATERPOLO KLUB TORPEDO PREDSTAVLJA REPREZENTATIVCE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE". Vktorpedo.ba. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

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