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Luka
LONCAR |
Sport |
Water Polo |
NOC |
Croatia
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Gender | Men |
Born | 26 Jun 1987
in Zagreb, YUG |
Height | 1.95 m |
Weight | 106 kg |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Pro Recco: Italy |
Name of coach |
Sandro Sukno [club], CRO |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre forward |
Handedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Croatian, English |
Family |
Wife Maja, daughters Ema and Paola |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and taking silver at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (dnevnik.hr, 30 Jul 2017; slobodnadalmacija.hr, 19 Apr 2017; St Vincents Waterpolo Club YouTube channel, 18 May 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age 10 with the HAVK Mladost club in Zagreb, Croatia. |
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 Andro Buslje. (vecernji.hr, 23 Dec 2018)
He was chosen in the All-Star team at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (fina.org, 29 Jun 2017)
He was named the Best Player in the Regional League in 2016/17. (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 28 Mar 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I started playing football and basketball, but I was not too motivated. Afterwards, I switched between handball and water polo and eventually I chose water polo and played with [HAVK] Mladost." |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Coaching - University of Zagreb: Croatia |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Lonac [Pot in Croatian] (dulist.hr, 20 Nov 2019) |
Hobbies |
Reading books, playing video games. (St Vincents Waterpolo Club YouTube channel, 18 May 2020) |
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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World Championship |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
Team |
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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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World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
5 |
2018 |
Berlin, GER |
Team |
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European Championship |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2024 |
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Team |
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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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