Denis Šefik ( sr-cyr, Денис Шефик; born 20 September 1976) is Serbian
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 t ...
player who plays for
VK Radnički. He represented the
Serbia and Montenegro national team until 2006,
Serbian national team until 2008 and since 2010, represents the
Montenegrin national team.
National team career
He was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the
2004 Athens 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), ...
where they won the silver medal and the Serbian team at the
2008 Beijing Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...
where they won bronze. He competed for the Montenegrin team at the
2012 Summer Olympics, where they came fourth, losing the bronze medal match to Serbia by one point.
Honours
Club
; Crvena Zvezda
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LEN Champions League
The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.
The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...
:
2012–13
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LEN Super Cup
The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup.
From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested bet ...
: 2013
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Serbian Championship: 2012–13,
2013–14
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Serbian Cup
The Serbian Cup (Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.
From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...
: 2012–13, 2013–14
; Budva
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Montenegrin Championship: 2010–11
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Montenegrin Cup
The Montenegrin Cup ( Montenegrin and Serbian: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League if they h ...
: 2008–09, 2010–11
; Jadran Hergec Novi
* Serbia & Montenegro Championship: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
* Serbia & Montenegro Cup: 2003–04, 2005–06
;Bečej
* Serbia & Montenegro Championship: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
* Serbia & Montenegro Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
;Partizan
* Serbia & Montenegro Championship: 1994–95
* Serbia & Montenegro Cup: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
Awards
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Serbian and Montenegrin Olympic Committee "Athlete of the Year": 2004
* Best Goalkeeper of
2003 European Championship
* Best Goalkeeper of
2006 European Championship
* Best Goalkeeper of
2008 European Championship
* Best Goalkeeper of
2003 World Championship
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Best Goalkeeper of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens
See also
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Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament.
There are fifty-nine male athletes who hav ...
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations
Winning goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ...
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List of world champions in men's water polo
This is a list of world champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1973.
Abbreviations
History
The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aqua ...
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References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Water polo players from Belgrade
Serbia and Montenegro male water polo players
Serbian male water polo players
Montenegrin male water polo players
Water polo goalkeepers
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic water polo players for Serbia and Montenegro
Olympic silver medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia in water polo
Olympic water polo players for Montenegro
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
European champions for Serbia and Montenegro
European champions for Serbia
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Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club players
Expatriate water polo players
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Naturalized citizens of Montenegro
Naturalised sports competitors