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Croatia has taken part in every subsequent edition of the [[Summer Paralympics]]. It first participated in the [[Winter Paralympics]] in 2002, with two representatives in [[alpine skiing]], and has entered every edition of the Winter Games since then.<ref name="paralympic.org"/>
Croatia has taken part in every subsequent edition of the [[Summer Paralympics]]. It first participated in the [[Winter Paralympics]] in 2002, with two representatives in [[alpine skiing]], and has entered every edition of the Winter Games since then.<ref name="paralympic.org"/>


Croatians have won a total of twenty Paralympic medals, of which five gold, five silver and nine bronze. Nineteen of these medals have been won at the Summer Games, in track and field, swimming or table tennis. And with the exception of Milinković's early bronze, all have been won from 2004 games onwards.<ref name="paralympic.org"/> At the Winter Games Croatia has won one medal, bronze in snowboarding.
Croatians have won a total of twenty Paralympic medals, of which five gold, five silver and ten bronze. Nineteen of these medals have been won at the Summer Games, in track and field, swimming or table tennis. And with the exception of Milinković's early bronze, all have been won from 2004 games onwards.<ref name="paralympic.org"/> At the Winter Games Croatia has won one medal, bronze in snowboarding.


== Medal tables ==
== Medal tables ==

Revision as of 19:42, 16 March 2018

Croatia at the
Paralympics
IPC codeCRO
NPCCroatian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.hpo.hr
Medals
Gold
5
Silver
5
Bronze
10
Total
20
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1972–2000)

Croatia, following its independence, made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, sending three competitors in swimming, two in shooting and one in track and field. The latter, Milka Milinković, won Croatia's first Paralympic medal, and its only medal of the 1992 Games - a bronze in the women's javelin (THW5 category).[1]

Croatia has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It first participated in the Winter Paralympics in 2002, with two representatives in alpine skiing, and has entered every edition of the Winter Games since then.[1]

Croatians have won a total of twenty Paralympic medals, of which five gold, five silver and ten bronze. Nineteen of these medals have been won at the Summer Games, in track and field, swimming or table tennis. And with the exception of Milinković's early bronze, all have been won from 2004 games onwards.[1] At the Winter Games Croatia has won one medal, bronze in snowboarding.

Medal tables

List of medalists

Summer sports

Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event
 Bronze Milka Milinković Spain 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's javelin throw THW5
 Bronze Mihovil Španja Greece 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S8
 Bronze Mihovil Španja Greece 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM8
 Bronze Mihovil Španja Greece 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle S8
 Bronze Jelena Vuković Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Women's discus throw F42–46
 Gold Antonia Balek China 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's javelin throw F33–34/52–53
 Gold Antonia Balek China 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's shot put F32–34/52–53
 Gold Darko Kralj China 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's shot put F42
 Silver Branimir Budetić China 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's javelin throw F11–12
 Silver Darko Kralj United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics Men's shot put F42–44
 Silver Zoran Talić United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics Men's long jump F20
 Bronze Branimir Budetić United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics Men's javelin throw F12–13
 Bronze Mikela Ristoski United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics Women's long jump F20
 Bronze Mihovil Španja United Kingdom 2012 London Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S7
 Gold Sandra Paović Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Table tennis Women's individual C6
 Gold Mikela Ristoski Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's long jump F20
 Silver Zoran Talić Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's long jump F20
 Silver Anđela Mužinić and Helena Dretar Karić Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Table tennis Women's team C1–3
 Bronze Velimir Šandor Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's discus throw F52

List of medalists

Winter sports

Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event
 Bronze Bruno Bošnjak South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang Snowboarding Men's banked slalom SB-LL2

List of flag bearers

No. Event year Season Flag bearer Sport
1 1992 Barcelona Summer
2 1996 Atlanta Summer
3 2000 Sydney Summer
4 2002 Salt Lake City Winter
5 2004 Athens Summer Mihovil Španja Swimming
6 2006 Turin Winter Zlatko Pesjak Alpine skiing
7 2008 Beijing Summer Marija Iveković Athletics
8 2010 Vancouver Winter Mario Dadić Alpine skiing
9 2012 London Summer Darko Kralj Athletics
10 2014 Sochi Winter Dino Sokolović Alpine skiing
11 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Branimir Budetić Athletics
12 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Eva Goluža Alpine skiing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c See section Athlete Search (NPC: CRO - Croatia) at Croatia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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