sport.wikisort.org - AthleteAndro Bušlje (born 4 January 1986) is a Croatian water polo player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the Croatian team that won the gold medal.[1] He is right-handed and plays the center defender position. From 2016 to 2019 he played for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League.[2][3] He started playing water polo at the age of 12, and he made his national team debut in 2005. Bušlje is one of the top defenders in the world.
Croatian water polo player
Andro Bušlje |
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Born |
(1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 36) Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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Nationality |
Croatian |
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Height |
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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Weight |
115 kg (254 lb) |
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Position |
Centre back |
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Handedness |
Right |
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Current team |
Olympiacos |
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Years |
Team |
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2004–2015 |
Jug Dubrovnik |
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2015–2016 |
Posillipo |
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2016–2019 |
Olympiacos |
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2019–2020 |
Pro Recco |
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2020–2021 |
Mladost |
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2021– |
Olympiacos |
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Years |
Team |
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2005– |
Croatia |
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Bušlje is currently the captain of the Croatia national team, with whom he has become Olympic gold medalist, 2 times World Champion and European Champion. He is the only water polo player in the world to have won 7 FINA World Championship medals (2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze), an all-time record as of 2017
Bušlje was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[4] becoming the 29th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
Honours
Club
Jug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions League: 2005–06 ;runners-up: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13
- LEN Super Cup: 2006
- Croatian Championship: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Croatian Cup: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Adriatic League: 2008–09
Olympiacos
- LEN Champions League: 2017–18 ;runners-up: 2018–19
- Greek Championship: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
- Greek Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
- Greek Super Cup: 2018
Mladost
- Croatian Championship: 2020–21
- Croatian Cup: 2020–21
Awards
- Member of the World Team by total-waterpolo 2017[5]
- Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2018 with Olympiacos [6]
- Fifth Best European Player in the World by LEN 2019[7]
- Best Croatian Defender of the Year: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
See also
- Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of flag bearers for Croatia at the Olympics
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- 2017–18 Croatian "Athlete of the Year "
- fifth best player in the world: 2018
- Croatian Championship MVP 2020–21
References
External links
Sporting positions |
Preceded by |
Croatia captain 2017– |
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Croatia squads |
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Gold medal (1st title) |
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 6th place |
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Bronze medal |
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Croatia squad – 2010 European Championship Winners (1st Title) |
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Bronze medal |
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Croatia squad – 2012 European Championship Ninth Place |
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st title) |
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Bronze medal |
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Croatia squad – 2014 European Championship Fifth Place |
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Silver medal |
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Croatia squad – 2016 European Championship Seventh Place |
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Silver medal |
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Gold medal (2nd title) |
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Croatia squad – 2018 European Championship Third Place |
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 5th place |
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Club squads |
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- Jug Dubrovnik
- 2005–06 LEN Euroleague champions
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- Olympiacos Men's Water Polo
- 2017–18 LEN Champions League champions
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На других языках
- [en] Andro Bušlje
[fr] Andro Bušlje
Andro Bušlje , né le 4 janvier 1986 à Dubrovnik, est un joueur croate de water polo.
[it] Andro Bušlje
Andro Bušlje (Ragusa di Dalmazia, 4 gennaio 1986) è un pallanuotista croato, difensore dell'Olympiakos, vincitore di un oro olimpico, un campionato mondiale, un europeo, una World League ed un oro ai Giochi del Mediterraneo con la calottina della propria nazionale.
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