Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FINA code	BIH
Association	Water Polo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (est. 2013)[1]
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Faris Đugum
Home venue	Olimpijski Bazen Otoka

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.[2]

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national team's historic first game took place during Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016.[3][4]

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 20 km (12 mi) of coastline,[5] making it the country's only access to the Adriatic Sea and marking an ideal location for sport expansion.

Results

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Date	Competition	Round	Venue	Team 1	Result	Team 2
16 Jan. 2009	Unofficial friendly match	[7]	Sarajevo, BiH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12:16	Japan
23 Sep. 2016	Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016	Group	Sarajevo, BiH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:31	VK Jadran Split
24 Sep. 2016	Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016	Group	Sarajevo, BiH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:23	VK Primorac Kotor
25 Sep. 2016	Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016	Group	Sarajevo, BiH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5:22	VK Crvena zvezda

Current squad

Players called up for Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016.[8]

Head coach: Slobodan Grahovac

No.	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	2016 club
1	Stefan Milovanović	GK	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	N/A	VK Banja Luka
2	Džan Lemeš	CB	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	16 January 1997	VK Torpedo Sarajevo
3	Dino Džehović	CB	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	7 February 1997	VK Torpedo Sarajevo
4	Jasmin Mirvić	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	N/A	VK Mladost Sarajevo
5	Salko Pašić	CF	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	1 January 1994	VK Mladost Sarajevo
6	Stanko Đukić	D	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	N/A	VK Banja Luka
7	Nemanja Babić	D	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	N/A	VK Banja Luka
8	Stefan Šobić	D	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	N/A	VK Banja Luka
9	Nikola Poljak	D	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	N/A	VK Banja Luka
10	Draško Vujković	CF	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	N/A	VK Banja Luka
11	Dalibor Amidžić	D	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	N/A	VK Banja Luka
12	Milan Kecman	D	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	1 January 1996	VK Banja Luka
13	Eldar Ridžal	GK	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	9 March 1995	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.

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  Water polo court in Neum in Herzegovina, home to HVK Jadran Neum
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  Water polo court in Neum

See also

• Yugoslavia men's national water polo team
• VK Bosna
• Swimming Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. "Vaterpolo u BiH amaterski sport, i reprezentacija je takva". VijestiBa. 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
2. "Održana osnivačka skupština VS BiH, Ivan Lakić izabran za predsjednika". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2017-02-12.
3. ""Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016." | Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo". bazen.ba. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
4. "BiH će imati reprezentaciju u vaterpolu". SportSport.ba. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
5. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Neum, britannica.com, 2015-09-09
6. "USPJEŠNO ZAVRŠEN "SARAJEVO CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE 2016." | Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo". bazen.ba. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
7. "PREDSTAVLJAMO: VK Torpedo i vaterpolo u BiH". Vaterpolo vesti. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
8. Mustur, Bojan. "VATERPOLO KLUB TORPEDO PREDSTAVLJA REPREZENTATIVCE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE". Vktorpedo.ba. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

External links

• Plivački savez Bosne i Hercegovine (official website)
• Water polo federation BiH
• BiH Water polo Association Facebook page
• Olympic pool Sarajevo