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Maro
JOKOVIC |
Sport |
Water Polo |
NOC |
Croatia
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Gender | Men |
Born | 01 Oct 1987
in Dubrovnik, YUG |
Height | 2.04 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Dubrovnik, CRO |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
VK Jug: Dubrovnik, CRO |
Handedness |
Left |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age seven at the Gusar club near Dubrovnik, Croatia. |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
Croatia |
Location |
Novi Sad, SRB |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Croatian, English, Italian |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Joke (NOC, 17 Mar 2008) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Marketing - University of Dubrovnik: Croatia |
Sport Specific Information |
Footedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (tokyo2020.org, 04 May 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Maria, daughters Sofia, Laura and Gloria |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Wing |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named 2019 Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year following a vote held by Croatian newspaper Vecernji list. (narod.hr, 23 Oct 2019)
He was named in the Media All Star Team of the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (fina.org, 27 Jul 2019)
In 2016 he was honoured with the Order of the Croatian Interlace. (hrt.hr, 05 Dec 2016)
Swimming World Magazine named him 2012 Water Polo Player of the Year. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 08 Dec 2012) |
Injuries |
In 2009 he suffered from partial thrombosis of his subclavian vein, which caused swelling in his left arm. He was out for seven months. (24sata.hr, 27 Jul 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"In the summer, it was normal for all of us to swim in the pool which was in the sea and set up for water polo. That fun summer game became more serious when that autumn I signed up with a club as a youth player, and it was the beginning of a long and successful career." |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His parents, and Croatian water polo player Ognjen Krzic. (24sata.hr, 27 Jul 2019) |
Hero / Idol |
Croatian water polo player Ognjen Krzic. (24sata.hr, 27 Jul 2019) |
Hobbies |
Reading books. (fina.org, 09 Jul 2020) |
International Debut |
Opponent |
Spain |
Tournament |
World League |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Matches lost, but never battles. These are all things that happen. You fall, but you rise again. Then the next big thing that sport gave me is relying on teamwork. We can all be great individuals, but the whole world is based on team efforts." (olympicchannel.com, 17 Feb 2021) |
Other information |
INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT In October 2021 he announced his retirement from international competition. (total-croatia-news.com, 19 Oct 2021) |
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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1 |
2007 |
Melbourne, AUS |
Team |
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World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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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