20 years of the Croatian Olympic Committee
(1991 - 2011)
OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS FROM ATLANTA
· Maro Balić · Perica Bukić · Damir Glavan · Igor Hinić · Vjekoslav Kobešćak · Joško Kreković · Ognjen Kržić · Dubravko Šimenc · Siniša Školneković · Ratko Štritof · Renato Vrbičić · Zdeslav Vrdoljak · Tino Vegar Croatia’s water polo team from Atlanta received the 1996 Franjo Bučar National Sports Award Maro Balić Olympic silver medallist at Atlanta 1996 Olympic team member at Atlanta 1996 Member of the national team who won the 2001 European Club title and the 2000 LEN Cup title with his club Club: Jug (Dubrovnik) He was awarded the Order of Croatian Morning Star with the Image of Franjo Bučar. Perica Bukić Olympic gold medallist at Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988 and silver medallist at Atlanta 1996 Olympic team member at Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988 and Atlanta 1996 Member of the national team who won the gold medal at World Championships (Madrid 1986, Perth 1991), World Cups (Thessaloniki 1987, Berlin 1989), silver medal at European Championships (Sofia 1985, Strasbourg 1987, Bonn 1989), World Cups (Barcelona) etc. He also won several Champions Cup, Cup Winners Cup and LEN Cup titles with his clubs Clubs: Solaris (Šibenik), Mladost (Zagreb), Jadran (Split) He was awarded the Order of Croatian Morning Star with the Image of Franjo Bučar and the Order of Croatian Plaitwork. Damir Glavan Olympic silver medallist at Atlanta 1996 Olympic team member at Atlanta 1996 Clubs: Primorje (Rijeka), Mladost (Zagreb), Pescara, Padua, Catania (Italy) Igor Hinić Olympic silver medallist at Atlanta 1996 Olympic team member at Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Member of the national team who won the gold medal at the 2007 World Championship in Melbourne and the 2010
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European Championship in Zagreb, silver medal at European Championships (Florence 1999 and Kranj 2003) and holder of the 2002, 2003 and 2005 LEN Cup club titles Clubs: Primorje (Rijeka), Brescia, Roma (Italy), Mladost Zagreb He was awarded the Order of Croatian Morning Star with the Image of Franjo Bučar.
Vjekoslav Kobešćak Olympic silver medallist at Atlanta 1996 Olympic team member at Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Member of the national team who won the silver medal at European Championships (Florence 1999 and Kranj 2003) and holder of the 1991 and 1996 European Club titles and the 1999 Cup Winners Cup club title Club: Mladost (Zagreb) He was awarded the Order of Croatian Morning Star with the Image of Franjo Bučar. Joško Kreković Olympic silver medallist at Atlanta 1996 Olympic team member at Atlanta 1996 Member of the national team and holder of the 1991 and 1992 European Club titles and the 1986 Cup Winners Cup club title Clubs: Mornar, Jadran, POŠK (Split), Pescara and Nervi (Italy) He was awarded the Order of Croatian Morning Star with the Image of Franjo Bučar. Ognjen Kržić Olympic silver medallist at Atlanta 1996 Olympic team member at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Member of the national team and holder of the 1992, 1993, 2001 and 2006 European Club titles, the 2000 LEN Cup and the 2006 European Super Cup club titles Clubs: Jug (Dubrovnik), Jadran (Split), Savona (Italy) He was awarded the Order of Croatian Morning Star with the Image of Franjo Bučar.