Igor Hinić

Igor Hinić (born 4 December 1975) is a Croatian former professional water polo player, who was a member of the Croatia national team, that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,[1] and the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

Igor Hinić
Hinić in 2010 with Croatia
Personal information
Born (1975-12-04) 4 December 1975
Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 110 kg (243 lb)
Handedness Right
Senior clubs
Years Team
1990–2000
 Primorje
2000–2001
 Roma
2001–2008
 Brescia
2006
 Jadran Kostrena
2008–2012
 HAVK Mladost
2012–2016
 Enka SK
National team
Years Team
0000
  Croatia
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championship
2007 MelbourneTeam
2009 RomeTeam
European Championship
2010 ZagrebTeam
1999 FlorenceTeam
2003 KranjTeam
World Cup
2010 OradeaTeam
World League
2012 AlmatyTeam
2009 PodgoricaTeam

Hinić played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country from 1996 to 2012. He is, jointly with Greek Georgios Afroudakis and Hungarian Tamás Kásás, the tenth athlete to compete in water polo at five Olympics.[3] He was also voted the Croatia national team's most valuable player.

He played for Primorje, Brescia, Mladost, Enka Istanbul, and was right handed. He won the Italian Championship 2003, and Turkish Championship in 2015.

Currently, Hinić is the coach in his hometown of Rijeka. He is 6'8" tall and weighs 243 lbs.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Igor Hinic". databaseOlympics. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  2. "Igor Hinic". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23.
  3. "Igor Hinić". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.


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