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Nikola Franković
Nikola Franković (born 9 November 1982) is a retired Croatian male water polo player. He was a member of the Croatia men's national water polo team, playing as a driver. He was a part of the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On club level he played for VK Primorje and HAVK Mladost in Croatia. With Mladost, Franković won the national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ... in 2008. References 1982 births Living people Croatian male water polo players Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Croatia Water polo players from Rijeka European Water Polo Championship medalists 21st-century Croatian sportsmen {{Croatia-waterpolo-bio-stub ...
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Rijeka
Rijeka (; Fiume ([ˈfjuːme]) in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and in 2021 had a population of 107,964 inhabitants. Historically, because of its strategic position and Port of Rijeka, its excellent deep-water port, the city was fiercely contested, especially between the Holy Roman Empire, Venice, Italy and Yugoslavia, changing rulers and demographics many times over centuries. According to the Demographics of Croatia, 2011 census data, 85% of its citizens are Croats, along with small numbers of Serbs of Croatia, Serbs, Bosniaks of Croatia, Bosniaks and Italians of Croatia, Italians. Rijeka is the main city and county seat of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The city's economy largely depends on shipbuilding (shipyards "3. Maj" and "Viktor Lenac Shipyard") and maritime ...
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Croatian First League Of Water Polo
The Croatian First League of Water Polo () is the top water polo league in Croatia. The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the SFR Yugoslavia Water Polo Championship, Yugoslav First League of Water Polo and its first season started in 1992. The league is operated by the Croatian Water Polo Federation. Current teams The following 8 clubs compete in the league during the 2015–16 season: Previous winners ;Key Performances By club ;All-time Titles ''Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia'' External links Croatian First League of Water Polo website
(in Croatian) *Adriatic Water Polo League *Croatian Water Polo Cup {{LEN leagues Water polo competitions in Croatia, 2 Water polo leagues in Europe, Croatia Recurring sporting events established in 1991 1991 establishments in Croatia Professional sports leagues in Croatia ...
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Water Polo Players From Rijeka
Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and Color of water, nearly colorless chemical substance. It is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a solvent). It is vital for all known forms of life, despite not providing food energy or organic micronutrients. Its chemical formula, , indicates that each of its molecules contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms, connected by covalent bonds. The hydrogen atoms are attached to the oxygen atom at an angle of 104.45°. In liquid form, is also called "water" at standard temperature and pressure. Because Earth's environment is relatively close to water's triple point, water exists on Earth as a solid, a liquid, and a gas. It forms precipitation in the form of rain and aerosols in the form of fog. Clouds consist of suspended droplets of water and ice, its solid state. When finely divided, crystalline ice ...
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Olympic Water Polo Players For Croatia
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Water Polo Players At The 2004 Summer Olympics
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Croatian Male Water Polo Players
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1982 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname Caracalla (; ), was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father and then r ..., son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him e ...
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Večernji List
(also known as '; ) is a Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian daily newspaper published in Zagreb and Mostar. History and profile was started in Zagreb in 1959. Its predecessor ' ('Evening Courier') appeared for the first time on 3 June 1957 in Zagreb on 24 pages but quickly merged with ' ('National Paper') to form what is today known as . is considered a conservative leaning newspaper. Editions formerly had multiple regional and two foreign editions: * Dalmatia * Istria- Primorje-Lika * Slavonia and Baranja * Podravina and Bilogora * Varaždin and Međimurje * Zagorje * Sisak * Karlovac * Zagreb * Bosnia and Herzegovina * International edition In 2012, all of the Croatian regional editions were merged, so four editions remain: Zagreb, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and World. ''Croatia to the World'' In February 2021, ', in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts and the Croatian Society of Fine Artists (HDLU), compiled a list of the 38 Croatians (ethnically Croat ...
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HAVK Mladost
Hrvatski akademski vaterpolo klub Mladost () or simply HAVK Mladost is a professional water polo club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club was formed in 1946 and it is part of the Mladost sports society. As of the 2021–22 season, it competes in the Croatian League, Regional League A1 and LEN Euro Cup. Honours Domestic competitions * Croatian League : Winners (11): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2020–21 * Croatian Cup : Winners (10): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2019–20, 2020–21 * Yugoslav League (defunct) : Winners (6): 1962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1988–89, 1989–90 * Yugoslav Cup (defunct) : Winners (1): 1988–89 European competitions * LEN Champions League : Winners (7): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96 : Runners–up (4): 1970–71, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1999–2000 * LEN Cup Winners' C ...
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Water Polo Positions
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 more goals at the end of the game wins the match. Each team is made up of six field players and one goalkeeper. Excluding the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. It is typically played in an all-deep pool where players cannot touch the bottom. A game consists mainly of the players swimming to move about the pool, treading water (mainly using the eggbeater kick), passing the ball, and shooting at the goal. Teamwork, tactical thinking and awareness are also highly important aspects. Water polo is a highly physical and demanding sport and has frequently been cited as one of the most difficult to play. Special equipment for water polo includes a water polo ball, a ball of varying colors which floats on the water ...
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Sports-reference
Sports Reference, LLC is an American sports statistics company that operates databases of several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, FBref for association football (soccer), and pages for college football and college basketball, basketball. Sports Reference also operate the online sports trivia game Immaculate Grid and the statistics-based subscription service Stathead. From 2008 to 2020 the website included Olympic Games statistics from the first Games to the most recent. History The company was founded in Philadelphia by Sean Forman in 2004 and incorporated as Sports Reference LLC in 2007. The company operates databases of sports statistics for several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, FBref for association foot ...
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