FILIPOVIC Filip

2 May 1987
34
Male
BELGRADE
 
Serbia
BELGRADE
 
Serbia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WPO Water Polo Men 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
SRB
Serbia
12
ESP
Spain
13
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
KAZ
Kazakhstan
5
SRB
Serbia
19
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
SRB
Serbia
14
AUS
Australia
8
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
CRO
Croatia
14
SRB
Serbia
12
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
SRB
Serbia
13
MNE
Montenegro
6
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
ITA
Italy
6
SRB
Serbia
10
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
SRB
Serbia
10
ESP
Spain
9
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
GRE
Greece
10
SRB
Serbia
13
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3Men2012London, GBR
3Men2008Beijing, CHN

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2015Kazan, RUS
1Men2009Rome, ITA
2Men2011Shanghai, CHN
3Men2017Budapest, HUN
4Men2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS
7Men2013Barcelona, ESP

World League - Super Final
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2019Belgrade, SRB
1Men2017Ruza, RUS

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2018Barcelona, ESP
5Men2020Budapest, HUN
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Fica (Athlete, 21 Dec 2006)
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Reading, watching movies and TV series, rock and house music, fashion. (blic.rs, 23 Sep 2018; danas.rs, 25 Jun 2019)
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Athlete
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Management - University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SRB
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Wife Sanja, son Vuk, daughter Una [2021]
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English, Italian, Serbian
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Szolnoki VSC [Hungary] since 2020
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Zivko Gocic [club], SRB; Dejan Savic [national], SRB
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Wing (len.eu, 16 Jul 2018)
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Left (len.eu, 16 Jul 2018)
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His wife Sanja Hanusic was part of the Serbia and Montenegro volleyball team that won silver at the 2005 Junior World Championship in Turkey. (story.rs, 24 Jul 2013; SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jul 2021)
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2003 for Serbia and Montenegro, European Championships in Slovenia (Athlete, 21 Dec 2006)
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In July 2007 he suffered a severe jaw fracture. He returned to compete at the 2007 World League Super Final in Berlin, Germany. (politika.rs, 15 Aug 2008)
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OB I [HUN] (kaposvarmost.hu, 22 Oct 2020)
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He took up the sport in 1994 with the Partizan Belgrade club in Serbia. (ffilip10.com, 2016; Athlete, 21 Dec 2006)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (vaterpolovesti.com, 18 Jun 2021)
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Winning a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (ffilip10.com, 16 Sep 2016)
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Montenegrin water polo player Veljko Uskokovic. (blic.rs, 23 Sep 2018)
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His family. (filipfilipovic.rs, 22 Aug 2018)
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"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." (Instagram profile, 20 Jul 2021)
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He and basketballer Sonja Vasic were named flag bearers for Serbia for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (danas.rs, 02 Jul 2021)

He was named the Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the 2019 World League Super Finals in Belgrade, Serbia. (fina.org, 23 Jun 2019)

He received the award of Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the 2018 European Championship in Barcelona, Spain. (vaterpolovesti.com, 29 Jul 2018)

He was named 2009, 2014, 2016 and 2018 Male Water Polo Player of the Year by the European Swimming Federation [LEN]. (mundodeportivo.com, 15 Feb 2019; settimanasport.com, 16 Mar 2017)

He was chosen as Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sjajnevesti.com, 22 Aug 2016)

The International Swimming Federation [FINA] named him 2011 and 2014 Male Water Polo Player of the Year. (swimswam.com, 01 Dec 2014; fina.org, 31 Dec 2011)

He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2011 World Championship in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. (glassrbije.org, 01 Aug 2011)
Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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