Nikola Jakšić
| Nikola Jakšić | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
17 January 1997 | ||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | Radnički Kragujevac | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2013–2017 | Partizan | ||
2017–2021 | Ferencvárosi | ||
2021–2024 | Novi Beograd | ||
2024–present | Radnički Kragujevac | ||
Medal record | |||
Nikola Jakšić (Serbian: Никола Јакшић; born 17 January 1997) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for Radnički Kragujevac. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Serbia men's national water polo team in the men's event.
His younger brother, Petar, also represents the Serbia men's national water polo team.[1] They won a gold medal for the 2024 Summer Olympics as Serbia won 13–11 against Croatia.[2]
Honours
Club
- VK Partizan
- Serbian Championship: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Serbian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Ferencváros
- LEN Champions League: 2018–19; runner-up: 2020–21
- LEN Euro Cup: 2017–18
- LEN Super Cup: 2018, 2019
- Hungarian Championship: 2017–18, 2018–19
- Hungarian Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2018
VK Novi Beograd
- LEN Champions League runners-up: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Adriatic League: 2021–22, 2023–24
- Serbian Championship: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Serbian Cup: 2023–24
Awards
- Member of the World Teamby totalwaterpolo: 2021,[3] 2023, 2024
- Sportsman of the Year of the JSD Partizan: 2015, 2016
- Young Athlete of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee: 2016
- Serbian Championship Defender of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Hungarian Championship Defender of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
- Adriatic League Defender of the Year: 2021–22
- LEN Champions League Defender of the Year: 2020–21
See also
- Serbia 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
References
- ^ Vuković, Časlav (9 August 2024). Каква Подршка: Никола и Петар Јакшић имају најбоље могуће навијаче (Видео) [What kind of support: Nikola and Petar Jaksic have the best possible fans (Video)]. Večernje novosti (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Srbija je treći put uzastopno olimpijski šampion! "Ušli im u glavu"; "Srbija bolja, mi grozni"" [Serbia is the third consecutive Olympics champion! "They got in their heads"; "Serbia better, we're terrible"]. B92 (in Serbian). 11 August 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ Στην κορυφαία επτάδα του κόσμου οι Βλαχόπουλος και Αργυρόπουλος, σύμφωνα με το Total Water Polo. www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 25 February 2025.2021
External links
- Nikola Jakšić at World Aquatics
- Nikola Jakšić at the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
- Nikola Jakšić at Olympics.com
- Nikola Jakšić at the Olympic Committee of Serbia (in Serbian)
- Nikola Jakšić at Olympedia
- Nikola Jakšić at InterSportStats
- Nikola Jakšić on Instagram