Danijel Premuš (born 15 April 1981 in
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
)
is a 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. Premuš is a
Croat who has dual Croatian and Italian citizenship and used to play for Croatia, going as far as being part of the
Croatia men's national water polo team at
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in the
men's event.
/ref> 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 Italy men's national water polo team in the men's event, losing to Croatia in the finals 8-6. He is 6 ft 1 inches tall. After retirement from water polo he returned to School of medicine Rijeka and earned degree in medicine (MD).
See also
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
* List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation
This is a list of sportspeople who have moved to compete for another country. Not included in this list are:
*Players who could choose to play for a new country after the dissolution of their former country. This mainly affected players from the ...
References
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1981 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rijeka
Croatian male water polo players
Italian male water polo players
Water polo centre forwards
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic water polo players for Croatia
Olympic silver medalists for Italy in water polo
Expatriate water polo players
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro
People with acquired Italian citizenship
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