Luka Lončar (born 26 June 1987) is a Croatian professional water polo player. He was part of the Croatian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[1] and the 2024 Summer Olympics,[2] winning a silver medal each year. Lončar also competed for Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where the team finished in fifth place.
| Luka Lončar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lončar in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
26 June 1987 | ||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Handedness | Right | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | Olympiacos | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2010–2011 | Medveščak | ||
2011–2013 | Brescia | ||
2013–2015 | Mladost | ||
2015–2021 | Jug Dubrovnik | ||
2021–2023 | Pro Recco | ||
2023–2025 | Olympiacos | ||
2025–2026 | Mladost | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Croatia | |||
Medal record | |||
Honours
editClub
edit- AN Brescia
- Coppa Italia: 2011–12
- Jug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions League: 2015–16; runners-up: 2016–17
- LEN Super Cup: 2016
- Croatian Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Croatian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Adriatic League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Pro Recco
- LEN Champions League: 2021–22, 2022–23
- LEN Super Cup: 2021
- Serie A1: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Coppa Italia: 2021–22, 2022–23
Olympiacos
- Greek Championship: 2023–24, 2024–25
- Greek Cup: 2023–24, 2024–25
Awards
edit- Member of the World Team by total-waterpolo : 2017, 2018
- LEN Champions League Center Forward of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Adriatic League MVP: 2016–17[3]
- Croatian Championship MVP: 2016–17, 2017–18
- Croatian Championship Center Forward of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Adriatic League Center Forward of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2018[4]
- World Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Luka LONCAR – Olympic – Croatia". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.[dead link]
- ↑ "LONCAR Luka". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
- ↑ "Јадранска лига у ватерполу", Википедија (in Serbian), 27 May 2021, retrieved 4 March 2022
- ↑ "Dočekao priznanje: Joković u 33. godini osvojio Sikiricu! Zapjevala i Rozga". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luka Lončar.
- Luka Lončar at World Aquatics
- Luka Lončar at Olympics.com
- Luka Lončar at Olympedia
- Luka Lončar at InterSportStats
- Luka Lončar at the Hrvatski olimpijski odbor (in Croatian)
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