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Josip Vrlić
Josip Vrlić (born 25 April 1986) is a Croatian professional water polo player. He was part of the Brazilian team at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. His younger brother Mislav is also water polo player, playing for VK Primorje from Rijeka. He is the heaviest water polo player and cited as ''"one of the strongest water polo players in the world."'' As of July 2019, it is revealed Vrlić has transferred to HAVK Mladost from Barceloneta, water polo club from Zagreb for which he will be playing in upcoming months. Honours Club Jug Dubrovnik *LEN Champions League: 2015–16 ;''runners-up'': 2016–17 *LEN Super Cup: 2016 * Croatian Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17 *Adriatic League: 2015–16, 2016–17 Atlètic-Barceloneta * Spanish Championship: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2018–19 *Copa del Rey: 2010, 2013, 2018, 2019 *Supercopa de España: 2018, 2019 Botafogo *Brazilia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. 11,238 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 Games, including first-time entrants Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kosovo, South Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Refugee Olympic Team. With 306 sets of medals, the Games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 World Aquatics Championships
The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues. (Gwangju, Budapest win right to host worlds); posted by Reuters on 19 July 2013. Host selection The host was announced on 19 July 2013 on the biennial General Congress of in , the host-city of the |
LEN Super Cup
The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested between the winners of the European Champions Cup/LEN Champions League and the winners of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup. After the discontinuation of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup, it has been contested by the winners of the LEN Champions League and the winners of the LEN Trophy, which was renamed the LEN Euro Cup in 2011. Title holders * 1976 Mladost * 1977 CSK VMF Moscow * 1978 Ferencváros * 1979 OSC Budapest * 1980 Ferencváros * 1981 CSK VMF Moscow * 1982 Barcelona * 1983 CSK VMF Moscow * 1984 POŠK * 1985 Vasas * 1986 Spandau 04 * 1987 Spandau 04 * 1988 Pescara * 1989 ''Not held'' * 1990 Mladost * 1991 Partizan * 1992 Catalunya * 1993 Pescara * 1994 Újpest * 1995 Catalunya * 1996 Mladost * 1997–2001 ''Not held' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 LEN Champions League
The 2016–17 LEN Champions League was the 54th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 30 September 2016 to 27 May 2017. Team allocation 8 teams are directly qualified for the preliminary round. Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition is as follows. Qualifying rounds Qualification I Fifteen teams take part in the Qualification round I. They were drawn into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams, whose played on 30 September−2 October 2016. Top 2 teams of each group advance to qualification round II. Group A Tournament was played in Oradea, Romania. Group B Tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary. Group C Tournament was played in Porto, Portugal. Group D Tournament was played in Valletta, Malta. Qualification II Sixteen teams take part in the Qualification round II. Eight teams from first round and eight teams with wild cards. They were drawn into four groups of four teams, whose played on 14−16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 LEN Champions League
The 2015–16 LEN Champions League was the 53rd edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 4 September 2015 to 4 June 2016, and was contested by 27 teams from 13 countries. The Final Six (quarterfinals, semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on 2, 3 & 4 June in Budapest. Overview Team allocation 8 teams are directly qualified for the preliminary round. Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition is as follows. Qualifying rounds Qualification I *4-6 September Twelve teams took part in the Qualification round I. They were drawn into three groups of four teams, whose played on 4–6 September 2015. Top 3 teams of each group advance to qualification round II. Group A Tournament was played in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Group B Tournament was played in Valletta, Malta. Group C Tournament was played in Tbilisi, Georgia. Qualification II * 18–20 September Sixteen teams took part in the Qualification round II. Nine team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LEN Champions League
The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of name and format occurred in 1996, with the competition being renamed Champions League and the final four system being established as the format of choice, for the first time during the 1996–97 LEN Champions League. From 2003 to 2011 the competition was named LEN Euroleague (with the change of name being simply a re-branding) and from 2011 and on LEN Champions League, its current name. LEN Champions League is the most popular water polo league in the European continent. It has been won by 24 clubs, 10 of which have won the title more than once. The most successful club in the competition is Pro Recco, with nine titles. The current European champion is Pro Recco, who won their ninth title after defeating FTC Telekom Budapest in the 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 767,131. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman Empire, Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Ščitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851 Janko Kamauf became Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mislav Vrlić
Mislav Vrlić (born 4 April 1996) is a Croatian professional water polo player. He is currently playing for VK Primorje. He is 6 ft 6 in (1.99 m) tall and weighs 243 lb (110 kg). He started playing water polo at the age of 6. His older brother Josip Josip () is a male given name found among Croats and Slovenes, a cognate of Joseph. In Croatia, the name Josip was the second most common masculine given name in the decades up to 1959, and has stayed among the top ten most common ones throughout 2 ... is also water polo player. References External links InstagramFacebookVaterpolist VK Primorja, Mislav Vrlić, posjetio je Specijalnu bolnicu Medico i našeg ortopeda prof. dr. sc. Radovana Mihelića. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vrlić, Mislav 1996 births Living people Croatian male water polo players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament of Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 6 August and ended on 20 August 2016. Games were held at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre and the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Serbia won the gold medal by defeating Croatia in the final. Bronze was won by Italy after beating Montenegro. After the Rio Olympics, Serbia national team held Olympic Games, World Championship, European Championship, World Cup and World League titles simultaneously. Competition schedule Qualification Draw The draw was held on 10 April 2016. Teams from twelve nations compete in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. The top four teams advance to the quarterfinals. Seeding The seeding was announced on 10 April 2016. Referees The following referees were selected for the tournament. * German Moller * Daniel Flahive * Mark Koganov * Fabio Toffoli * Marie-Claude Deslières * Ni Shi Wei * Nenad Peris * Hatem Gaber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's Tournament
Participating teams Groups formed The draw resulted in the following groups: Format The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams and played a round-robin tournament, round-robin. The best placed team advanced to the quarterfinal, while the second-and third best team advanced to the playoffs. The last placed team played in placement games for place 13–16. From the quarterfinals on, a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The losers of the playoffs and quarterfinals played in placement games to determine their final position. Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Knockout stage ;Championship bracket ;5th place bracket ;9th place bracket ;13th place bracket Playoffs ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- 13th–16th place semifinals ---- 9th–12th place semifinals ---- 5th–8th place semifinals ---- Semifinals ---- 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins the match. Each team is made up of six field players and one goalkeeper. Excluding the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. It is typically played in an all-deep pool where players cannot touch the bottom. A game consists mainly of the players swimming to move about the pool, treading water (mainly using the eggbeater kick), passing the ball, and shooting at the goal. Teamwork, tactical thinking and awareness are also highly important aspects. Water polo is a highly physical and demanding sport and has frequently been cited as one of the most difficult to play. Special equipment for water polo includes a water polo ball, a ball of varying colors which floats on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Barcelona, Spain from 16 to 28 July 2018. Serbia won their fourth consecutive and eighth overall title by defeating Spain in the final. Qualification Sixteen teams will be allowed to the tournament. The qualification is as follows: * The host nation * The best seven teams from the 2016 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation * Eight teams from the qualifiers Format The sixteen teams were split in four groups with four teams each. The first classified team of each group qualified directly for the quarterfinals, the second and third teams played each other in cross group format to qualify for the quarterfinals. Squads Draw The draw of the tournament took take place on 7 March in Barcelona. The first batch consisted of the teams ranked 1st to 4th in the 2016 European Championships, the second batch consisted of the teams ranked 5th to eight. The third batch was filled with teams that qualifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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