Croatia at the Olympics

Croatia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Croatia IOC code  CRO NOC Croatian Olympic Committee Website www.hoo.hr (Croatian) (English)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Austria (1900) 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.

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

Croatian athletes have won twenty-three 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 four silver medals (in 2006, 2010 and 2014), and Jakov Fak won a bronze in 2010.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1900 Paris as part of  Austria (AUT) 1904–1912 did not participate 1920–1988 as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1992 Barcelona 39 0 1 2 3 44 1996 Atlanta 84 1 1 0 2 45 2000 Sydney 88 1 0 1 2 49 2004 Athens 81 1 2 2 5 44 2008 Beijing 105 0 2 3 5 56 2012 London 110 3 1 2 6 25 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo Total 6 7 10 23 57

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924–1988 as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1992 Albertville 4 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 3 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 6 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 14 3 1 0 4 12 2006 Turin 22 1 2 0 3 16 2010 Vancouver 19 0 2 1 3 21 2014 Sochi 11 0 1 0 1 25 2018 Pyeongchang Total 4 6 1 11 27

Medals by summer sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Handball 2 0 1 3 Athletics 1 1 0 2 Water polo 1 1 0 2 Shooting 1 0 1 2 Weightlifting 1 0 1 2 Rowing 0 2 1 3 Basketball 0 1 0 1 Gymnastics 0 1 0 1 Swimming 0 1 0 1 Taekwondo 0 0 3 3 Tennis 0 0 3 3 Total 6 7 10 23

Medals by winter sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Alpine skiing 4 6 0 10 Biathlon 0 0 1 1 Total 4 6 1 11

List of medalists

Summer sports

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Men's basketball team Dražen Petrović Velimir Perasović Danko Cvjetičanin Toni Kukoč Vladan Alanović Franjo Arapović Žan Tabak Stojko Vranković Alan Gregov Arijan Komazec Dino Rađa Aramis Naglić (Team coached by Petar Skansi)	1992 Barcelona	Basketball	Men's tournament
Bronze	Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević	1992 Barcelona	Tennis	Men's singles
Bronze	Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić	1992 Barcelona	Tennis	Men's doubles
Gold	Men's handball team Patrik Ćavar Valner Franković Slavko Goluža Bruno Gudelj Vladimir Jelčić Božidar Jović Nenad Kljaić Venio Losert Valter Matošević Zoran Mikulić Alvaro Načinović Goran Perkovac Iztok Puc Zlatko Saračević Irfan Smajlagić Vladimir Šuster (Team coached by Velimir Kljaić)	1996 Atlanta	Handball	Men's tournament
Silver	Men's water polo team Maro Balić Perica Bukić Damir Glavan Igor Hinić Vjekoslav Kobešćak Joško Kreković Ognjen Kržić Dubravko Šimenc Siniša Školneković Ratko Štritof Renato Vrbičić Tino Vegar Zdeslav Vrdoljak (Team coached by Bruno Silić)	1996 Atlanta	Water polo	Men's tournament
Gold	Pešalov, NikolajNikolaj 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 with coxswain
Gold	Men's handball 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 (Team coached by Lino Červar)	2004 Athens	Handball	Men's tournament
Silver	Skelin, NikšaNikša Skelin and Siniša Skelin	2004 Athens	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
Silver	Draganja, DujeDuje Draganja	2004 Athens	Swimming	Men's 50 metre freestyle
Bronze	Ančić, MarioMario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić	2004 Athens	Tennis	Men's doubles
Bronze	Pešalov, NikolajNikolaj Pešalov	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's 69 kg
Silver	Blanka Vlašić	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's high jump
Silver	Ude, FilipFilip Ude	2008 Beijing	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse
Bronze	Pejčić, SnježanaSnježana Pejčić	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Women's 10 metre air rifle
Bronze	Zubčić, MartinaMartina Zubčić	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
Bronze	Šarić, SandraSandra Šarić	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg
Gold	Sandra Perković	2012 London	Athletics	Women's discus throw
Gold	Giovanni Cernogoraz	2012 London	Shooting	Men's trap
Gold	Men's water polo team Josip Pavić Damir Burić Miho Bošković Nikša Dobud Maro Joković Petar Muslim Ivan Buljubašić Andro Bušlje Sandro Sukno Samir Barač Igor Hinić Paulo Obradović Frano Vićan (Team coached by Ratko Rudić)	2012 London	Water polo	Men's tournament
Silver	David Šain, Martin Sinković, Damir Martin, Valent Sinković	2012 London	Rowing	Men's quadruple sculls
Bronze	Zaninović, LucijaLucija Zaninović	2012 London	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
Bronze	Men's handball team Venio Losert Ivano Balić Domagoj Duvnjak Blaženko Lacković Marko Kopljar Igor Vori Jakov Gojun Zlatko Horvat Drago Vuković Damir Bičanić Denis Buntić Mirko Alilović Manuel Štrlek Ivan Čupić Ivan Ninčević (Team coached by Slavko Goluža)	2012 London	Handball	Men's tournament

Winter sports

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's combined
Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
Silver	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G
Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Women's combined
Silver	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G
Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Men's combined
Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Men's combined
Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
Bronze	Fak, JakovJakov Fak	2010 Vancouver	Biathlon	Men's sprint
Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2014 Sochi	Alpine skiing	Men's combined

See also

• List of flag bearers for Croatia at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Croatia
• Croatia at the Paralympics
• Milan Neralić
• List of Yugoslav Olympic medalists

External links

• "Croatia". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Croatia". Sports-Reference.com.
• Sportnet(Croatian) Bernard Jurišić: Tuđe nećemo - svoje ne damo (medals of Yugoslavia won by Croatian sportsmen), April 1, 2008, accessed September 30, 2010