Croatia men's national water polo team

Croatia men's national water polo team
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
World League
European Championship
Europa Cup
Mediterranean Games

Croatia
Nickname(s)	Barakude (The Barracudas)
Association	Croatian Water Polo Federation
Head coach	Ivica Tucak
Captain	Andro Bušlje
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	6 (first in 1996)
Best result	(2012)
World Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1994)
Best result	(2007, 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1995)
Best result	(2010)
World League
Appearances	8 (first in 2002)
Best result	(2012)
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Appearances	14 (first in 1993)
Best result	(2010)
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Appearances	6 (first in 1993)
Best result	(2013)

The Croatia men's national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Croatian Water Polo Federation.

First Croatian national team that won gold medal at Olympic or World Games, World and European Championships.

History

After the independence of Croatia the national water polo team competed at its first tournament and also its first finals at 1993 Mediterranean Games, followed by the 1993 European Championships where Croatia won 5th place.

Croatia has since became Olympic champion (2012), double World champion (2007, 2017) and European champion (2010). Croatia has also won eight other medals at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships and was fourth on six occasions. The team holds a record streak of winning 6 medals in a row at World Championships and has reached semifinals in over 60% of appearances at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships altogether since 2017. Since the formation of national team Croatia has qualified for every big tournament. It is the first Croatian national team in any Olympic team sport that has won gold medals at all three big competitions. Croatia has also won World League (2012) and Mediterranean Games (2013). The only competition Croatia has yet to win is World Cup where the national team won silver medal in 2010.

The team has been awarded with Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport in 1996. So far two International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees have been members of Croatia national team - Perica Bukić as a player and Ratko Rudić as a coach.

Results

Medals

Updated after 2019 LEN Men's Europa Cup

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	1	2	0	3
World Championship	2	1	3	6
World Cup	0	1	1	2
World League	1	2	3	6
European Championship	1	2	1	4
Europa Cup	1	1	0	2
Mediterranean Games	1	1	1	3
Total	7	10	9	26

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

Summer Olympics

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1992	Couldn't participate in qualification
1996	Final		8	5	0	3	71	58	+13
2000	Quarterfinal	7th	8	5	1	2	68	56	+12
2004	Preliminary Round	10th	6	2	0	4	47	42	+5
2008	Quarterfinal	6th	7	4	0	3	71	49	+22
2012	Final		8	8	0	0	73	42	+31
2016	Final		8	5	0	3	66	62	+4
2020
Total	Qualified: 6/6		45	29	1	15	396	309	+87

Record against other teams at the Summer Olympics

National team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
Australia	2	2	0	0	21	14	+7
China	1	1	0	0	16	4	+12
Egypt	1	1	0	0	12	1	+11
Germany	1	1	0	0	13	5	+8
Greece	3	3	0	0	25	16	+9
Hungary	2	1	0	1	16	17	-1
Italy	5	4	0	1	45	35	+10
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	17	8	+9
Montenegro	2	1	0	1	13	12	+1
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	11	7	+4
Romania	1	1	0	0	11	6	+5
Russia	1	0	0	1	8	9	-1
Serbia	2	1	0	1	18	19	-1
Serbia and Montenegro	3	1	1	1	20	21	-1
Spain	4	1	0	3	30	34	-4
Ukraine	1	1	0	0	16	8	+8
United States	6	2	0	4	45	42	+3
Total	17 teams

World Championships

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1994	Semifinal	4th	7	4	0	3	87	57	+30
1998	Second Round	9th	8	4	2	2	94	46	+48
2001	Second Round	8th	8	4	0	4	70	52	+18
2003	Second Round	9th	6	3	1	2	49	39	+10
2005	Semifinal	4th	7	4	0	3	59	44	+15
2007	Final		6	6	0	0	62	40	+22
2009	Semifinal		6	5	0	1	63	35	+28
2011	Semifinal		6	5	0	1	72	42	+30
2013	Semifinal		7	6	0	1	89	44	+45
2015	Final		6	5	0	1	68	45	+23
2017	Final		6	6	0	0	70	47	+23
2019
2021
Total	Qualified: 11/11		73	52	3	18	783	491	+292

Record against other teams at the World Championships

National team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
Australia	6	5	0	1	49	43	+6
Brazil	4	4	0	0	52	22	+30
Canada	5	5	0	0	68	26	+42
China	3	3	0	0	49	7	+42
Germany	1	0	0	1	3	7	-4
Greece	4	2	0	2	51	49	+2
Hungary	5	2	1	3	50	56	-6
Italy	4	1	1	2	32	34	-2
Japan	2	2	0	0	26	9	+17
Kazakhstan	1	1	0	0	19	4	+15
Montenegro	4	4	0	0	40	21	+19
Netherlands	2	2	0	0	23	13	+10
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	75	8	+67
Romania	3	3	0	0	25	18	+7
Russia	6	3	0	3	51	38	+13
Serbia	4	2	0	2	37	41	-4
Serbia and Montenegro	2	0	1	1	10	11	-1
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	12	3	+9
South Africa	2	2	0	0	32	5	+27
Spain	2	0	0	2	10	17	-7
United States	6	5	0	1	56	43	+13
Total	21 teams

European Championships

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1993	Preliminary Round	5th	7	5	0	2	72	58	+14
1995	Semifinal	4th	7	2	2	3	78	58	+20
1997	Semifinal	4th	8	5	1	2	60	44	+16
1999	Final		8	6	0	2	71	59	+12
2001	Semifinal	4th	8	3	2	3	63	57	+6
2003	Final		8	6	0	2	66	55	+11
2006	Preliminary Round	7th	8	4	2	2	90	72	+18
2008	Semifinal	4th	8	4	1	3	81	69	+12
2010	Final		7	6	0	1	71	44	+27
2012	Preliminary Round	9th	7	4	0	3	80	66	+14
2014	Quarterfinal	5th	7	3	2	2	64	54	+10
2016	Quarterfinal	7th	7	4	0	3	88	50	+38
2018	Semifinal		6	5	0	1	76	41	+35
Total	Qualified: 12/12		96	57	10	29	960	727	+233

Record against other teams at the European Championships

National team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
Austria	1	1	0	0	26	2	+24
France	2	2	0	0	26	14	+12
Germany	8	4	2	2	76	66	+10
Greece	9	6	3	0	78	65	+13
Hungary	11	1	1	9	97	120	-23
Italy	9	5	1	3	66	62	+4
Montenegro	4	2	0	2	33	34	-1
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	40	13	+27
Romania	4	2	0	2	43	35	+8
Russia	5	3	1	1	44	36	+8
Serbia	3	1	1	1	30	32	-2
Serbia and Montenegro	4	1	0	3	30	32	-2
Slovakia	6	5	0	1	64	37	+27
Slovenia	3	3	0	0	37	16	+21
Spain	7	5	1	1	56	50	+6
Turkey	1	1	0	0	16	3	+13
Ukraine	3	3	0	0	34	19	+15
Total	17 teams

World League

Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins/defeats.
* marks instances of not qualifying for the super final due to "host rule".

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L
2002	Did not qualify for the Super Final		12	2	0	10
2003	Did not compete
2004	Did not compete
2005	Group Round	4th	14	8	0	6
2006 *	Did not qualify for the Super Final		11	7	0	4
2007			8	3	0	5
2008 *			6	3	0	3
2009	Final		12	9	0	3
2010	Semifinal		12	8	0	4
2011	Semifinal		11	10	0	1
2012	Final		10	10	0	0
2013 *	Did not qualify for the Super Final		6	4	0	2
2014	Did not qualify for the Super Final		4	1	0	3
2015	Final		14	12	0	2
2016	Did not qualify for the Super Final		6	4	0	2
2017	Semifinal		12	10	0	2
2018	Quarterfinal	5th	10	7	0	3
Total	Participated: 15/17 Qualified for the Super Final: 8/15		148	98	0	50

World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1993	Could not qualify^[1]
1995	Preliminary Round	6th	5	2	0	3	25	31	-6
1997	Preliminary Round	8th	5	1	0	4	30	40	-10
1999	Did not qualify
2002	Preliminary Round	8th	4	0	1	3	26	32	-6
2006	Semifinal	4th	6	2	1	3	54	56	-2
2010	Final		6	5	0	1	74	43	+31
2014	Semifinal		6	4	0	2	43	37	+6
2018	Quaterfinal	5th	6	4	1	1	84	41	+43
Total	Qualified: 7/8		38	18	3	17	336	280	+56

Record against other teams at the World Cup

National team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
Australia	1	1	0	0	6	3	+3
China	1	1	0	0	14	4	+10
Greece	2	1	1	0	12	11	+1
Hungary	3	0	0	3	17	30	-13
Iran	1	1	0	0	23	2	+21
Italy	2	0	0	2	9	13	-4
Kazakhstan	1	1	0	0	14	7	+7
Montenegro	1	1	0	0	6	5	+1
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	9	7	+2
Romania	1	1	0	0	10	7	+3
Russia	2	1	0	1	17	19	-2
Serbia	3	1	0	2	21	28	-7
Serbia and Montenegro	3	1	0	2	18	18	0
Spain	5	0	1	4	33	45	-12
United States	5	3	0	2	43	40	+3
Total	15 teams

LEN Europa Cup

Year	Round	Pld	W	L
2018	Final	8	7	1
2019	Final	7	5	2
Total	Participated: 2/2 Qualified for the Super Final: 2/2	15	12	3

Mediterranean Games

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L
1993	Final
1997	Final
2001	Preliminary Round	5th
2005	Semifinal	4th	5	2	0	3
2009	Semifinal	4th	5	3	0	2
2013	Final		4	4	0	0
2018	Did not participate
Total	Participated: 6/7		14	9	0	5

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship.^[2]

Head coach: Ivica Tucak

No	Name	Date of birth	Position	L/R	Height	Weight	Club
1	Marko Bijač	(1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33)	Goalkeeper	R	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	Pro Recco
2	Marko Macan	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)	Defender	R	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	112 kg (247 lb)	VK Jug
3	Loren Fatović	(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28)	Wing	R	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	VK Jug
4	Luka Lončar	(1987-06-26) 26 June 1987 (age 37)	Centre back	R	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	VK Jug
5	Maro Joković	(1987-01-10) 10 January 1987 (age 37)	Wing	R	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	VK Jug
6	Ivan Buljubašić	(1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 37)	Defender	R	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	CSA Steaua București
7	Ante Vukičević	(1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 31)	Wing	R	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	CN Marseille
8	Andro Bušlje (C)	(1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38)	Defender	R	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	Olympiacos
9	Lovre Miloš	(1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 30)	Field player	R	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	HAVK Mladost
10	Josip Vrlić	(1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 38)	Centre forward	R	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	130 kg (290 lb)	CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
11	Anđelo Šetka	(1985-09-14) 14 September 1985 (age 39)	Wing	R	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	VK Jadran Split
12	Xavier García	(1984-01-05) 5 January 1984 (age 40)	Field player	R	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	VK Jug
13	Ivan Marcelić	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30)	Goalkeeper	R	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	HAVK Mladost

Player statistics

Most appearances

#	Player	Matches	Positions
1	Igor Hinić	417	C
2	Tomislav Paškvalin	285	C
3	Samir Barać	176	PP
4	Andro Bušlje	167	HG
5	Faris Okanovic	161
6	Teo Đogaš	148	PP
7	Frano Vićan	129	GK
8	Elvis Fatović	128	PP
9	Josip Pavić	120	GK
10	Damir Burić	117	HG
11	Miho Bošković	108	PP, HG
12	Sandro Sukno	97	PP
13	Petar Muslim	90	PP, SC
14	Maro Joković	89	PP
15	Nikša Dobud	83	C
16	Vjekoslav Kobešćak	86	PP
17	Ratko Štritof	80	HG
18	Ivan Buljubašić	79	HG
19	Paulo Obradović	68	PP, HG
20	Zdeslav Vrdoljak	58	PP
21	Anđelo Šetka	57	PP
22	Dubravko Šimenc	52	PP
23	Goran Volarević	52	GK
24	Frano Karač	37	PP
25	Tihomil Vranješ	35	PP
12	Pavo Marković	33	PP
26	Perica Bukić	30	PP
27	Luka Lončar	20	C
28	Antonio Petković		PP

bold - not retired from national team

Top scorers

#	Name	Goals	Average	Position
1	Miho Bošković	369	3.42	PP, HG
2	Paulo Obradović	197		PP, HG
3	Maro Joković	158		PP
4	Samir Barać	135	0.77	PP
5	Faris Okanovic	26	0.85	PP
6	Igor Hinić	113	0.27	C
7	Petar Muslim	100		PP, SC
8	Nikša Dobud	86	1.02	C

Head coaches

Duško Antunović (1991–1993)
Bruno Silić (1993–1998)
Neven Kovačević (1998–2001)
Veselin Duho (2002–2003)
Zoran Roje (2003–2005)
Ratko Rudić (2005–2012)
Ivica Tucak (2012–)

Notable players

Naturalized players

Andrey Belofastov (Ukraine), Xavier García (Spain)^[3] Faris Okanovic (Sweden)

Statistics

Record against other teams

As of 8 April 2019

**Key**
	Positive total balance (more wins)
	Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio)
	Negative total balance (more losses)

Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins/defeats.

National team	Total				Olympic Games				World Championship				World Cup				World League				European Championship				Europa Cup				Mediterranean Games				Qualifications
National team	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L
Australia	17	14	0	3	2	2	0	0	6	5	0	1	2	1	0	1	7	6	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Austria	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Belarus	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0
Brazil	8	7	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Canada	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0
China	6	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Egypt	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
France	10	9	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Georgia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0
Germany	24	18	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	12	11	0	1	8	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0
Great Britain	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0
Greece	52	36	9	7	3	2	0	1	3	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	14	9	0	5	10	7	3	0	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hungary	62	16	6	40	2	1	0	1	7	3	1	3	3	0	0	3	11	3	0	8	12	1	1	10	1	0	0	1	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Iran	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Italy	42	23	2	17	6	5	0	1	5	2	1	2	2	0	0	2	14	8	0	6	11	6	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	1	1	0	0
Japan	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Kazakhstan	7	7	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Macedonia	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malta	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moldova	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0
Montenegro	24	15	0	9	4	3	0	1	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	9	3	0	6	5	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Netherlands	14	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	0	0	5	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Poland	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0
Puerto Rico	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0
Romania	29	23	2	4	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	4	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0
Russia	35	23	1	11	1	1	0	0	7	4	0	3	2	1	0	1	18	13	0	5	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	1
Serbia *	50	16	6	28	5	2	1	2	6	2	1	3	7	2	1	4	9	2	0	7	9	2	1	6	3	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0
Slovenia	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0
South Africa	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Spain	55	26	7	22	5	1	0	4	2	0	0	2	5	0	1	4	10	5	0	5	7	5	1	1	2	2	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Turkey	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0
Ukraine	4	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
United States	34	23	0	11	7	3	0	4	7	6	0	1	7	5	0	2	13	9	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
Total (36)	445	292	17	136

* includes games against Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia

Biggest Wins

double digit goal difference

Olympic Games	World Championship	World Cup	World League	European Championship	Europa Cup	Mediterranean Games	Qualifications
+12 vs. China (16-4) 2008 +11 vs. Egypt (12-1) 2004	+34 vs. New Zealand (35-1) 1994 +19 vs. South Africa (19-0) 2013 +17 vs. New Zealand (21-4) 2013 +16 vs. New Zealand (19-3) 1998 +15 vs. Canada (19-4) 2005 +15 vs. Kazakhstan (19-4) 1998 +11 vs. Brasil (17-6) 1998 +11 vs. Japan (18-7) 2011 +10 vs. Canada (13-3) 2003 +10 vs. China (15-5) 2009 +10 vs. Japan (16-6) 2017 +10 vs. Russia (13-3) 2007	+23 vs. South Africa (25-2) 2018 +21 vs. Iran (23-2) 2010 +13 vs. South Africa (16-3) 2018 +10 vs. China (14-4) 2010	+21 vs. South Africa (22-1) 2010 +19 vs. Turkey (20-1) 2013 +17 vs. Brasil (20-3) 2012 +16 vs. Kazakhstan (19-3) 2017 +14 vs. Turkey (17-3) 2013 +13 vs. Spain (19-6) 2006 +13 vs. Turkey (19-6) 2016 +13 vs. Turkey (16-3) 2016 +11 vs. Netherlands (18-7) 2017 +10 vs. Brasil (17-7) 2005 +10 vs. China (15-5) 2011 +10 vs. China (14-4) 2015 +10 vs. France (16-6) 2017 +10 vs. Kazahstan (15-5) 2018 +10 vs. Netherlands (17-7) 2017 +10 vs. Russia (14-4) 2018 +10 vs. Turkey (13-3) 2015	+24 vs. Austria (26-2) 1995 +21 vs. Turkey (23-2) 2018 +20 vs. Malta (22-2) 2016 +15 vs. France (20-5) 2016 +13 vs. Turkey (16-3) 2010 +12 vs. Netherlands (16-4) 2012 +11 vs. Slovenia (19-8) 2006 +10 vs. Slovakia (15-5) 2008	+15 vs. France (20-5) 2018 +12 vs. Netherlands (16-4) 2018 +11 vs. Malta (16-5) 2018	+13 vs. Turkey (17-4) 2013 +11 vs. Greece (14-3) 2009	+20 vs. Georgia (23-3) 1999 +17 vs. Puerto Rico (18-1) 2004 +12 vs. Romania (12-0) 2004

Biggest Losses

Olympic Games	World Championship	World Cup	World League	European Championship	Europa Cup	Mediterranean Games
-4 vs. Italy (7-11) 2004	-7 vs. Serbia (4-11) 2015 -6 vs. Hungary (4-10) 2005 -5 vs. Spain (6-11) 1994	-6 vs. Serbia (7-13) 2010 -5 vs. Hungary (6-11) 1997 -5 vs. Russia (5-10) 1997 -5 vs. Spain (2-7) 1995	-9 vs. Hungary (6-15) 2007 -8 vs. Greece (5-13) 2008 -7 vs. Brasil (10-17) 2015	-7 vs. Serbia (6-13) 2016 -6 vs. Hungary (5-11) 1995 -5 vs. Hungary (11-16) 2006	-2 vs. Greece 2018	-9 vs. Italy (5-14) 2005 -6 vs. Serbia (8-14) 2009

Non-senior competitions

World Youth Championship

U-18

Year	Round	Position
2012	Semifinal	4th
2014	Quarterfinal	8th
2016	Champions	1st

World Junior Championship

U-20

Year	Round	Position
1991
1993
1995
1997	Final
1999
2001	Final
2003	Quarterfinal	7th
2005	Final
2007	Semifinal
2009	Final
2011	Quarterfinal	6th
2013	Final
2015

European Youth Championship

U-17

Year	Round	Position
2003	Semifinal
2005	Final
2007	Semifinal
2008	Semifinal
2009	Final
2011	Final
2013	Qualified
2015 *	Semifinal	4th

* incorporated in the 1st European Games

European Junior Championship

U-19

Year	Round	Position
2004	Final
2006	Semifinal	4th
2008	Quarterfinal	5th
2010	Semifinal
2012	Semifinal
2014	Semifinal

Awards

Croatian team of the year: 1999, 2017, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017

Notes

^ FINA waterpolo player of the year in 1982., 1984. and 1985. Scored 28 goals in one game which is a world record for waterpolo game (final score: Yugoslavia 62–0 Guatemala). First waterpolo player in history to sign a 6 digit contract.

References

^ Qualification for the tournament was determined by placing in the 1992 Olympics tournament. Since the Croatian team couldn't had participated in the 1992 Olympic water polo tournament due to the dissolution of Yugoslavia, it couldn't qualify for the 1993 World Cup.
^ "Team Roster" (PDF). wp2018bcn.microplustiming.com. 16 July 2018.
^ http://hrsport.net/vijesti/496096/vodeni-sportovi-reprezentacija/stigla-potvrda-iz-moo-a-javier-garcia-s-hrvatskom-na-olimpijskim-igrama-u-riju/

Sources

External links

Official website

[3] FINA waterpolo player of the year in 1982., 1984. and 1985. Scored 28 goals in one game which is a world record for waterpolo game (final score: Yugoslavia 62–0 Guatemala). First waterpolo player in history to sign a 6 digit contract.

[Explanation-1] Qualification for the tournament was determined by placing in the 1992 Olympics tournament. Since the Croatian team couldn't had participated in the 1992 Olympic water polo tournament due to the dissolution of Yugoslavia, it couldn't qualify for the 1993 World Cup.

[2] "Team Roster" (PDF). wp2018bcn.microplustiming.com. 16 July 2018.

[4] ttp://hrsport.net/vijesti/496096/vodeni-sportovi-reprezentacija/stigla-potvrda-iz-moo-a-javier-garcia-s-hrvatskom-na-olimpijskim-igrama-u-riju/

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Medal record
Olympic Games
	2012 London	Team
	1996 Atlanta	Team
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team
World Championship
	2007 Melbourne	Team
	2017 Budapest	Team
	2015 Kazan	Team
	2009 Rome	Team
	2011 Shanghai	Team
	2013 Barcelona	Team
World Cup
	2010 Oradea
	2014 Almaty
World League
	2012 Almaty
	2009 Podgorica
	2015 Bergamo
	2010 Niš
	2011 Florence
	2017 Ruza
European Championship
	2010 Zagreb
	1999 Florence
	2003 Kranj
	2018 Barcelona
Europa Cup
	2018 Rijeka
	2019 Zagreb
Mediterranean Games
	2013 Mersin
	1993 Languedoc-Roussillon
	1997 Bari