Perica Bukić (born 20 February 1966) is a Croatian former professional water polo player and politician. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 20 February 1966 Šibenik, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bukić was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, becoming the 17th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[1][2]
Bukić was educated at the University of Zagreb, from which he received a degree in economics.[3]
During his active water polo years, he played for Solaris Šibenik, Mladost Zagreb, and Jadran Split.[4] He later became the sports director of "Mladost" Zagreb.
Bukić is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union.[3] In the 2003 Croatian parliamentary election he attained a seat in the Croatian Parliament. In the 2007 Croatian parliamentary election he retained his seat. His term of office in the Parliament ended in January 2008.[3]
In 2004 he was elected as the president of the Croatian Water Polo Federation, the sport's governing body in Croatia.[4]
In July 2008 Bukić was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[5][6]
His son is Luka Bukić, who is also a water polo player.
See also
edit- Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Yugoslavia 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
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Croatia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Perica Bukić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Perica Bukić" (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ a b Vurušić, Vlado (8 August 2008). "8 hrvatskih kandidata za medalje". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Perica Bukić u Kući slavnih" (in Croatian). Dnevnik.hr. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
- ^ "Perica Bukic". International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
External links
edit- Perica Bukić at World Aquatics
- Perica Bukić at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Perica Bukić at Olympics.com
- Perica Bukić at Olympedia
- Perica Bukić at the Croatian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Croatian)
