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Mirko Sandić

1942 - 2006

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Mirko Sandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Сандић; 9 May 1942 – 24 December 2006) was a Serbian water polo player who led Yugoslav teams to a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 1960 and 1972 Olympics where his teams placed fourth and fifth, respectively. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of Yugoslavia at the opening ceremony of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, becoming the twelfth water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Between 1958 and 1974 Sandić played more than 235 matches for the Yugoslav national team contributing 250 goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Mirko Sandić is the 1,353rd most popular athlete (down from 1,265th in 2024), the 301st most popular biography from Serbia (up from 313th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Serbian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mirko Sandić ranks 1,353 out of 6,025. Before him are Tom Courtney, Kurt Helmudt, Zdravka Yordanova, Edward Stevens, Christine Stückelberger, and Bob Richards. After him are Elaine Thompson, Károly Wieland, Paula Marosi, Karl Johan Svensson, Per-Erik Hedlund, and David Rigert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Mirko Sandić ranks 545. Before him are Frankie Lymon, Michael Giles, Sila María Calderón, Antonio Martino, Carol Cleveland, and Carl Douglas. After him are Bernard Lietaer, Nancy Richey, Philippe Gondet, Laila Freivalds, Gabriel Núñez, and José Luis González Dávila. Among people deceased in 2006, Mirko Sandić ranks 298. Before him are Jan Twardowski, Joseph Vissers, Katherine Dunham, Loyola de Palacio, Viktor Pavlov, and Barnard Hughes. After him are Ferenc Machos, Candy Barr, Jenő Dalnoki, André Strappe, Ratmir Kholmov, and Volodymyr Dakhno.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Mirko Sandić ranks 301 out of 661. Before him are Zoran Živković (1960), Miloš Vučević (1974), Slaviša Žungul (1954), Milinko Pantić (1966), Aleksandar Ivoš (1931), and Sándor Gombos (1895). After him are Aleksandar Živković (1977), Mira Alečković (1924), Blagoje Paunović (1947), Ivica Brzić (1941), Lazăr Sfera (1909), and Miodrag Ješić (1958).

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Among ATHLETES In Serbia

Among athletes born in Serbia, Mirko Sandić ranks 3. Before him are Vera Nikolić (1948), and Zvonimir Vujin (1943). After him are Nenad Stekić (1951), Uroš Marović (1946), Jasna Šekarić (1965), Thủy Nguyên district (null), Dragutin Topić (1971), Slavko Obadov (1948), Ivana Španović (1990), Igor Milanović (1965), and Aleksandar Šoštar (1964).

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