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Vanja Udovičić
Vanja Udovičić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Удовичић, ; born 12 September 1982) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player who served as minister of youth and sports from 2013 to 2022. An independent politician, he is aligned with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). During an illustrious professional water polo career that spanned 15 seasons, Udovičić played for Partizan Belgrade, Jadran Herceg Novi, Posillipo Naples, Pro Recco, Mladost Zagreb and Radnički Kragujevac. His most notable achievements at the club level are winning the LEN Euroleague twice with Pro Recco. The first one in 2008 followed by another one in 2010, the final in which he scored 4 goals for his team bringing the title back to Pro Recco with his fellow countryman Filip Filipović contributing 2 goals. With the Serbian national team, his most notable achievements are European gold for juniors in 2000, the gold medals from the World Championship in 2005 and 2009, European gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Youth And Sports (Serbia)
The Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Serbia ( sr, Министарство спорта, Ministarstvo sporta) is the ministry in the Government of Serbia which is in the charge of sports. The current minister is Zoran Gajić, in office since 26 October 2022. History The ministry of Youth and Sports was established on 11 February 1991. From 2001 to 2007, the Ministry was merged into the Ministry of Education. Subordinate institutions There are several agencies and institutions that operate within the scope of the Ministry: * Institute of Sport and Sports Medicine * Antidoping agency List of ministers Political Party: References External links * Serbian ministries, etc – Rulers.org {{Authority control Youth And Sports 1991 establishments in Serbia Ministries established in 1991 Serbia Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PVK Jadran
PVK Jadran is a professional water polo club based in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Montenegrin League and Regional League A1. PVK Jadran is a 16-time winner of the National league (10 Montenegro, 2 SFR Yugoslavia, 4 Serbia & Montenegro), 13-time winner of the National cup (10 Montenegro, 3 SFR Yugoslavia), 2-time winner of the Regional Water Polo League, and 1-time runner-up of the LEN Champions League. History PVK Jadran was founded in the summer of 1922 as a merger between two water polo clubs, Bijela Vila and Spjaža. It was then registered at the Swimming Federation of Yugoslavia. It was the only water club in the Bay of Kotor region and played against teams from Dubrovnik. PVK Jadran's first win was when they had beaten VK Građani, the best clubs in Yugoslavia at the time after VK Jug and VK Jadran. After World War II in 1945, the national championship was held in Ljubljana and Jadran went, representing Montenegro, and won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's Tournament
The 2003 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the tenth 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 14 to 26 July 2003, and was incorporated into the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Participating teams Groups formed ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * * Preliminary round Group A * July 14, 2003 * July 16, 2003 * July 18, 2003 Group B * July 14, 2003 * July 16, 2003 * July 18, 2003 Group C * July 14, 2003 * July 16, 2003 * July 18, 2003 Group D * July 14, 2003 * July 16, 2003 * July 18, 2003 Playoff round * July 20, 2003 Final round Quarter finals * July 22, 2003 Semi finals * July 24, 2003 Finals * July 26, 2003 — Bronze Medal Match * July 26, 2003 — Gold Medal Match ---- 13th-16th place * July 20, 2003 * July 22, 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's Tournament
The men's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Shanghai, China from 18 to 30 July 2011. The top three teams (excluding the already qualified Serbia) qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Qualification Groups formed The draw resulted in the following groups: Preliminary round All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8) The draw for the competition was held on April 15, 2011. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage ;Championship bracket Playoff round The group winners have a bye into the quarterfinals. ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Semifinals ---- Bronze medal game Final Classification 5–8 bracket ---- 7th place game 5th place game Classification 9–12 bracket ---- 11th place game 9th place game Classification 13–16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's Tournament
The men's water polo tournament at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Rome, Italy from 20 July to 1 August 2009. All matches were held in a temporary pool at the tennis stadium of the Foro Italico sports complex. The men's tournament was won by Serbia. Teams Groups formed ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * * Preliminary round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) Tie-breaking criteria If two teams shall have equal points, further classification shall be established as follows: # The team winning the game between them shall be placed higher. # If the game between them was tied, then the results against the highest placed team(s) in the group shall be considered. # The first comparison shall be based on goal difference, and if still tied, then based on goals scored. # The comparison shall be made first compared to the highest placed team (or teams, if tied) in the group. # ... [...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] |
World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events are contested in a long course (50-metre) pool. The event was first held in 1973 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and is now held every two years. From 1978 to 1998, the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between Summer Olympic years. From 2001 until 2019, the Championships have been held every two years, in the odd years. Due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the scheduling of both the Olympic Games and the Championships between 2019 and 2025 became somewhat erratic, with World Championships not taking place in Japan in 2021 to accommodate the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, and then delayed again to 2023 because of pandemic-related issues in Japan. As a result, an extraordinary edition of the event was announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, Great Britain, began on 29 July and lasted until 12 August 2012. All games were held at the Water Polo Arena. Teams from twelve nations competed in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. A total of 42 games were played, 30 of them in the preliminary round. Format The format of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics: *Twelve teams were divided into two preliminary groups, composed of six teams each, and played a single round robin in each group. *The top 4 teams from each group played against each other in a cross-group format in the Quarterfinals. *Winners from the Quarterfinal progressed to the Semifinals and played against another winner from the Quarterfinal round. Losers went on to play classification games. *Winners of the Semifinals contested the gold medal game and the losers the bronze medal game. Preliminary round Group A All times are British Summer Time (UTC ... [...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 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] |
VK Radnički Kragujevac
Kragujevački vaterpolo klub Radnički ( sr-cyr, Крагујевачки ватерполо клуб Раднички Крагујевац) is a men's professional water polo club based in Kragujevac, Serbia. It's a part of the Radnički multi-sports company. As of the 2021–22 season, it competes in the Serbian League, Regional League A1 and LEN Champions League. Honours Domestic *Serbian League :*Winners (1): 2020–21 :*''Runners-up (4):'' 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2021–22 *Serbian Cup :*Winners (3): 2015, 2020, 2022 :*''Runners-up (4):'' 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021 Regional *Adriatic League :*Winners (1): 2020–21 European *LEN Champions League **''Runners-up (1):'' 2013–14 *LEN Euro Cup **Winners (1): 2012–13 *LEN Super Cup **''Runners-up (1):'' 2013 Season by season In European competition *Participations in Champions League: 6x *Participations in Euro Cup The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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