Draško Brguljan (

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: Драшко Бргуљан; born 27 December 1984) is a Montenegrin

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player who is a

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. He was a member of the

Montenegro men's national water polo team The Montenegro men's national water polo team represents Montenegro in international men's water polo competitions, and is controlled by the Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro. Prior history Between 1918 and 1991, Montenegro was pa ...

at the

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. The team reached the semifinals, where they were defeated by

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before losing again to

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in the bronze medal match. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again played for Montenegro, who were again defeated by Serbia in the bronze medal match, losing 11 - 12. Brguljan was given the honour to carry the national flag of Montenegro at the

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of the

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, becoming the 27th water polo player to be a

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at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

Club career

Clubs

* Primorac Kotor ( ____–2011) * LACTIV-Vasas (2011–2014) * A-HÍD OSC Újbuda (2014–____ )

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* 1984 births Living people Montenegrin male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Montenegro Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Vasas SC water polo players World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Montenegro European champions for Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro male water polo players {{Montenegro-waterpolo-bio-stub

Club career

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