Sport in Croatia
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The most popular team sports have been football, along with handball, water polo and basketball. The most popular sports played mainly by individuals are tennis, skiing, swimming and to some extent table tennis and chess.
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[edit] History
Franjo Bučar (1866-1946) is widely considered to be the father of modern Croatian sport. He founded the Croatian Sports Federation in 1909 within what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire.[1]
[edit] Sports and leagues
National organizations and leagues exist in Croatia for most popular sports. Some of these include:
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[edit] National sports teams
Some of Croatia's more successful national teams include:
- Croatia national football team
- Croatia national handball team
- Croatia national basketball team
- Croatia Davis Cup team
- Croatia national water polo team
- Croatia women's national volleyball team
- Croatia national cricket team
[edit] Achievements
| × | International | International | Club | Club |
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| Football | World Cup 3rd (1998) |
European Championship Quarter Finals (1996 & 2008) |
Champion's League Quarterfinals Hajduk Split vs Ajax (1994/95) |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Champion (Dinamo Zagreb) |
| Handball | World Championship Champion |
European Championship 2nd |
Champion's League Champion (3) |
Cup Winners' Cup 2nd |
| Basketball | World Championship 3rd |
Eurobasket 3rd (2) |
Euroleague Champion (5) |
NLB League Champion |
| Water Polo | World Championship Champion |
European Championship 2nd (2) |
LEN Euroleague Champion (13) |
LEN Cup Champion (2) |
| Tennis | Davis Cup Champion |
World Team Cup Champion |
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[edit] Individual sports
Croatian athletes have had considerable success in individual sports as well, where they represented Croatia in international competitions at the highest level. These sports include:
- Alpine skiing
- Athletics
- Biathlon
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Figure skating
- Kickboxing
- Mixed martial arts
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Tennis
[edit] Olympic Games
Croatia has participated in the following Summer Olympic Games to date:
- Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Croatia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Croatia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Croatia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Croatia has participated in the following Winter Olympic Games to date:
- Croatia at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Croatia at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Croatia at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Croatia at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Croatia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
[edit] Future sporting events
Croatia is in the process of rapidly modernising and expanding its sporting arenas, as it prepares to host the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. The nation's arenas are primarily used for handball and basketball games.
The country also competed for hosting the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship in a joint bid with Hungary, planning a similar process of building and modernization of the nation's four largest football stadiums (in Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Osijek), but the bid failed due to certain elements in both countries.
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