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Aleksandar Šapić
Aleksandar Šapić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician, and former professional water polo player serving as mayor of Belgrade since 20 June 2022. A member and current vice-president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Šapić had previously served as president of the New Belgrade municipality from 2012 to 2022. Šapić was previously a member of the Democratic Party (DS) until 2014, and he later led the Serbian Patriotic Alliance until the merger into SNS which occurred in May 2021. During his professional water polo career, he played for two Olympic bronze medal squads, one for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, the other for Serbia at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and one Olympic silver medal squad for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Education He graduated from the Megatrend University Faculty for Management in 2003, received his master's degree in 2009 and tried to defend his Ph.D. diss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 million people live within the administrative limits of the City of Belgrade. It is the third largest of all List of cities and towns on Danube river, cities on the Danube river. Belgrade is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thracians, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it ''Singidunum, Singidūn''. It was Roman Serbia, conquered by the Romans under the reign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VK Partizan
Vaterpolo klub Partizan ( sr-cyr, Ватерполо клуб Партизан) is a professional water polo club based in Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sports clubs in Serbia that is part of sport society Partizan. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Serbian League. Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac on Banjica complex. The club is supported by Grobari, fans of all sport clubs competing under the name of Partizan Belgrade. With seven European champion titles (the last in 2011 against Pro Recco), VK Partizan is the second most successful European team in water polo history along with Mladost, and behind Pro Recco with ten titles. History The club was founded in 1946 and from 1952 is a member of the First League. VK Partizan players had a big influence in Yugoslav and Serbian national water polo teams. They helped Serbia and Yugoslavia win many medals at the Olympics, European and World championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's Tournament
The 1998 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eighth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 7 to 18 January 1998 in the Challenge Stadium, and was incorporated into the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia. Participating teams Groups formed ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * * Preliminary round Group A * January 9, 1998 * January 10, 1998 * January 11, 1998 Group B * January 9, 1998 * January 10, 1998 * January 11, 1998 Group C * January 9, 1998 * January 10, 1998 * January 11, 1998 Group D * January 9, 1998 * January 10, 1998 * January 11, 1998 Second round Group E Preliminary round results apply. * January 13, 1998 * January 14, 1998 * January 15, 1998 Group F Preliminary round results apply. * January 13, 1998 * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's Tournament
The 2001 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the ninth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 29 July 2001, and was incorporated into the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Participating teams Groups formed ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * * Squads * Preliminary round Group A * July 19, 2001 * July 21, 2001 * July 22, 2001 Group B * July 19, 2001 * July 21, 2001 * July 22, 2001 Group C * July 19, 2001 * July 21, 2001 * July 22, 2001 Group D * July 19, 2001 * July 21, 2001 * July 22, 2001 Second round Group E Preliminary round results apply. * July 24, 2001 * July 25, 2001 * July 26, 2001 Group F Preliminary round results apply. * July 24, 2001 * July 25, 2001 * July 26, 2001 Group G * July 24, 2001 * July 25, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's Tournament
The 2005 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eleventh edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held in a temporary pool on Île Sainte-Hélène from 18 to 30 July 2005, and was incorporated into the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montréal, Canada. Qualification * Participating teams Groups formed ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * * Preliminary round Group A * Monday July 18, 2005 * Wednesday July 20, 2005 * Friday July 22, 2005 Group B * Monday July 18, 2005 * Wednesday July 20, 2005 * Friday July 22, 2005 Group C * Monday July 18, 2005 * Wednesday July 20, 2005 * Friday July 22, 2005 Group D * Monday July 18, 2005 * Wednesday July 20, 2005 * Friday July 22, 2005 Knockout stage Final round Finals 5th-8th place 9th-12th place 13th-16th place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The World Aquatics Championships
Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. The reigning champions are Spain in men's and the United States in women's competition. Events Men's tournament Results summary Confederation statistics Best performances by tournament Team statistics Participating teams Finishes in the top four Medal table Champions (results and squads) Player statistics Multiple gold medalists Multiple medalists Women's tournament Results summary Confederation statistics Best performances by tournament Team statistics Participating teams Finishes in the top four Medal table Champions (results and squads) Player statistics Multiple gold medalists Multiple medalists Combined medal table The following table is pre-sorted by number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, People's Republic of China, began on 10 August and lasted until 24 August 2008. All games were held at the Ying Tung Natatorium. Teams from twelve nations competed, seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. 44 games were played, 30 of them in the preliminary round (each team played the other teams in the group). Seven classification games and seven games in the medal round were also played. Format The format of water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics: *Twelve teams are divided into two preliminary groups, composed of six teams each, and play a single round robin in each group. *The first placed team of each group will have a bye. The second and third placed teams will play against each other in a cross-group format. Losers go on to play a series of classification games. *The fifth and sixth placed teams from each group in the preliminary round play against each other in a cross-group format to determ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia, began on September 23 and lasted until October 1, 2000. Medalists Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification for 9th-12th ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket ;Fifth place bracket Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- 5–8th place semifinals ---- Semifinals ---- Seventh place game Fifth place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Ranking and statistics Final Rankings Multi-time Olympians Six-time Olympian(s): 1 player * : Manuel Estiarte Five-time Olympian(s): 2 players * : George Mavrotas * : Jordi Sans Four-time Olympian(s): 4 players * : Filippos Kaiafas * : Pedro García, Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán (GK) Leading goalscorers Source: Official Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece, began on August 15 and lasted until August 29, 2004. Squads Preliminary round All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+3) Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Medal round bracket Classification 7th-12th Quarterfinals Classification 11th-12th Classification 7th-10th Semifinals 9th place match 7th place match 5th place match Bronze medal match Gold medal match Ranking and statistics Final Rankings Multi-time Olympians Five-time Olympian(s): 2 players * : Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán (GK) Four-time Olympian(s): 8 players * : Dubravko Šimenc * : Konstantinos Loudis * : Tibor Benedek * : Carlo Silipo * : Dmitry Gorshkov, Nikolay Kozlov * : Daniel Ballart, Sergi Pedrerol Multiple medalists Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 2 players * : Dmitry Gorshkov, Nik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The Summer Olympics
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary at the Olympics, Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States at the Olympics, United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy at the Olympics, Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments. History The history of water polo as a team sport began in mid 19th century England and Scotland, where water sports were a feature of county fairs and festivals. Water polo has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition Olympic sports, sport, except 1896. Women's water polo made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 2000. Beginnings Men's water polo was among the first team sports introduced at the modern Olympic Games in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia Men's National Water Polo Team
The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the . They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, World Cup, FINA World League, Mediterranean Games and Universiade, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. They are Serbia's most successful national team, having won more titles than all other Serbian national teams combined. In 2016, they became the first team to hold titles in all five existing major championships: European Championship, World Championship, World Cup, World League and Olympic Games simultaneously. Competitive record Medals Includes matches of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia. Updated after the '' 2022 Mediterranean Games'' Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Europa Cup Mediterranean Games Team Current squad Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Coaches * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shturm Ruza
Shturm-2002 Moskovskaya Oblast, a.k.a. Shturm Ruza, is a Russian water polo club. Founded in 2002 in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, in 2010 it was relocated to Ruza, also in the Moscow Oblast. Shturm Chekhov's male team won four national championships plus the 2008 LEN Trophy between the years 2005 and 2009. The female team was the national championship's runner-up between 2009 and 2011 and like its male counterpart, it won the Women's LEN Trophy one year later. In the 2011–12 season the male and female teams were defeated in the LEN Trophy's Round of 16 and the European Cup's quarter-finals respectively. in LEN's website Titles * ** (4) ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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