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Croatian water polo player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sandro Sukno (born 30 June 1990) is a Croatian former professional water polo player.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia national team in the men's event winning the gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He last played for VK Jug. He currently works as an assistant coach of the senior men's Croatia national team.
Sandro Sukno | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Sandro Sukno | ||
Born |
Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | 30 June 1990||
Nationality | Croatian | ||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
Position | Wing | ||
Handedness | Right | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2008–2011 | Jug Dubrovnik | ||
2011–2012 | Pro Recco | ||
2012–2015 | Primorje Rijeka | ||
2015–2017 | Pro Recco | ||
2018–2019 | Jug Dubrovnik | ||
Medal record |
Sukno's father is Goran Sukno, water polo gold medalist for Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]
Sukno was named Croatian water polo player of the year in 2014 and 2015, and best player in the 2014–15 Prva Liga.[3] In December 2017, Sukno won the trophy for the best water polo player in the 2016–17 season.[4] In 2017 he was named to the All-Star Team of the World Championships.[3] Croatia also won the World Championship that year.[3] In May 2019, he announced his retirement from playing professional water polo citing heart problems.[3]
Primorje Rijeka
Pro Recco
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