Igor Hinić

Croatian water polo player
Igor Hinić
Hinić in 2010 with Croatia
Personal information
Born (1975-12-04) 4 December 1975 (age 48)
Rijeka, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 110 kg (243 lb)
Handedness Right
Senior clubs
Years Team
1990–2000
 Primorje
2000–2001
 Roma
2001–2008
 Brescia
2006
 Jadran Kostrena
2008–2012
 HAVK Mladost
2012–2016
 Enka SK
National team
Years Team
0000
  Croatia
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Zagreb Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Florence Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Kranj Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Oradea Team
World League
Gold medal – first place 2012 Almaty Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Podgorica Team

Igor Hinić (born 4 December 1975) is a Croatian former professional water polo player, who was a member of the Croatia national team, that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,[1] and the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

Hinić played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country from 1996 to 2012. He is, jointly with Greek Georgios Afroudakis and Hungarian Tamás Kásás, the tenth athlete to compete in water polo at five Olympics.[3] He was also voted the Croatia national team's most valuable player.

He played for Primorje, Brescia, Mladost, Enka Istanbul, and was right handed. He won the Italian Championship 2003, and Turkish Championship in 2015.

Currently, Hinić is the coach in his hometown of Rijeka. He is 6'8" tall and weighs 243 lbs.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Igor Hinic". databaseOlympics. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  2. ^ "Igor Hinic". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23.
  3. ^ a b "Igor Hinić". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

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Croatia men's water polo squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 1998 World Aquatics Championships – 9th place
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Croatia squad – 1999 European Championship Runners-up
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Croatia men's water polo squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – 7th place
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Croatia squad – 2001 European Championship Fourth Place
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Croatia squad – 2003 European Championship Runners-up
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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 – 2012 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st title)
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