Nikola Jakšić
Serbian water polo player
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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.
Born
17 January 1997
Nationality
Serbian
Height
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight
105 kg (231 lb)
| Nikola Jakšić | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
17 January 1997 | ||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | Radnički Kragujevac | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2013–2017 | Partizan | ||
2017–2021 | Ferencvárosi | ||
2021–2024 | Novi Beograd | ||
2024–present | Radnički Kragujevac | ||
Medal record | |||
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
Club
- 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
- 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
