Nikša Dobud (born 5 August 1985) is a Croatian water polo player. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, he competed for 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 ...

in the men's event. He is 6'7" (200 cm) tall and weighs 276 lbs (125 kg). In 2015, Dobud received a four-year suspension for attempting to evade a FINA drug test. His suspension ended in as of April 2019. He then signed a contract to play for Italian

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 ...

club

Pro Recco A.S.D. Pro Recco (Official name: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Pro Recco) is an Italian water polo club from Recco, in Liguria. It currently plays in Serie A1. Pro Recco is the most successful club in men's water polo. In men's domestic ...

. He also intended to play for Maltese club San Giljan in the summer.Ch. League, Dobud: "Non vedo l'ora che inizi la gara"
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NIKŠA DOBUD Život mi se promijenio preko noći. Ostao sam jak i stisnuo zubeNikša Dobud i Tony Azevedo ujedinili su snage u projektu "Dubrovnik Waterpolo Island"

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobud, Niksa 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Dubrovnik Croatian male water polo players Water polo centre forwards Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Croatia in water polo World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Doping cases in water polo Croatian sportspeople in doping cases Expatriate water polo players Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy

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