Joško Kreković (born 17 April 1969) is a Croatian former
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 and current
coach
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, who was a member of the
Croatia national team that won the silver medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in Atlanta.
He currently serves as a head coach of the junior
Croatia national team.
His son
Karlo Kreković
Karlo Kreković (born 27 January 1999) is a Croatian water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt ...
is also a professional water polo player.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament.
There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ...
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1969 births
Living people
Croatian male water polo players
Croatian water polo coaches
Olympic silver medalists for Croatia in water polo
Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Water polo players from Split, Croatia
Expatriate water polo players
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
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