Ivo Trumbić

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Ivo Trumbić
Trumbić in July 1976 at the Olympics in Montreal while coaching the Netherlands national team.
Personal information
Born(1935-04-02)2 April 1935
Split, Littoral Banovina, Yugoslavia
Died12 March 2021(2021-03-12) (aged 85)
Zagreb, Croatia
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Medal record
Men's Water Polo
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team Competition

Ivo Trumbić (2 April 1935 – 12 March 2021) was a Croatian water polo player.[1]

Trumbić coached the Netherlands to a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was one of the few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as a player and head coach.[2][3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Ivo Trumbić". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. "Ivo Trumbic (CRO/YUG/NED)". ishof.org. ISHOF. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. 1976, Montreal: Ivo Trumbic and the bronze Dutch