LONCAR Luka

26 Jun 1987
34
Male
1.95/6'4''
ZAGREB
 
Croatia
DUBROVNIK
 
Croatia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WPO Water Polo Men 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
CRO
Croatia
23
KAZ
Kazakhstan
7
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
AUS
Australia
11
CRO
Croatia
8
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
CRO
Croatia
13
MNE
Montenegro
8
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
CRO
Croatia
14
SRB
Serbia
12
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
ESP
Spain
8
CRO
Croatia
4
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
HUN
Hungary
15
CRO
Croatia
11
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
MNE
Montenegro
10
CRO
Croatia
12
Finished
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
CRO
Croatia
14
USA
United States
11
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2017Budapest, HUN
2Men2015Kazan, RUS
3Men2019Gwangju, KOR
3Men2013Barcelona, ESP

World League - Super Final
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2019Belgrade, SRB
3Men2017Ruza, RUS

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
5Men2018Berlin, GER

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2018Barcelona, ESP
4Men2020Budapest, HUN
:
Lonac [Pot in Croatian] (dulist.hr, 20 Nov 2019)
:
Reading books, playing video games. (St Vincents Waterpolo Club YouTube channel, 18 May 2020)
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Athlete
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Coaching - University of Zagreb, Croatia
:
Wife Maja, daughters Ema and Paola
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Croatian, English
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VK Jug [Dubrovnik, CRO] since 2015
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Vjekoslav Kobescak [club], CRO; Ivica Tucak [national], CRO
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Centre forward (sport.blic.rs, 11 Dec 2018)
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Right (waterpolo.sportresult.com, 27 Jul 2015)
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Prva Liga [CRO] (dulist.hr, 01 Mar 2021)
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He began playing water polo at age 10 with the HAVK Mladost club in Zagreb, Croatia. (zagorje.com, 24 Aug 2016; St Vincents Waterpolo Club YouTube channel, 18 May 2020)
:
"I started playing football and basketball, but I was not too motivated. Afterwards I switched between handball and water polo and eventually I chose water polo and played with [HAVK] Mladost." (vecernji.hr, 23 Dec 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (St Vincents Waterpolo Club YouTube channel, 18 May 2020)
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Winning a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and taking silver at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (dnevnik.hr, 30 Jul 2017; slobodnadalmacija.hr, 19 Apr 2017; St Vincents Waterpolo Club YouTube channel, 18 May 2020)
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He was named 2018 Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year by Croatian publication 'Vecernji'. He shared the award with fellow Croatian water polo player Andro Buslje. (vecernji.hr, 23 Dec 2018)

He was chosen in the All-Star team at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (fina.org, 29 Jun 2017)

He was named the Best Player in the Regional League in 2016/17. (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 28 Mar 2017)
Legend
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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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