Perica Bukić
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Olympic medal record | |||
Men's Water polo | |||
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Olympic Games | |||
Competitor for Yugoslavia | |||
Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Team Competition | |
Gold | 1988 Seoul | Team Competition | |
Competitor for Croatia | |||
Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition |
Perica Bukić (born February 20, 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 golden medal. He held a seat in the Croatian Parliament in 2003—.
Bukić was educated at the University of Zagreb, from which he received a degree in economics.
During his active water polo years, he played for "Solaris" Šibenik, "Mladost" Zagreb, and "Jadran" Split. He later became the sports director of "Mladost" Zagreb.
Bukić is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union. In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2003 he attained a seat in the Croatian Parliament. In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2007 he retained his seat.
In the year 2004 he was elected as the president of the Croatian Water Polo Federation, the sport's governing body in Croatia.