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Slobodan Nikić

1983 - Today

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Slobodan Nikić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Никић; born 25 January 1983) is a Serbian professional water polo player. He is currently free agent and he is a long-standing member of the Serbia men's national water polo team. His most notable achievements with the national team are the gold medal from the Olympic Games in 2016, silver from the Olympic Games in 2004 and bronze from the Olympic Games 2012, three gold medals from the World Championships in 2005, 2009 and 2015, and five gold medals from the European Championships in 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, and finally in 2016. He is one of the most decorated players in the history of water polo, and the only water polo player in the world to have won 3 FINA World Championship gold medals, an all-time record as of 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Slobodan Nikić is the 5,209th most popular athlete (down from 4,525th in 2024), the 621st most popular biography from Serbia (down from 574th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Serbian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Slobodan Nikić ranks 5,209 out of 6,025Before him are Aisuluu Tynybekova, Jason Turner, Nickel Ashmeade, Jia Zhanbo, Peter Paltchik, and Marilyn Agliotti. After him are Alexander Mikhaylin, Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, Sandra Šarić, Soichi Hashimoto, Chantal Achterberg, and Dalilah Muhammad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Slobodan Nikić ranks 1,097Before him are Jennifer Landon, Klim Shipenko, Abraão Lincoln Martins, Josefine Öqvist, Yassin Mikari, and Reeve Carney. After him are Michael Cassidy, Vitali Rodionov, Paulo Pezzolano, Antonio Porta, Tigran Vardan Martirosyan, and Fininho.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Slobodan Nikić ranks 621 out of 661Before him are Filip Petrušev (2000), Magdi Rúzsa (1985), Aleksandar Ćirić (1977), Jovana Jakšić (1993), Srećko Lisinac (1992), and Bojan Djordjic (1982). After him are Uroš Račić (1998), Uroš Đurđević (1994), Branislav Mitrović (1985), Đorđe Rakić (1985), Mario Gjurovski (1985), and Nenad Krstičić (1990).

Among ATHLETES In Serbia

Among athletes born in Serbia, Slobodan Nikić ranks 28Before him are Aleksandra Ivošev (1974), Živko Gocić (1982), Filip Filipović (1987), Marija Šestak (1979), Andrija Zlatić (1978), and Aleksandar Ćirić (1977). After him are Branislav Mitrović (1985), Stefan Mitrović (1988), Nikola Rađen (1985), Angelina Topić (2005), Zorana Arunović (1986), and Milan Trajkovic (1992).