Goran Sukno

Goran Sukno
Personal information
Born(1959-04-06)6 April 1959
Dubrovnik, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died15 February 2026(2026-02-15) (aged 66)
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Team competition
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia Team competition

Goran Sukno (6 April 1959 – 15 February 2026) was a Croatian water polo player. He was an Olympic gold medal winner as a member of the Yugoslav water polo team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sukno died in Dubrovnik on 15 February 2026, at the age of 66 due to an ongoing illness.[2]

His son Sandro Sukno (born 1990) is an international water polo player for Croatia.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Goran Sukno". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ Preminuo Goran Sukno (66), jedan od najvećih hrvatskih vaterpolista svih vremena
  3. ^ "Mladi vaterpolo reprezentativac Sandro Sukno napunio 18 godina". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian).