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Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team

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{{Infobox national water polo team

| Name = Bosnia and Herzegovina

| FINA code = BIH

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| Association = Water Polo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (est. 2013){{cite web|author= |url=http://vijesti.ba/clanak/331000/vaterpolo-u-bih-amaterski-sport-i-reprezentacija-je-takva |title=Vaterpolo u BiH amaterski sport, i reprezentacija je takva |website=VijestiBa |date=2016-10-23 |access-date=2017-02-23}}

| Confederation = LEN

| Coach = Faris Đugum

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| Home venue = Olimpijski Bazen Otoka

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The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Water Polo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2013.{{Cite news|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/odrzana-osnivacka-skupstina-vs-bih-ivan-lakic-izabran-za-predsjednika/130615084|title=Održana osnivačka skupština VS BiH, Ivan Lakić izabran za predsjednika|newspaper=Klix.ba|access-date=2017-02-12|language=bs-BA}}

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national team's historic first game took place during Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016.{{cite web|url=http://bazen.ba/sarajevo-champions-challenge-2016/|title="Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016." {{!}} Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo|website=bazen.ba|access-date=2017-02-12}}{{Cite news|url=http://sportsport.ba/ostalo/bih-ce-imati-reprezentaciju-u-vaterpolu/206684|title=BiH će imati reprezentaciju u vaterpolu|newspaper=SportSport.ba|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}}

The player roster is composed of players from clubs from BiH's only coastal city of Neum, and the two largest cities - Sarajevo and Banja Luka. Neum is the only city to be situated along Bosnia and Herzegovina's {{convert|20|km|0|abbr=on}} of coastline,[http://www.britannica.com/place/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina - Neum], britannica.com, 2015-09-09 making it the country's only access to the Adriatic Sea and marking an ideal location for sport expansion.

Results

{{cite web|url=http://bazen.ba/uspjesno-zavrsen-sarajevo-champions-challenge-2016/|title=USPJEŠNO ZAVRŠEN "SARAJEVO CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE 2016." {{!}} Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo|website=bazen.ba|access-date=2017-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116190015/http://bazen.ba/uspjesno-zavrsen-sarajevo-champions-challenge-2016/|archive-date=2017-01-16|url-status=dead}}

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width=7%|Date

!width=18%|Competition

!width=4%|Round

!width=10%|Venue

!width=12%|Team 1

!width=10%|Result

!width=8%|Team 2

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|{{center| 16 Jan. 2009}}

|{{center| Unofficial friendly match}}

|{{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.vaterpolovesti.com/2016/11/16/predstavljamo-vk-torpedo-vaterpolo-u-bih/ |title=PREDSTAVLJAMO: VK Torpedo i vaterpolo u BiH |publisher=Vaterpolo vesti |date=2016-11-16 |access-date=2017-02-23}}}}

|{{center| Sarajevo, BiH}}

|{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia and Herzegovina

|{{center| 12:16}}

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Japan

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|{{center| 23 Sep. 2016}}

|{{center| Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016}}

|{{center| Group}}

|{{center| Sarajevo, BiH}}

|{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia and Herzegovina

|{{center| 3:31}}

|{{flagicon|Croatia}} VK Jadran Split

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|{{center| 24 Sep. 2016}}

|{{center| Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016}}

|{{center| Group}}

|{{center| Sarajevo, BiH}}

|{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia and Herzegovina

|{{center| 3:23 }}

|{{flagicon|Montenegro}} VK Primorac Kotor

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|{{center| 25 Sep. 2016}}

|{{center| Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016}}

|{{center| Group}}

|{{center| Sarajevo, BiH}}

|{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia and Herzegovina

|{{center| 5:22 }}

|{{flagicon|Serbia}} VK Crvena zvezda

Current squad

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Players called up for Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016.{{Cite news|url=http://vktorpedo.ba/2-uncategorised/37-pliva%C4%8Dki-vaterpolo-klub-torpedo-predstavlja-reprezentativce-bosne-i-hercegovine|title=VATERPOLO KLUB TORPEDO PREDSTAVLJA REPREZENTATIVCE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE|last=Mustur|first=Bojan|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en-gb|website=Vktorpedo.ba|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162438/http://vktorpedo.ba/2-uncategorised/37-pliva%C4%8Dki-vaterpolo-klub-torpedo-predstavlja-reprezentativce-bosne-i-hercegovine|archive-date=2017-01-16|url-status=dead}}

Head coach: {{flagicon|BIH}} Slobodan Grahovac

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No.

!style="width:15em"|Name

!Pos.

!style="width:9em"|Height

!style="width:9em"|Weight

!style="width:12em"|Date of birth

!style="width:20em"|2016 club

{{sort|01|1}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Stefan|Milovanović}}GK{{convert|1.69|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|70|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |N/Astyle="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Banja Luka
{{sort|02|2}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Džan|Lemeš|dab=water polo}}CB{{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|79|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |{{dts|format=dmy|1997|1|16}}style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Torpedo Sarajevo
{{sort|03|3}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Dino|Džehović|dab=water polo}}CB{{convert|1.72|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|75|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |{{dts|format=dmy|1997|2|7}}style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Torpedo Sarajevo
{{sort|04|4}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Jasmin|Mirvić}}D{{convert|1.88|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|95|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |N/Astyle="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Mladost Sarajevo
{{sort|05|5}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Salko|Pašić}}CF{{convert|2.00|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|78|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |{{dts|format=dmy|1994|1|1}}style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Mladost Sarajevo
{{sort|06|6}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Stanko|Đukić|dab=water polo}}D{{convert|1.93|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|73|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |N/Astyle="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Banja Luka
{{sort|07|7}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Nemanja|Babić}}D{{convert|1.97|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|98|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |N/Astyle="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Banja Luka
{{sort|08|8}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Stefan|Šobić}}D{{convert|1.93|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|80|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |N/Astyle="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Banja Luka
{{sort|09|9}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Nikola|Poljak}}D{{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|83|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |N/Astyle="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Banja Luka
{{sort|10|10}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Draško|Vujković}}CF{{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|85|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |N/Astyle="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Banja Luka
{{sort|11|11}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Dalibor|Amidžić}}D{{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|64|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |N/Astyle="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Banja Luka
{{sort|12|12}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Milan|Kecman}}D{{convert|1.65|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|69|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |{{dts|format=dmy|1996|1|1}}style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Banja Luka
{{sort|13|13}}style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Eldar|Ridžal}}GK{{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{convert|71|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}style="text-align:right;" |{{dts|format=dmy|1995|3|9}}style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|BIH}} VK Torpedo Sarajevo

=Reserves=

  • Srđan Jolić (VK Banja Luka),
  • Kristian Njavro (HVK Jadran Neum),
  • Mihael Crnčević (HVK Jadran Neum),
  • Armin Mezit (Akademija B Sarajevo).

Head coaches

  • Ivica Bačić (2009)
  • Slobodan Grahovac (2016–present)

Gallery

Bosnia and Herzegovina's three main courts for water polo are Olimpijski Bazen Otoka (Sarajevo), Gradski Olimpijski Bazen (Banja Luka), and a water polo court inside the Adriatic Sea water in Neum.

File:Water polo court in Neum.jpg|Water polo court in Neum in Herzegovina, home to HVK Jadran Neum

File:AdriaticWar.jpg|Water polo court in Neum

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421071209/http://www.plivackisavez.ba/ Plivački savez Bosne i Hercegovine] (official website)
  • [http://www.vsbih.com.ba/ Water polo federation BiH]
  • [https://www.facebook.com/vsbih/ BiH Water polo Association Facebook page]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20190202130829/http://www.olimpijskibazensarajevo.ba/ Olympic pool Sarajevo]

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