Croatia at the Olympics

Croatia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Croatia – Flag bearers IOC code  CRO NOC Croatian Olympic Committee Website www.hoo.hr (Croatian)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Winter Games
1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010
Other related appearances
Austria (1896–1912) Hungary (1896–1912) Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Croatia competed at the Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation in 1992, and has participated in every Games since then. Previously, Croatian athletes had competed for Yugoslavia at the Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for Croatia is the Croatian Olympic Committee, which was created in 1991 and recognized in 1993.

Croatian athletes have won seventeen medals at the Summer Olympic Games, including gold medals by the men's handball team in 1996 and 2004. At the Winter Olympic Games, Janica Kostelić won six medals (four gold) between 2002 and 2006, her brother Ivica won several silver medals (in 2006 and 2010), and Jakov Fak won a bronze in 2010.

Summer Olympic Games

Results by Games

Year	Sports	Competitors	Medals
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1992 Barcelona	12	39	0	1	2	3
1996 Atlanta	14	84	1	1	0	2
2000 Sydney	12	91	1	0	1	2
2004 Athens	14	81	1	2	2	5
2008 Beijing	15	105	0	2	3	5
Total			3	6	8	17

Medals per sport

Sport	Medals
	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	0	1	0	1
Basketball	0	1	0	1
Gymnastics	0	1	0	1
Handball	2	0	0	2
Rowing	0	1	1	2
Shooting	0	0	1	1
Swimming	0	1	0	1
Taekwondo	0	0	2	2
Tennis	0	0	3	3
Water Polo	0	1	0	1
Weightlifting	1	0	1	2
Total	3	6	8	17

Medalists

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Men's team: Dražen Petrović, Velimir Perasović, Danko Cvjetičanin, Toni Kukoč, Vladan Alanović, Franjo Arapović, Žan Tabak, Stojko Vranković, Alan Gregov, Arijan Komazec, Dino Rađa, and Aramis Naglić (coach Petar Skansi)	1992 Barcelona	Basketball	Men's basketball
3 Bronze	Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević	1992 Barcelona	Tennis	Men's singles
3 Bronze	Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić	1992 Barcelona	Tennis	Men's doubles
1 Gold	Men's team: Patrik Ćavar, Slavko Goluža, Božidar Jović, Nenad Kljaić, Venio Losert, Valter Matošević, Alvaro Načinović, Goran Perkovac, Iztok Puc, Zlatko Saračević, Irfan Smajlagić, Bruno Gudelj, Zoran Mikulić, Vladimir Jelčić, Valner Franković, and Vladimir Šuster (coach Velimir Kljaić)	1996 Atlanta	Handball	Men's handball
2 Silver	Men's team: Maro Balić, Damir Glavan, Igor Hinić, Vjekoslav Kobešćak, Joško Kreković, Ognjen Kržić, Siniša Školneković, Ratko Štritof, Tino Vegar, Renato Vrbičić, Zdeslav Vrdoljak, Perica Bukić and Dubravko Šimenc (coach Bruno Silić)	1996 Atlanta	Water polo	Men's water polo
1 Gold	Pešalov, NikolajNikolaj Pešalov	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's 62 kg
3 Bronze	Igor Francetić, Tihomir Franković, Tomislav Smoljanović, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čuljak, Igor Boraska, Branimir Vujević, Silvijo Petriško	2000 Sydney	Rowing	Men's eight
1 Gold	Men's team: Venio Losert, Vlado Šola, Valter Matošević, Nikša Kaleb, Ivano Balić, Blaženko Lacković, Vedran Zrnić, Igor Vori, Davor Dominiković, Mirza Džomba, Drago Vuković, Slavko Goluža, Goran Šprem, Denis Špoljarić, Petar Metličić (coach Lino Červar)	2004 Athens	Handball	Men's handball
2 Silver	Skelin, NikšaNikša Skelin and Siniša Skelin	2004 Athens	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
2 Silver	Draganja, DujeDuje Draganja	2004 Athens	Swimming	Men's 50 metre freestyle
3 Bronze	Ančić, MarioMario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić	2004 Athens	Tennis	Men's doubles
3 Bronze	Pešalov, NikolajNikolaj Pešalov	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's 69 kg
3 Bronze	Pejčić, SnježanaSnježana Pejčić	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Women's 10 metre air rifle
2 Silver	Ude, FilipFilip Ude	2008 Beijing	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse
3 Bronze	Zubčić, MartinaMartina Zubčić	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
3 Bronze	Šarić, SandraSandra Šarić	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg
2 Silver	Blanka Vlašić	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's high jump

Winter Olympic Games

Results by Games

Year	Sports	Competitors	Medals
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1992 Albertville	4	3	0	0	0	0
1994 Lillehammer	3	2	0	0	0	0
1998 Nagano	2	6	0	0	0	0
2002 Salt Lake City	5	14	3	1	0	4
2006 Turin	6	24	1	2	0	3
2010 Vancouver	4	19	0	2	1	3
Total			4	5	1	10

Medals per sport

Sport	Medals
	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Alpine skiing	4	5	0	9
Biathlon	0	0	1	1
Total	4	5	1	10

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's combined
1 Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
1 Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
2 Silver	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's Super-G
2 Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Men's combined
1 Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Women's combined
2 Silver	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Women's Super-G
3 Bronze	Fak, JakovJakov Fak	2010 Vancouver	Biathlon	Men's sprint
2 Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Men's combined
2 Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom

Flagbearers

Summer Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1992 Barcelona Goran Ivanišević Tennis 1996 Atlanta Perica Bukić Water polo 2000 Sydney Zoran Primorac Table tennis 2004 Athens Dubravko Šimenc Water polo 2008 Beijing Ivano Balić Handball

Winter Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1992 Albertville Tomislav Čižmešija Figure skating 1994 Lillehammer Vedran Pavlek Alpine skiing 1998 Nagano Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing 2002 Salt Lake City Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing 2006 Turin Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing 2010 Vancouver Jakov Fak Biathlon

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Croatia
• Croatia at the Paralympics
• Milan Neralić

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-10-08. 
• "Croatian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=CRO. Retrieved 2007-10-08. 

External links

• (Croatian) Sportnet Bernard Jurišić: Tuđe nećemo - svoje ne damo (medals of Yugoslavia won by Croatian sportsmen), April 1, 2008, accessed September 30, 2010