Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, one of the
best goalkeepers of the 50’s was born in
Sibenik, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) in 1925. He started his swim career in
1934 as a breaststroke swimmer in
Rijeka. He participated with the
Yugoslavian National at London, 1948 Olympic Games and won the
silver medal at both
Helsinki, 1952 and
Melbourne, 1956 Olympic Games. At
Helsinki Kovačić has been acclaimed as
"Best Goalkeeper" of the Olympic Water Polo tournament. He was member of the Yugoslavian team at the
European Championships of Monte Carlo 1947, Vienna (1950, bronze) and Torino, 1954 (silver). Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić played
87 matches for the Yugoslavian National team and resumed his career in
1957. Kovačić is the
first athlete from Yugoslavia to be honoured
by induction to the
Iternational Swimming Hall of Fame.Source: http://www.oks.org.yu/ and,
http://www.ishof.org/
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