Perica Bukić (born 20 February 1966) is a Croatian former professional water polo player and politician.

Bukić was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, becoming the 17th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

[3] During his active water polo years, he played for Solaris Šibenik, Mladost Zagreb, and Jadran Split.

[3] In 2004 he was elected as the president of the Croatian Water Polo Federation, the sport's governing body in Croatia.

[4] In July 2008 Bukić was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.