Gojko Pijetlović ( sr-cyr, Гојко Пијетловић; born 7 August 1983) is a Serbian

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 ...

player who plays as goalkeeper for VK Novi Beograd and the

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, Mediterr ...

. He was voted the best goalkeeper of 2014 European Championship. He was a member of the Serbian teams that won Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020, and a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics. He held the world title in 2009 and 2015 and the European title in 2014, 2016 and 2018.

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;VK Partizan * National Championship of Serbia: 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08 * National Cup of Serbia: 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08 ;Cattaro *

LEN Cup The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. History Names of the competit ...

: 2009–10

Personal life

Pijetlović is married to Iva, with whom he has daughter and son. His younger brother

Duško Pijetlović Duško Pijetlović ( sr-cyr, Душко Пијетловић; 25 April 1985) is a Serbian water polo center forward for VK Novi Beograd. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020 ...

is yet another Serbian prominent water polo player.

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Gojko Pijetlović
at Water Polo Association of Serbia (archived) * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Novi Sad Serbian male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Serbia in water polo Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia in water polo World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo European champions for Serbia Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Serbia Serbian expatriates in Hungary Serbian expatriates in Montenegro Serbian expatriates in Switzerland {{Serbia-Olympic-medalist-stub

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