Duško Pijetlović

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Duško Pijetlović
Personal information
Born 25 April 1985
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's Water Polo
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Eindhoven Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Belgrade Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Málaga Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Zagreb Team
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place 2005 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Genova Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Niš Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Firenze Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bergamo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Podgorica Team
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Oradea Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Team

Duško Pijetlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Душко Пијетловић, 25 April 1985) is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbian squad which won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] He is playing for Pro Recco. Pijetlović won a 3 consecutive Euroleague titles with 3 different teams: in 2011 with Partizan in 2012 with Pro Recco and in 2013 with Crvena Zvezda. In 2012, he won with the national team his second European gold medal at the 2012 European Championship held in Eindhoven.

Club career

Pro Recco

On 17 September 2011. in the first round of the Adriatic League, Pijetlović and Sandro Sukno were the top scorers with each scoring three times in an easy 14–6 home win against Jadran HN.[2] In the second round on 24 September, he scored a goal against Koper Rokava in a 16–4 home win.[3] On 1 October Pijetlović scored two goals in a 10–7 Adriatic League away win against Jug CO.[4] On 8 October in the Adriatic League fourth round, Pijetlović and his team-mate and fellow countryman Prlainović were the top scorers with each scoring three times in a 14–8 away win against Medveščak.[5] Pijetlović was again the top scorer of the fifth round in his team on 15 October, he scored three goals in a 15–8 home win against Primorje EB.[6] On 22 October Pijetlović scored a goal in the first round of the Euroleague Group in an easy 13–5 win over Spartak Volgograd. On 26 October Pijetlović scored another goal in an easy 15–5 away win against Jadran ST, but this time in the sixth round of the Adriatic League.[7] On 29 October, in the Adriatic League seventh round 13–9 home win against Mladost, Pijetlović scored three goals.[8] Pijetlović scored his sixteenth Adriatic League goal on 5 November, in a 14–7 away win against Šibenik.[9] On 9 November Pijetlović scored his second goal of the tournament in the second round of the Euroleague, in a 13–4 away victory against CN Marseille. But just after 3 days, on 12 November, he scored an amazing five goals for his team in 16–7 away win against Budva M:tel, in the ninth round of the Adriatic League.[10] On 26 November Pijetlović scored two goals in the Euroleague third round, in a 10–8 win against VK Jadran HN. On 30 November he scored another two goals, but in the eleventh round Adriatic League 16–1 away win over Primorac.[11] Pijetlović managed to score just one goal on 3 December in a humiliating 21–0 defeat over POŠK in the twelfth round of the Adriatic League.[12] In the thirteenth round on 10 December, Pijetlović scored two goals against Mornar BS in a 20–8 away win.[13] Pijetlović scored three goals on 14 December in the fourth round of the Euroleague, in a 14–9 away win against VK Jadran HN. How the tournament went on, Duško Pijetlović lifted his form. On 8 February 2012. in the fifth round of the Euroleague, he scored an astonishing seven goals in a 15–7 win against CN Marseille. With seven goals scored he doubled up his tally to fourteen goals overall in Euroleague so far. 3 days later he scored his 27th goal in Adriatic League fifteenth round 9–8 home win against Jug CO.[14] He made it 30 in a win over Primorje EB by 13–6 on 18 February, in the sixteenth round.[15] On 25 February, in the last round of the Euroleague group stage, Pijetlović scored three goals in the 18–7 away win against Spartak Volgograd.[16] Four days later, Pijetlović alongside his team-mate Filipović scored five goals in the Adriatic League fourteenth round game behind, in a 21–5 easy home win over Mornar BS.[17] On 3 March Pijetlović scored a goal in a 12–7 Adriatic League away win against Mladost.[18]

Clubs

National career

On 16 January, at the European Championship Pijetlović scored in the first game two goals in an 8–5 win against Spain. In the second game, on 17 January, Pijetlović scored four goals for his national team helping them in a 13–12 win over Germany. On 19 January, in a difficult game against the defending European champions Croatia, Pijetlović scored two goals in a 15–12 win. On 21 January in the fourth match, Pijetlović was the top scorer with four goals in a routine victory against Romania 14–5. On 23 January, in the last round of group A, which Serbia lost to Montenegro with 11–7, Pijetlović scored two goals. Duško Pijetlović won the 2012 European Championship on 29 January. He scored a goal in the final against Montenegro which his national team won by 9–8.[19] This was his second gold medal at the European Championships.

Honours

Club

VK Partizan
  • National Championship of Serbia (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • National Cup of Serbia (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • LEN Euroleague: 2010–11
  • Eurointer League: 2010, 2011
Pro Recco
VK Crvena Zvezda
  • National Championship of Serbia: 2012–13
  • National Cup of Serbia: 2012–13
  • LEN Euroleague: 2012–13

Individual

References

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Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
Water Polo World Championship
2015		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Swimming World Magazine
Water Polo Player of the Year
2015		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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