Filip Filipović

Filip Filipović is a Serbian former professional water polo player, born on 2 May 1987, who is widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He was a member of the Serbian national teams that won Olympic bronze medals in 2008 and 2012 and gold medals in 2016 and 2020, and he won world titles in 2009 and 2015 and European titles in 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. He was named most valuable player of the 2011 World Championships, was voted male World Player of the Year by the FINA magazine in 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2021, and shared the top goalscorer title at the 2016 Rio Olympics with 19 goals. At club level he played for Pro Recco in Italy, winning three LEN Champions League titles and three LEN Super Cups. He carried the flag of Serbia at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Games in Tokyo and retired as a player in April 2024.