Sandro Sukno | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Sandro Sukno | ||
Born | (1990-06-30)30 June 1990 (age 34) Dubrovnik,SR Croatia,Yugoslavia | ||
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 |
Sandro Sukno (born 30 June 1990) is a Croatian former professionalwater polo player.[1] At the2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for theCroatia national team in themen's event winning the gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He last played forVK Jug. He currently works as an assistant coach of the senior men's Croatia national team.
Sukno's father isGoran Sukno, water polo gold medalist for Yugoslavia at the1984 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 theWorld 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
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Croatia captain 2016–2017 | Succeeded by |
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