Božidar Stanišić

Božidar Stanišić
Personal information
Born 21 October 1938
Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Died 3 January 2014 (aged 75)
Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport Water polo
Club PKV Jadran
VK Bijela

Božidar Stanišić-Cikota (21 October 1938 – 3 January 2014) was a water polo player from Montenegro. He was part of the Yugoslav teams that won a silver medal at the 1964 Olympics and placed fourth in 1960. He won another silver medal at the 1958 European Championships.[1][2]

Stanišić learned to swim aged 14. Two years later started playing water polo for PKV Jadran and won with them the national title in 1958 and 1959; he later played for VK Bijela and coached both teams. Stanišić was a lawyer by profession. He was voted the Montenegrin Athlete of the Year a record four times, in 1959, 1961, 1963 and 1965.[1]

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