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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Born | (1982-01-15) 15 January 1982 (age 43) Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Club | Olympiacos |
| Medal record | |
Josip Pavić (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip pǎːʋitɕ]; born 15 January 1982) is a Croatian water polo player who competed in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in 2012 and the silver in 2016. He was widely regarded as the best goalkeeper in the 2012 Olympic tournament. He was named the best world water polo player in 2012, by FINA.
Pavić was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, becoming the 24th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
Since 2015, he plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. In 2018, he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League as captain of Olympiacos and he was voted Final Eight MVP.
Honours
Club
HAVK Mladost
- Croatian Championship: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2007–08
- Croatian Cup: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12
- LEN Euro Cup runners-up: 2013–14
Olympiacos
- Greek Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Greek Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Greek Super Cup: 2018
- LEN Champions League: 2017–18;runners-up: 2015–16, 2018–19
Awards
- Member of the Best Team of the Year's 2000–2020 in the World by total-waterpolo
- FINA "World Player of the Year" award: 2012
- Swimming World Magazine's man water polo ''World Player of the Year"award: 2012
- Olympics Tournament MVP: 2012 Pekin
- Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2005, 2011, 2012 with Mladost
- Best Croatian Goalkeeper of the Year: 2011–12, 2012–13 with Mladost
- Best Goalkeeper of 2015 World League
- Best Goalkeeper of 2015 World Championship
- Best Goalkeeper of Greek Championship: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19 with Olympiacos
- LEN Champions League MVP: 2017–18
- LEN Champions League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2017–18
- Best Goalkeeper of 2018 Final Eight with Olympiacos
- LEN Champions League Final Eight MVP: 2018 with Olympiacos
- All-Tournament Team of the 2015 World Championship
See also
- Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of flag bearers for Croatia at the Olympics
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josip Pavić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- "Croatia wins men's water polo gold". ESPN. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- Josip Pavić proglašen najboljim vaterpolistom na svijetu!(in Croatian)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Croatia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο Archived 20 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
- Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
- "Dočekao priznanje: Joković u 33. godini osvojio Sikiricu! Zapjevala i Rozga". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- "Dočekao priznanje: Joković u 33. godini osvojio Sikiricu! Zapjevala i Rozga". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ""Ερυθρόλευκα" τα βραβεία των κορυφαίων!". ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ - Olympiacos.org (in Greek). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- "Αυτοί είναι οι κορυφαίοι πολίστες της φετινής σεζόν | Filathlos.gr | Το Εγκυρότερο Αθλητικό Blog!". Filathlos.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
External links
- Josip Pavić at World Aquatics
- Josip Pavić at Olympics.com
- Josip Pavić at Olympedia (archive)
- Josip Pavić at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian) (archived)
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| Preceded bySamir Barać | Croatia captain 2013–2016 |
Succeeded bySandro Sukno |
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Preceded by Filip Filipović
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FINA Water Polo Player of the Year 2012 |
Succeeded by Dénes Varga
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Preceded byVenio Losert | Flagbearer for Croatia Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Water polo players from Split, Croatia
- Croatian male water polo players
- Water polo goalkeepers
- Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Croatia in water polo
- Olympic silver medalists for Croatia in water polo
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Olympiacos Water Polo Club players
- Croatian expatriate water polo players
- European Water Polo Championship medalists
- 21st-century Croatian sportsmen
- Croatian Olympic medalist stubs
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