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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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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Team Strasbourg: France |
General Interest |
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) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Marc Amardeilh [club], FRA |
International Debut |
Year |
2009 |
Competing for |
Montenegro |
General Interest |
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) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre forward |
Handedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Hungarian, Italian, Montenegrin, Russian |
Occupation |
Athlete |
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) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age 16 in Herceg-Novi, Montenegro. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Never give up." (Athlete, 07 Feb 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Strasbourg, FRA |
Family |
Wife Sejla, son Strahinja |
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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