Sandro Sukno

Sandro Sukno (born 30 June 1990) is a Croatian former professional water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia national team in the men's event winning the gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He last played for VK Jug. He currently works as an assistant coach of the senior men's Croatia national team.

Sukno's father is Goran Sukno, water polo gold medalist for Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Sukno was named Croatian water polo player of the year in 2014 and 2015, and best player in the 2014–15 Prva Liga. In December 2017, Sukno won the trophy for the best water polo player in the 2016–17 season. In 2017 he was named to the All-Star Team of the World Championships. Croatia also won the World Championship that year. In May 2019, he announced his retirement from playing professional water polo citing heart problems.

As Player
Primorje Rijeka
 * Pro Recco
 * LEN Champions League: 2011–12
 * LEN Super Cup: 2012, 2015
 * Adriatic League: 2011 –12
 * Serie A1: 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17
 * Coppa Italia: 2015–16, 2016–17
 * LEN Champions League runners-up: 2014–15
 * Croatian Championship: 2013–14, 2014–15
 * Croatian Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
 * Adriatic League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

As Coach
Pro Recco
 * Serie A1: 2022, 2023, 2024
 * LEN Champions League: 2022,   2023
 * LEN Super Cup: 2021, 2022, 2023
 * Coppa Italia: 2022, 2023
 * Coppa Italia: 2022, 2023

Awards

 * Total-waterpolo magazine's man water polo "World Player of the Year" award: 2017
 * Member of the Second World Team of the Year's 2000–20 by total-waterpolo
 * Member of the World Team 2017 by total-waterpolo
 * LEN Champions League MVP: 2014–15
 * Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2014 with Primorje Rijeka
 * Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2015 with Primorje Rijeka
 * Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2017 with Pro Recco
 * Adriatic League MVP 2012–13 with Primorje Rijeka
 * Adriatic League MVP 2014–15 with Primorje Rijeka
 * Adriatic League Top Scorer: 2010–11 with Primorje Rijeka
 * Adriatic League Top Scorer: 2014–15 with Primorje Rijeka
 * LEN Champions League Top Scorer: 2014–15 with Primorje Rijeka
 * World Cup Top Scorer: 2010 Oradea
 * World League Top Scorer: 2011 Firenze
 * European Championship Top Scorer: 2012 Eindhoven
 * World Championship Top Scorer: 2013 Barcelona
 * Olympic Games 2016 Team of the Tournament
 * 2013 World Championship Team of the Tournament
 * 2017 World Championship Team of the Tournament

Orders

 * Order of DH Franjo Bučar.jpg Order of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bučar - 2016