Josip Pavić
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| Nationality | Croatian |
| Born | 15 January 1982 Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Club | Olympiacos |
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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[]
Club[]
HAVK Mladost
- National Championship of Croatia (3): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2007–08
- National Cup of Croatia (4): 2001–02, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12
- LEN Euro Cup runners-up : 2013–14
Olympiacos
- National Championship of Greece (4): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- National Cup of Greece (3): 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- National Super Cup of Greece (1): 2018
- LEN Champions League (1): 2017–18
- LEN Champions League runners-up : 2015–16 , 2018–19
Individual[]
- Swimming World Magazine's man water polo ''Athlete of the Year": 2012
- Olympics Tournament MVP: 2012 Pekin
- All-Tournament Team of the 2015 World Championship
- Final 8 MVP (1): 2017–18 with Olympiacos
See also[]
- Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of flag bearers for Croatia at the Olympics
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Croatia wins men's water polo gold". ESPN. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Josip Pavić proglašen najboljim vaterpolistom na svijetu!(in Croatian)
- ^ Croatia. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com Sports Reference LLC.
- ^ Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο Archived 2018-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
- ^ Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
External links[]
- Josip Pavić at Olympic.org (archived)
- Josip Pavić at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Josip Pavić at Olympics.com
- Josip Pavić at Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian)
- Josip Pavić at Olympedia
- Josip Pavić at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Split, Croatia
- Croatian male water polo players
- Water polo goalkeepers
- Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Croatia in water polo
- Olympic silver medalists for Croatia in water polo
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Olympiacos Water Polo Club players
- Croatian Olympic medalist stubs
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