{"id":3466,"date":"2024-08-09T18:16:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T18:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3466"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:16:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T18:16:15","slug":"social-media-is-losing-their-minds-over-300-pound-croatian-water-polo-player-josip-vrlic-whose-dad-bod-is-causing-a-major-stir-at-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3466","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Is Losing Their Minds Over 300-Pound Croatian Water Polo Player Josip Vrlic, Whose Dad Bod Is Causing A Major Stir At The Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Croatian water polo player Josip Vrlic has become the talk of the Paris Olympics because of his unique figure.<\/p>\n<p>Then-36-year-old center Josip Vrlic had retired from the Croatia water polo team ahead of the 2022 European Championships, but something made him change his mind and now he is playing for a medal at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old is the oldest athlete at the Summer Games and is trying his best to bring his country a Gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>His age is not only noteworthy, but so is his weight.<\/p>\n<p>Josip Vrlic should be on a basketball court or football field as he is 6-foot-6 and 298 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Vrlic is currently going viral during these Olympics as he sports a dad bod that defeats all other dad bods.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolute unit on the Croatian Water Polo squad. This is what elite athletic excellence looks like. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRObFt6xvd\">pic.twitter.com\/pRObFt6xvd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lomez (@L0m3z) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/L0m3z\/status\/1821336706710122661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolute unit on the Croatian Water Polo squad. This is what elite athletic excellence looks like. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRObFt6xvd\">pic.twitter.com\/pRObFt6xvd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lomez (@L0m3z) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/L0m3z\/status\/1821336706710122661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolute unit on the Croatian Water Polo squad. This is what elite athletic excellence looks like. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRObFt6xvd\">pic.twitter.com\/pRObFt6xvd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lomez (@L0m3z) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/L0m3z\/status\/1821336706710122661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mentally, I&#8217;m here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zduc7h8Axb\">pic.twitter.com\/Zduc7h8Axb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Holy Crap Lois-Ping (@PandasAndVidya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PandasAndVidya\/status\/1821373152561082514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Would<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clairlemon\/status\/1821343093477797930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Well, to be fair, in water polo, buoyancy is an asset.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JDGarrett (@JDGarrett15) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDGarrett15\/status\/1821337543176061439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don&#8217;t care what y&#8217;all say, this build is hot \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Val (@MoistValgina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoistValgina\/status\/1821422802387284196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old is hoping to win a gold medal in his second Games in Paris. Croatia advanced to the semi-finals of the competition with a win over Spain, where they will face Tokyo bronze medallist Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>That game will go down on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>We can only hope and pray that his career can continue for at least one more game after Friday\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-josip-vrlic-hoping-to-win-first-olympic-medak-at-advanced-age\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Josip Vrlic Hoping To Win First Olympic Medak At Advanced Age<\/h2>\n<p>Croatian water polo player Josip Vrlic is looking to secure an Olympic medal for the first time in his extended career.<\/p>\n<p>He was part of the Brazilian team at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josip_Vrli%C4%87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While he does not have an Olympic medal, he did win a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Croatian water polo player Josip Vrlic has become the talk of the Paris Olympics because of his unique figure. 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