Božidar "Cikota" Stanišić (21 October 1936 – 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]

Božidar Stanišić
Personal information
Born21 October 1936
Herceg Novi, Zeta Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died3 January 2014 (aged 77)
Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubPKV Jadran
VK Bijela
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team
European Water Polo Championship
Silver medal – second place 1958 Budapest Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Beirut Team
Silver medal – second place 1963 Naples Team
Stanišić on a 2022 stamp of Montenegro

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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References

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  1. ^ a b Božidar Stanišić. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Zomrela čiernohorská legenda Božidar Stanišič-Cikota. mokralopta.sk (6 January 2014)
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