Perica Bukić (born 20 February 1966) is a Croatian former professional

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player and

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. He represented Yugoslavia at the

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and

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

. Bukić was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the

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of the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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, becoming the 17th water polo player to be a

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at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Bukić was educated at the

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, from which he received a degree in

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. 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

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. In the

2003 Croatian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia on 23 November 2003 to elect all 151 members of parliament. They were the fifth parliamentary elections to take place since the first multi-party elections in 1990. Voter turnout was 61.7%. The result ...

he attained a seat in the

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. In the

2007 Croatian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia on 25 November 2007 and for overseas voters on 24 and 25 November. In 2004 he was elected as the president of the

Croatian Water Polo Federation The Croatian Water Polo Federation (HVS) () is the governing body of water polo in Croatia. It is based in Zagreb. League system It also organizes the Croatian Cup of Water Polo as well as the Croatia national water polo team, Croatian nationa ...

, the sport's governing body in Croatia. In July 2008 Bukić was inducted into the

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. His son is Luka Bukić, who is also a water polo player.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bukic, Perica 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Šibenik Yugoslav male water polo players Croatian male water polo players Olympic silver medalists for Croatia in water polo Olympic water polo players for Yugoslavia Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Water polo players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament Franjo Bučar Award winners Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb alumni Croatian Democratic Union politicians Croatian sportsperson-politicians Croatian sports executives and administrators World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo European Water Polo Championship medalists

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