Ivano Balić
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Handball | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Croatia | |
| World Men's Handball Championship | |||
| Gold | 2003 Portugal | Croatia | |
| Silver | 2005 Tunisia | Croatia | |
Ivano Balić (born April 1, 1979) is a Croatian team handball player.
Before playing handball Balić trained with the basketball club KK Split. He began his handball career with RK Split. Balić was a member of the Croatian national team that won the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship in Portugal. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2005 World Championship in Tunisia.
Balić was declared the IHF World Player of the Year in 2003 as well as the best player in Croatia. After playing for RK Metković he moved to Portland San Antonio. At the 2006 European Championship in Switzerland he was declared the tournament MVP.
