Birth Date: | 1923 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Dubrovnik, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes |
Death Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
Ivo Štakula (25 February 1923 – 26 October 1958) was a Croatian water polo player who represented Croatia and Yugoslavia nationally and was a long-time player for VK Jug Dubrovnik.
He died in Melbourne.
Štakula played with the Yugoslavian national team from 1946 to 1956. He participated in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics.[1] He defected to Australia after the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2]
Štakula won silver with the team at the 1952 Olympics. Four years later he was a squad member of the Yugoslav Olympic team in the 1956 tournament but did not play in a match.
He also played for the Croatian national water polo team during World War II.