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MISIC |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Montenegro
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 27 Mar 1987
in Dubrovnik, YUG |
| Height | 1.99 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Sejla, son Strahinja |
Residence |
Strasbourg, FRA |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Hungarian, Italian, Montenegrin, Russian |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age 16 in Herceg-Novi, Montenegro. |
Club / Team |
Team Strasbourg: France |
Name of coach |
Marc Amardeilh [club], FRA |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre forward |
Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
Year |
2009 |
Competing for |
Montenegro |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Fishing, playing video games. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2019) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver medals at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, and the 2016 European Championship in Belgrade, Serbia. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2019) |
Injuries |
In 2015 he required surgery after sustaining an injury to the biceps in his left arm. (waterpoloworld.com, 21 May 2015; infosportal.me, 13 May 2015)
He missed the 2014 World League Super Final in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, because of a shoulder injury. (waterpoloworld.com, 11 Jun 2014) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Never give up." (Athlete, 07 Feb 2019) |
Other information |
SWITCHING NATIONALITY
He began playing international water polo for Montenegro in 2009, but then switched to compete for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. In late 2012 he made the decision to return to play for Montenegro. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Mar 2020; vijesti.me, 04 Feb 2013; Waterpolo World Facebook page, 16 Nov 2012) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2018 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 2 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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| 4 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 11 |
2012 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Team |
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