Nikola Franković (born 9 November 1982) is a retired Croatian male

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 to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player. He was a member of the

Croatia men's national water polo team The Croatia men's national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Water Polo Federation. They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, FINA Wor ...

, playing as a driver. He was a part of the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On club level he played for

VK Primorje VK Primorje Erste Bank ( hr, Vaterpolski klub Primorje Erste Bank, commonly referred to as VK Primorje EB) is a professional water polo club based in Rijeka, Croatia. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Croatian League and Regional ...

and

HAVK Mladost Hrvatski akademski vaterpolo klub Mladost ( en, Croatian Academic Water Polo Club Mladost) or simply HAVK Mladost is a professional water polo club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club was formed in 1946 and it is part of the Mladost sports societ ...

in Croatia. With Mladost, Franković won the

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

in 2008.

References

1982 births Living people Croatian male water polo players Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Croatia Sportspeople from Rijeka {{Croatia-waterpolo-bio-stub