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Croatia at the
1992 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCRO
NOCCroatian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoo.hr (in Croatian and English)
in Barcelona
Competitors39 (36 men and 3 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer Goran Ivanišević
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Austria (1900)
 Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Croatia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Previously, Croatian athletes had competed for Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Croatia men's national basketball team
 Basketball Men's tournament 8 August
 Bronze Goran Ivanišević
Goran Prpić		 Tennis Men's doubles 5 August
 Bronze Goran Ivanišević Tennis Men's singles 6 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 0 2
Basketball 12 0 12
Boxing 1 – 1
Canoeing 4 0 4
Equestrian 1 0 1
Rowing 7 0 7
Sailing 3 0 3
Shooting 1 3 4
Table tennis 2 0 2
Tennis 2 0 2
Wrestling 1 – 1
Total 36 3 39

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Branko Zorko 1500 m 3:44.47 3 Q — 3:39.71 7 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ivan Mustapić Javelin throw 77.50 17 Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary round

The top four places in each of the preliminary round groups advanced to the eight team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams.

Group A

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 United States 5 0 579 350 +229 10
 Croatia 4 1 423 400 +23 9
 Brazil 2 3 420 463 −43 7 1–0
 Germany 2 3 369 432 −63 7 0–1
 Angola 1 4 324 392 −68 6 1–0
 Spain 1 4 398 476 −78 6 0–1
July 26
22:30
Croatia  93–76  Brazil
Scoring by half: 55–40, 38–36
July 27
20:30
Croatia  70–103  United States
Scoring by half: 37–54, 33–49
July 29
22:30
Croatia  88–79  Spain
Scoring by half: 45–42, 43–37
July 31
20:30
Croatia  99–78  Germany
Scoring by half: 46–41, 53–37
August 2
11:30
Croatia  73–64  Angola
Scoring by half: 27–38, 46–26

Quarterfinals

August 4
14:30
Croatia  98–65  Australia
Scoring by half: 41–31, 57–34

Semifinals

August 6
16:30
Croatia  75–74  CIS
Scoring by half: 30–40, 45–34

Gold medal game

August 8
22:00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Croatia  85–117  United States 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Scoring by half: 42-56, 43–61

Roster

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Željko Mavrović Heavyweight  Mark Hulstrom (DEN)
W 8-2 		 Danell Nicholson (USA)
L 6-9 		Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank
Danko Herceg Men's C-1 128.55 13 120.41 7 120.41 9
Stjepan Perestegi 151.19 27 136.90 20 136.90 23

Sprint

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zvonimir Krznarić K-1 500 m 1:46.46 5 Q 1:43.40 5 Did not advance
K-1 1000 m 3:54.02 6 Q 3:36.77 5 Did not advance
Vlado Poslek C-1 1000 m 4:09.77 5 Q 4:05.86 4 Q 4:16.99 7 Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals C-D Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marko Perinović
Zlatko Buzina 		Coxless pair 6:14.37 1 Q BYE 6:47.87 6 Q 6:37.57 10
Aleksandar Fabjanić
Marko Banović
Ninoslav Saraga
Sead Marušić
Goran Puljko 		Coxed four 6:31.19 4 R 6:18.09 3 FB — 6:08.52 7

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Karlo Kuret Finn 22 19 14 20 16 23 10 137.0 22
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Bojan Grego
Sebastijan Miknić 		Flying Dutchman 22 22 14 21 5 DND DND 145.0 22

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Jasminka Francki 50 metre rifle three positions 578 12 Did not advance
10 metre air rifle 390 15 Did not advance
Mirela Skoko 25 m pistol 578 8 Q 677 4
10 m air pistol 380 11 Did not advance
Suzana Skoko 50 metre rifle three positions 580 6 Q 678,7 5
10 metre air rifle 388 23 Did not advance
Open
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Željko Vadić Trap 139 33 Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Zoran Primorac Men's singles  Yair Nathan (PER)
W 2-0 (21:7, 21:8) 		 Jim Butler (USA)
W 2-0 (21:16, 21:14) 		 Tomáš Janči (TCH)
W 2-0 (21:18, 21:10 		1 Q  Kim Taek-Soo (KOR)
L 2-3 (21:19, 21:13, 20:22, 8:21,12:21) 		Did not advance
Zoran Primorac
Dragutin Šurbek 		Men's doubles  Choi Gyong-Sob
Li Gun-Sang (PRK)
W 2-0 (21:11, 21:18) 		 Lü Lin
Wang Tao (CHN)
L 1-2 (21:16, 9:21, 9:21) 		 Yair Nathan
Walter Nathan (PER)
W 2-0 (21:15, 21:1) 		2 — Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Dragan Jurilj Men's −76 kg  Al-Qaimi (KUW)
L 2–3 		Did not advance
Miet Filipović Women's −55 kg  Knol (MEX)
L 2-6 		Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Goran Ivanišević Singles  Bernardo Mota (POR)
W 6:2, 6:2, 6:7, 4:6, 6:3 		 Paul Haarhuis (NED)
W 6:7, 6:2,1:6, 6:3, 6:2 		 Jakob Hlasek (SUI)
W 3:6, 6:0, 4:6, 7:6, 9:7 		 Fabrice Santoro (FRA)
W 6:7, 6:7, 6:4, 6:4, 8:6 		 Marc Rosset (SUI)
L 3:6, 5:7, 2:6 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Goran Prpić Singles  Kenneth Carlsen (DEN)
W 6:4, 4:6, 6:3, 7:5 		 Andrei Cherkasov (EUN)
L 4:6, 7:6, 4:6, 3:6 		Did not advance
Goran Ivanišević
Goran Prpić 		Doubles —  Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans (NED)
W 2:6, 6:4, 6:2, 6:2 		 Suharyadi Suharyadi
Bonit Wiryawadi (INA)
W 7:5, 6:2, 6:2 		 Ramesh Chrishnan
Leander Paes (IND)
W 7:6, 5:7, 6:4, 6:3 		 Wayne Ferreira
Piet Norval (RSA)
L 6:7, 6:3, 3:6, 6:2, 2:6 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Final round
Round 1
Result 		Round 2
Result 		Round 3
Result 		Round 4
Result 		Round 5
Result 		Round 6
Result 		Rank Final round
Result 		Rank
Stipe Damjanović −100 kg  Ion Ieremciuc (ROU)
L 0-7 		 Andrzej Wroński (POL)
L 0-6 		— 6 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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