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| Andro
BUŠLJE |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Croatia
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 04 Jan 1986
in Dubrovnik, YUG |
| Height | 2.01 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Olympiacos: Piraeus, GRE |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age 12 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. |
International Debut |
Year |
2005 |
Competing for |
Croatia |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Croatian, English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Buki (NOC, 17 Mar 2008) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Coaching - University of Zagreb [Faculty of Kinesiology]: Croatia |
Family |
Wife Marina, daughter Andrea, son Peter |
Sport Specific Information |
Footedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Cars. (In Magazin Facebook page, 26 Sep 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and silver at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (LibertasTV Stream YouTube channel, 08 Feb 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre back |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named 2018 Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year by Croatian publication 'Vecernji'. He shared the award with fellow Croatian water polo player Luka Loncar. (tportal.hr, 21 Dec 2018)
He was presented with the Franjo Bucar National Award for Sport in 2016. (dubrovniknet.hr, 16 Jan 2017)
In 2016 he was honoured with the Order of the Croatian Interlace. (hrt.hr, 05 Dec 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Dubrovnik, CRO |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He started swimming classes at age six, and later switched to water polo. |
General Interest |
Other information |
INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT
In October 2021 he announced his retirement from international competition. He originally planned to retire from the national team in 2020, however, he decided to prolong his international career due to the one-year postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "In our sport, like in many others, you think by Olympic cycles. I said many times that I would like to finish my career with the end of that cycle, and this was supposed to be after the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. However, with the Olympic Games in Tokyo rescheduled to 2021 I said that I am ready for this." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 21 Oct 2021; hvs.hr, 20 Nov 2020) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 2 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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| 1 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
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| 6 |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 2 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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| 3 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 3 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team |
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| 3 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team |
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| 1 |
2007 |
Melbourne, AUS |
Team |
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| 4 |
2005 |
Montreal, CAN |
Team |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2018 |
Berlin, GER |
Team |
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| 2 |
2010 |
Oradea, ROU |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2020 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 3 |
2018 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 7 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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| 5 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 9 |
2012 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Team |
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| 1 |
2010 |
Zagreb, CRO |
Team |
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| 4 |
2008 |
Málaga, ESP |
Team |
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| 7 |
2006 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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