Veljko Bakašun

Water polo player
Veljko Bakašun
Personal information
Born(1920-06-14)June 14, 1920
Split, Yugoslavia
DiedJuly 17, 2007(2007-07-17) (aged 87)
Korčula, Croatia
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team competition

Veljko Bakašun (June 14, 1920 – July 17, 2007) was a Croat water polo player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Bakašun was part of the Yugoslav team which was eliminated in the second round of the 1948 Olympic tournament. He played all three matches.

Four years later he won the silver medal with the Yugoslav team in the 1952 tournament. He played six matches.

See also

  • List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

External links

  • Veljko Bakašun at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Veljko Bakašun at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Veljko Bakašun at the Croatian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Croatian)Edit on Wikidata


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