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Andro Bušlje
Andro Bušlje (born 4 January 1986) is a Croatian water polo player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the Croatian team that won the gold medal. He is right-handed and plays the center defender position. From 2016 to 2019 he played for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos Water Polo Club, Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League. He started playing water polo at the age of 12, and he made his national team debut in 2005. Bušlje is one of the top defenders in the world. Bušlje is currently the captain of the Croatia men's national water polo team, Croatia national team, with whom he has become Olympic gold medalist, 2 times World Champion and European Champion. He is Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships#Multiple medalists, the only water polo player in the world to have won 7 FINA World Championship medals (2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze), an all-time record a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, a Port, seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In 2021, its total population was 41,562. Recognizing its outstanding medieval architecture and fortifications, UNESCO inscribed the Old City of Dubrovnik as a World Heritage Site in 1979. The history of the city probably dates back to the 7th century, when the town known as was founded by refugees from Epidaurum (). It was under protectorate of the Byzantine Empire and later under the sovereignty of the Republic of Venice. Between the 14th and 19th centuries, Dubrovnik ruled itself as a Free state (polity), free state. The prosperity of the city was historically based on trade, maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's Tournament
Participating teams Groups formed The draw resulted in the following groups: Format The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams and played a round-robin. The best placed team advanced to the quarterfinal, while the second-and third best team advanced to the playoffs. The last placed team played in placement games for place 13–16. From the quarterfinals on, a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The losers of the playoffs and quarterfinals played in placement games to determine their final position. Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Knockout stage ;Championship bracket ;5th place bracket ;9th place bracket ;13th place bracket Playoffs ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- 13th–16th place semifinals ---- 9th–12th place semifinals ---- 5th–8th place semifinals ---- Semifinals ---- 15th place game 13th p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the eighth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round organized by continent, the ''Super Final'' was held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 16 to 21 June 2009.FINA Schedule . The league consisted of 19 teams following the withdrawal of two teams. Two nations, South Africa and Libya, had their World League debut, with Libya competing in its first major international tournament. Preliminary round Africa The African tournament will be held in , |
2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2012 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is played between November 2011 and June 2012 and open to all men's water polo national teams. After playing in groups within the same continent, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 12–17 June 2012. The two teams that reach the final of the Super Final will be the first teams to quality for the water polo tournament of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA Water Polo World League
The FINA Water Polo World League was an international water polo league organized by FINA (now World Aquatics), which played annually, typically from winter through to June. League play featured continental tournaments for men and women, from which the top teams emerged to play in the championship tournament (the ''Super Final'') where the league champion team is crowned. Men's league play began in 2002, to capitalize on increased worldwide popularity of water polo created by the 2000 Olympic Games, especially in Europe, North America, and Australia. The women’s league was added in 2004, based on growing interest in women's play. In October 2022, FINA announced that the tournament would be replaced with the FINA Water Polo World Cup and FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup from 2023 on. Play format Matches consisted of four eight-minute quarters, with a five-minute half-time break. Tie games were decided by an immediate penalty shootout. The game venues had television require ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The 15th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ... from August 19 to August 24, 2014. Format 8 teams qualified for the 2014 FINA World Cup. They were split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals. The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The 14th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was held in Oradea, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ... from July 27 to August 1, 2010. Format 8 teams qualified for the 2010 FINA World Cup. They were split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals. The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA Water Polo World Cup
The FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo tournament, organized by FINA and featuring eight men's national teams. It was established in 1979, initially taking place on odd years. Since 2002 it is held every four years, in the even-year between Olympics. From 2023 on, the tournament will be replacing the FINA Water Polo World League. Editions Medal table :Source: * FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro medals included in Serbia row Participation details ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – Disqualified * – Hosts * = – More than one team tied for that rank * Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament * † – ''Defunct team'' See also * FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup * List of water polo world medalists * Major achievements in water polo by nation References {{Main world cups Water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Barcelona, Spain from 16 to 28 July 2018. Serbia won their fourth consecutive and eighth overall title by defeating Spain in the final. Qualification Sixteen teams will be allowed to the tournament. The qualification is as follows: * The host nation * The best seven teams from the 2016 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation * Eight teams from the qualifiers Format The sixteen teams were split in four groups with four teams each. The first classified team of each group qualified directly for the quarterfinals, the second and third teams played each other in cross group format to qualify for the quarterfinals. Squads Draw The draw of the tournament took take place on 7 March in Barcelona. The first batch consisted of the teams ranked 1st to 4th in the 2016 European Championships, the second batch consisted of the teams ranked 5th to eight. The third batch was filled with teams that quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2010 European Water Polo Championship, Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 29th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place from 29 August – 11 September at the Sports park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia. The decision about host country was brought on the LEN's meeting in Eindhoven in late March 2008. Qualification 12 teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows: * The host nation * The best 5 teams from the 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship, 2008 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation * 6 teams from the 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers, Qualifiers Groups Preliminary round Group A *First round ---- ---- ---- *Second round ---- ---- ---- *Third round ---- ---- ---- *Fourth round ---- ---- ---- *Fifth round ---- ---- ---- Group B *First round ---- --- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions. The first European Water Polo Championship was held in 1926 in Budapest, Hungary, with just a men's competition. The women for the first time competed in 1985 (Oslo, Norway) for the European title. The water polo tournament was part of the European Aquatics Championships up to and including 1997, and from 1999 the event was separated and got its own independent tournament. Men's tournament Results Finishes in the top four The following table is pre-sorted by total finishes in the top four (in descending order), number of gold medals (in descending order), number of silver medals (in descending order), number of bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. ;Legend * † � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's Tournament
The men's water polo tournament at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, organised by the FINA, was held in Gwangju, South Korea from 15 to 27 July. This was the eighteenth time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973. Italy defeated Spain in the final to win their fourth title, while Croatia won against Hungary to capture the bronze medal. Participating teams Draw The draw was held on 7 April 2019. Seeding The seedings were announced on 6 February 2019. Groups formed The draw resulted in the following groups: Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+9).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket ;Championship bracket ;5th place bracket ;9th place bracket ;13th place bracket Playoffs ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- 13th–16th place semifinals ---- 9th–12th place semifinals ---- 5th–8th place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
