Nikola Jakšić
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| Nationality | Serbian |
| Born | 17 January 1997 |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
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| Sport | Water polo |
| Position | Centre-back |
| Current club | Radnički Kragujevac |
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| Years | Team |
| 2013–2017 | Partizan |
| 2017–2021 | Ferencvárosi |
| 2021–2024 | Novi Beograd |
| 2024–present | Radnički Kragujevac |
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Nikola Jakšić (Serbian: Никола Јакшић; born 17 January 1997) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for Radnički Kragujevac. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Serbia men's national water polo team in the men's event.
His younger brother, Petar, also represents the Serbia men's national water polo team.[1] They won a gold medal for the 2024 Summer Olympics as Serbia won 13–11 against Croatia.[2]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- VK Partizan
- Serbian Championship: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Serbian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Ferencváros
- LEN Champions League: 2018–19; runner-up: 2020–21
- LEN Euro Cup: 2017–18
- LEN Super Cup: 2018, 2019
- Hungarian Championship: 2017–18, 2018–19
- Hungarian Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2018
VK Novi Beograd
- LEN Champions League runners-up: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Adriatic League: 2021–22, 2023–24
- Serbian Championship: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Serbian Cup: 2023–24
Awards
[edit]- Member of the World Teamby totalwaterpolo: 2021,[3] 2023, 2024
- Sportsman of the Year of the JSD Partizan: 2015, 2016
- Young Athlete of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee: 2016
- Serbian Championship Defender of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Hungarian Championship Defender of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
- Adriatic League Defender of the Year: 2021–22
- LEN Champions League Defender of the Year: 2020–21
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Vuković, Časlav (9 August 2024). Каква Подршка: Никола и Петар Јакшић имају најбоље могуће навијаче (Видео) [What kind of support: Nikola and Petar Jaksic have the best possible fans (Video)]. Večernje novosti (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Srbija je treći put uzastopno olimpijski šampion! "Ušli im u glavu"; "Srbija bolja, mi grozni"" [Serbia is the third consecutive Olympics champion! "They got in their heads"; "Serbia better, we're terrible"]. B92 (in Serbian). 11 August 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ Στην κορυφαία επτάδα του κόσμου οι Βλαχόπουλος και Αργυρόπουλος, σύμφωνα με το Total Water Polo. www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 25 February 2025.2021
External links
[edit]- Nikola Jakšić at World Aquatics
- Nikola Jakšić at the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
- Nikola Jakšić at Olympics.com
- Nikola Jakšić at the Olympic Committee of Serbia (in Serbian)
- Nikola Jakšić at Olympedia
- Nikola Jakšić at InterSportStats
- Nikola Jakšić on Instagram
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Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Water polo players from Belgrade
- Serbian male water polo players
- Water polo centre backs
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Serbia in water polo
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- European Water Polo Championship medalists
- European champions for Serbia
- Water polo players at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Serbia
- Summer World University Games medalists in water polo
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Serbia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Water polo players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Serbian sportsmen
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- European Olympic medalist stubs