Mirko Sandić
Former Olympic water polo champion Mirko Sandić passed away at 64 in Belgrade (Serbia) on 24 December. With the Yugoslav team, he competed in four Olympics (1960-1972). He won a silver medal in the 1964 Tokyo Games, and the Olympic title four years later in Mexico. With the national team, he also won two bronze medals in the European Championships.
In club competition, he played for Partizan Beograd, and won 11 national championships, 7 national cups and 5 times the European Club Championship. After his active career, he became a coach, and was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1999.