Perica Bukić

Sonntag, 20. Februar 1966

Perica Bukić (born 20 February 1966) is a Croatian former professional water polo player and politician. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. Bukić was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, becoming the 17th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Bukić was educated at the University of Zagreb, from which he received a degree in economics. In July 2008 Bukić was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.