Perica Bukić (born 20 February 1966) is a Croatian former professional
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
politician
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. He represented Yugoslavia at the
1984
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and
1988 Summer Olympics
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.
Bukić was given the honour to
carry the national flag of Croatia at the
opening ceremony
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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
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, becoming the
17th water polo player to be a
flag bearer
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at the opening and closing
ceremonies of the Olympics.
Bukić was educated at the
University of Zagreb
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, from which he received a degree in
economics
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.
During his active water polo years, he played for
Solaris Šibenik,
Mladost Zagreb, and
Jadran Split
Vaterpolski klub Jadran Split ( en, Jadran Split Water Polo Club), commonly referred to as Jadran Split or simply Jadran, is a professional water polo club based in Split, Croatia. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Croatian Leag ...
.
He later became the sports director of "Mladost" Zagreb.
Bukić is a member of the
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit=Croatian Democratic Community, HDZ) is the major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Croa ...
.
In the
2003 Croatian parliamentary election
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he attained a seat in the
Croatian Parliament
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. In the
2007 Croatian parliamentary election he retained his seat. His term of office in the Parliament ended in January 2008.
In 2004 he was elected as the president of the
Croatian Water Polo Federation The Croatian Water Polo Federation (HVS) ( hr, Hrvatski vaterpolski savez) is the governing body of water polo in Croatia. It is based in Zagreb.
League system
It also organizes the Croatian Cup of Water Polo as well as the Croatian national w ...
, the sport's governing body in Croatia.
In July 2008 Bukić was inducted into the
International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the stu ...
.
His son is
Luka Bukić
Luka Bukić (born 20 April 1994) is a water polo player from Croatia. He was part of the Croatian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won the silver medal.
Club:
Mladost (2011-2018,2019-2021)
Honours:
Regional Waterpolo League(1) ...
, who is also a water polo player.
See also
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Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Croatia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Croatia men's national water polo team has participated in 7 of 27 official men's water polo tourn ...
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List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
This is a list of Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900.
Abbreviations
History
Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Men's wat ...
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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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List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests a ...
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Šibenik
Yugoslav male water polo players
Croatian male water polo players
Olympic silver medalists for Croatia in water polo
Olympic water polo players of Yugoslavia
Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
Water polo players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament
Franjo Bučar Award winners
Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb alumni
Croatian Democratic Union politicians
Croatian sportsperson-politicians
Croatian sports executives and administrators