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Ivo Štakula

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Ivo Štakula
Personal information
Born(1923-02-25)25 February 1923
Dubrovnik, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Died26 October 1958(1958-10-26) (aged 35)
Melbourne, Australia
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Water Polo
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team competition

Ivo Štakula (25 February 1923 – 26 October 1958) was a Croatian water polo player who represented Croatia and Yugoslavia nationally and was a long-time player for VK Jug Dubrovnik.

He died in Melbourne.

Štakula played with the Yugoslavian national team from 1946 to 1956. He participated in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics.[1] He defected to Australia after the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2]

Štakula won silver with the team at the 1952 Olympics. Four years later he was a squad member of the Yugoslav Olympic team in the 1956 tournament but did not play in a match.

He also played for the Croatian national water polo team during World War II.

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivo Štakula". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Vaterpolisti, XVI igre, Melburn 1956". okscg.org.yu. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
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