Sandro Sukno
Quick Facts
Biography
Sandro Sukno (born 30 June 1990) is a Croatian former professional water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia men's national water polo team in the men's event winning the gold medal.He also won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
He last played for VK Jug in Croatia. Currently, he works as an assistant coach of the senior men's Croatia national team.
Sukno's father is Goran Sukno, water polo gold medalist for Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Sukno was named Croatian water polo player of the year in 2014 and 2015, and best player in the 2014/2015 Prva Liga.
In December 2017 Sukno won the trophy for the best water polo player in the 2016 - 2017 season.In 2017, he was named to the All Star Team of the Water Polo World Championships.Croatia also won the World Championship that year.
In May 2019 he announced, he won't continue his career due to a heart problem.