Croatia at the Olympics

Croatia at the Olympics
IOC code	CRO
NOC	Croatian Olympic Committee
Website	www.hoo.hr Template:Hr icon Template:En icon
Medals	Gold 15 Silver 16 Bronze 13 Total 44
Summer appearances
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
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 thirty-three medals at the Summer Olympic Games, including multiple gold medals by the men's handball team in 1996 and 2004, as well as discus-thrower Sandra Perković in 2012 and 2016. 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

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

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	87	5	3	2	10	17
Total		11	10	12	33	49

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
Total		4	6	1	11	27

Medals by summer sport

Athletics	3	1	1	5
Handball	2	0	1	3
Shooting	2	0	1	3
Rowing	1	3	1	5
Water polo	1	2	0	3
Sailing	1	1	0	2
Weightlifting	1	0	1	2
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
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Total	11	10	12	33

Medals by winter sport

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	Goran Ivanišević	1992 Barcelona	Tennis	Men's singles
Bronze	Goran 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	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 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	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
Silver	Blanka Vlašić	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's high jump
Silver	Filip Ude	2008 Beijing	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse
Bronze	Snježana Pejčić	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Women's 10 metre air rifle
Bronze	Martina Zubčić	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
Bronze	Sandra 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	Lucija 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
Gold	Josip Glasnović	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Shooting	Men's trap
Gold	Martin Sinković and Valent Sinković	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Rowing	Men's double sculls
Gold	Sandra Perković	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's discus throw
Gold	Šime Fantela and Igor Marenić	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Sailing	Men's 470
Gold	Sara Kolak	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's javelin throw
Silver	Damir Martin	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Rowing	Men's single sculls
Silver	Tonči Stipanović	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Sailing	Men's laser
Silver	Men's water polo team Josip Pavić Damir Burić Antonio Petković Luka Lončar Maro Joković Luka Bukić Xavier García Andro Bušlje Sandro Sukno Ivan Krapić Anđelo Šetka Marko Macan Marko Bijač (Team coached by Ivica Tucak)	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Water polo	Men's tournament
Bronze	Filip Hrgović	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
Bronze	Blanka Vlašić	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's high jump

Winter sports

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
Gold	Janica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Women's combined
Silver	Janica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G
Silver	Ivica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Men's combined
Silver	Ivica Kostelić	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Men's combined
Silver	Ivica Kostelić	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
Bronze	Jakov Fak	2010 Vancouver	Biathlon	Men's sprint
Silver	Ivica 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.
• Template:IOC medals
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Croatia". Sports-Reference.com.
• SportnetTemplate:Hr icon Bernard Jurišić: Tuđe nećemo - svoje ne damo (medals of Yugoslavia won by Croatian sportsmen), April 1, 2008, accessed September 30, 2010