Maro Joković
| Maro Joković | |||
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Joković at the 2015 World Championships | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
1 October 1987 | ||
| 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 | |||
Medal record | |||
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, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in 2012 and a silver in 2016 and 2024.[3] He held the world title in 2007 and 2017 and the European title in 2010.[4]
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.[4]
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
- LEN Champions League: 2005–06, 2015–16 ; runners-up : 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2016–17
- LEN Euro Cup: 2023–24
- LEN Super Cup: 2006, 2016
- Croatian Championship: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
- Adriatic League: 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018,2023
- Croatian Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19,2022-23
- Croatian Super Cup: 2022
Pro Recco
- LEN Champions League: 2014–15
- Serie A1: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Coppa Italia: 2013–14, 2014–15
Olympiacos
- Greek Championship: 2019–20
- Greek Cup: 2019–20
- Greek Super Cup: 2019
AN Brescia
- Serie A1: 2020–21
Awards
- Swimming World Magazine's man water polo ''World Player of the Year " award: 2012
- Member of World Team by total-waterpolo: 2019
- Member of Second World Team of the Year's 2000–2020 by total-waterpolo
- LEN Champions League Right Winger of the Year: 2015–16, 2017–18
- Fourth Top European Player in the World by LEN: 2016 [5]
- World League Top Scorer: 2012
- Olympic Games 2012 Team of the Tournament
- Croatian Championship Top Scorer 2015–16 with Jug Dubrovnik
- Croatian Championship Top Scorer 2018–19 with Jug Dubrovnik
- Croatian Championship MVP 2018–19 with Jug Dubrovnik
- Croatian "Athlete of the Year ": 2018–19
- Best Croatian Right Wing of the Year: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- 2019 World Championship Team of the Tournament
- Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2020[6] with Olympiacos , 2021[7] with Jug Dubrovnik
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 world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maro Joković". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "JOKOVIC Maro". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016.
- ^ "JOKOVIC Maro". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b "JOKOVIC Maro". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Ο Φουντούλης στους κορυφαίους της Ευρώπης". Sportsfeed.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Dočekao priznanje: Joković u 33. godini osvojio Sikiricu! Zapjevala i Rozga". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Sportske novosti - Maro Joković najbolji igrač u 2021., a za sljedeću godinu postoji samo jedna želja - medalja". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
External links
- Maro Joković at World Aquatics
- Maro Joković at Olympics.com
- Maro Joković at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian)
- Maro Joković at Olympedia
- Maro Joković at InterSportStats
- Maro Joković on Instagram