Perica Bukić

Perica Bukić

Personal information
Born	20 February 1966 (age 50) Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Medal record Men's water polo Olympic Games Representing  Yugoslavia 1984 Los Angeles Team Competition 1988 Seoul Team Competition Representing  Croatia 1996 Atlanta Team Competition

Perica Bukić (born 20 February 1966 in Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian water polo player and politician. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where the team won the gold medal.

Bukić was educated at the University of Zagreb, from which he received a degree in economics.^[1]

During his active water polo years, he played for "Solaris" Šibenik, "Mladost" Zagreb, and "Jadran" Split.^[2] He later became the sports director of "Mladost" Zagreb.

Bukić is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union.^[1] In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2003 he attained a seat in the Croatian Parliament. In the 2007 Croatian parliamentary election he retained his seat. His term of office in the Parliament ended in January 2008.^[1]

In 2004 he was elected as the president of the Croatian Water Polo Federation, the sport's governing body in Croatia.^[2]

In July 2008 Bukić was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.^[3][4]

References

1. "Perica Bukić" (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
2. Vurušić, Vlado (August 8, 2008). "8 hrvatskih kandidata za medalje" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
3. "Perica Bukić u Kući slavnih" (in Croatian). Dnevnik.hr. July 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
4. "Perica Bukic". International Swimming Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2009-01-24.

External links

• (Croatian) Perica Bukić biography at sabor.hr