HAŠK Mladost is an academic sports society from Zagreb

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, Croatia

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, sponsored by the University of Zagreb

University of Zagreb

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Clubs named Mladost exist in athletics

Athletics (track and field)

Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...

, field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

, judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

, basketball

Basketball

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, bowling

Bowling

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 on ice and asphalt, fencing

Fencing

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, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, swimming

Swimming (sport)

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, rugby

Rugby football

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, synchronised swimming, skiing

Skiing

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, ice-hockey, ice skating

Ice skating

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, table tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

, archery

Archery

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, chess

Chess

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, tennis

Tennis

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, water polo

Water polo

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 and rowing

Watercraft rowing

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Probably the most renowned sections are water polo, swimming, rowing and in more recent times ice hockey. The water polo club Mladost often wins the Croatian championships and competes in the European club championships, while the swimming club regularly organizes international swimming events.

It should be stated that HAVK Mladost

HAVK Mladost

HAVK Mladost is a Croatian water polo club from Zagreb. It is part of the Mladost sports society. The club was formed in 1946 and is currently coached by Veselin Đuho.It was voted as the world's best water-polo club of the 20th century.- Famous players :...

 (water polo section of HAŠK Mladost) is one of the most successful club in history of Europe

Europe

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an championships in that sport.
HAVK Mladost won, among others, these international competitions:

European champions: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1990, 1991, 1996

Cup Winners cup: 1976, 1999

LEN trophy: 2001

European super cup: 1976, 1990, 1996

Many of the Mladost facilities are located on lake Jarun

Jarun

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 in southwestern parts of Zagreb.

Member clubs

• HAAK Mladost - athletics
• HAOK Mladost - volleyball
• HAPK Mladost - swimming
• HAVK Mladost
  HAVK Mladost
  HAVK Mladost is a Croatian water polo club from Zagreb. It is part of the Mladost sports society. The club was formed in 1946 and is currently coached by Veselin Đuho.It was voted as the world's best water-polo club of the 20th century.- Famous players :...
  
  - waterpolo

External links

• HAŠK Mladost
• List of Len trophies winners
• List of Mladost clubs