Božo Grkinić ( sr-cyr, Божо Гркинић; November 17, 1913 – February 3, 1996) was Yugoslav

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and

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player and coach. He was a member of the Yugoslavia national water polo team and

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Water polo career

Grkinić competed with the national water polo team at the

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. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of Yugoslavia at the

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of the

, becoming the sixth water polo player to be a

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at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

Basketball career

Grkinić was the first head coach of Partizan who coached them for two seasons, in

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and 1946 Yugoslav Basketball League. As a player for the national basketball team Grkinić participated in 1947 European ChampionshipBožo Grkinić at 1947 European Championship
FIBA in

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* 1913 births 1996 deaths Yugoslav men's basketball players Yugoslav basketball coaches Yugoslav male water polo players Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Yugoslavia Croatian water polo coaches People from Senj Sportspeople from Lika-Senj County KK Partizan coaches {{Europe-basketball-bio-stub

Water polo career

Basketball career

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