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Template:Infobox Olympics Croatia 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 twelve 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 and her brother Ivica also won a silver medal in 2006.

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 - 1 2 3
Total 3 5 7 15

Medals per sport

Sport Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
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 1 1
Tennis 0 0 3 3
Water Polo 0 1 0 1
Weightlifting 1 0 1 2
Total 3 5 7 15

Medalists

Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event
 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
 Bronze Goran Ivanišević 1992 Barcelona Tennis Men's singles
 Bronze Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić 1992 Barcelona Tennis Men's doubles
 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
 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
 Gold Nikolaj Pešalov 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Men's 62 kg
 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
 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
 Silver Nikša Skelin and Siniša Skelin 2004 Athens Rowing Men's coxless pair
 Silver Duje Draganja 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle
 Bronze Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić 2004 Athens Tennis Men's doubles
 Bronze Nikolaj Pešalov 2004 Athens Weightlifting Men's 69 kg
 Bronze Snježana Pejčić 2008 Beijing Shooting Women's 10 metre air rifle
 Silver Filip Ude 2008 Beijing Gymnastics Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Martina Zubčić 2008 Beijing Taekwondo Women's 57 kg

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
Total 4 3 0 7

Medals per sport

Sport Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
Alpine skiing 4 3 0 7
Total 4 3 0 7

Medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Janica Kostelić 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing Women's combined
 Gold Janica Kostelić 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom
 Gold Janica Kostelić 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing Women's slalom
 Silver Janica Kostelić 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing Women's super-G
 Silver Ivica Kostelić 2006 Turin Alpine skiing Men's combined
 Gold Janica Kostelić 2006 Turin Alpine skiing Women's combined
 Silver Janica Kostelić 2006 Turin Alpine skiing Women's super-G

See also

References

  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  • "Croatian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
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