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Marko Kopljar
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- Country: Croatia
- Sport: Handball
- Height: 6'11" / 2.11m
- Weight: 238 lbs / 108.0 kg
- Born: 2/12/1986
- Career Highlights: Kopljar was named to the all-tournament team as the best right back at the 2012 European championships as Croatia captured the bronze medal with a 31-27 victory over Spain. He finished among the tournament’s top goal scorers with 39. The left-hander’s most notable performance in that event came while converting seven of his 11 chances in a bitter 26-22 loss to the host nation and arch-rival Serbia in front of a hostile crowd of 20,000 fans in Belgrade. Kopljar also starred with seven goals in a group-phase match as Croatia eliminated reigning Olympic and world champion France with a 29-22 victory. He plays professionally for Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb, which is still searching for its first EHF Champions league crown despite making the finals four times.
- Previous Olympics: 2008
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