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| Petar
MUSLIM |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Croatia
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 26 Mar 1988
in Split, YUG |
| Height | 2.00 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Waspo 98 Hannover: Germany |
Name of coach |
Karsten Seehafer [club] |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Driver |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo in 1997 in Split, Croatia. |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
Croatia |
Location |
Serbia |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Croatian, English, Italian |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Tomahawk, Musa (dnevnik.hr, 26 Jul 2014; elcuervowaterpolo, 03 Jul 2013) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"For me, water polo is the meaning of life because it is impossible to live without water." (dnevnik.hr, 26 Jul 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Footedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Mira, daughter Petra [2013] |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He suffered an injury to his right shoulder at the end of 2015, causing him to miss the 2016 European Championship in Belgrade, Serbia. (nacional.hr, 29 Dec 2015; novilist.hr, 29 Dec 2015)
He had knee surgery in June 2015. (glas-slavonije.hr, 29 Jun 2015) |
Famous relatives |
His mother Maja Kutlesa represented Yugoslavia in basketball, winning a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships in Poznan, Poland. (Baba Mara YouTube channel, 01 Dec 2015; vecernji.hr, 08 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His mother inspired him to get involved in sport. At first he wanted to follow in her footsteps and play basketball, but doctors advised him not to continue in the sport because of problems with his knees and recommended he try water sports instead. |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 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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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2010 |
Oradea, ROU |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 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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| 7 |
2006 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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