Croatia competed at the Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation in 1992, and has participated in every Games since then.
| Croatia at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CRO |
| NOC | Croatian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 47th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Austria (1900) Yugoslavia (1920–1988) | |
The National Olympic Committee for Croatia is the Croatian Olympic Committee, which was created in 1991 and recognized in 1993.
Croatian athletes have won forty-one 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.
Medals edit
Medals by summer sport edit
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Medals by winter sport edit
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List of medalists edit
Summer sports edit
| Medal | Name(s) | Games | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
 1992 Barcelona |
 Basketball |
Men's tournament | 6 August 1992 | |
 Bronze |
Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić | 1992 Barcelona |
 Tennis |
Men's doubles | 5 August 1992 |
| Bronze |
Goran Ivanišević | 1992 Barcelona |
Tennis |
Men's singles | 6 August 1992 |
 Gold |
 1996 Atlanta |
 Handball |
Men's tournament | 4 August 1996 | |
| Silver |
1996 Atlanta |
 Water polo |
Men's tournament | 28 July 1996 | |
| Gold |
Nikolaj Pešalov |  2000 Sydney |
 Weightlifting |
Men's 62 kg | 17 September 2000 |
| 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 | 24 September 2000 |
| Gold |
 2004 Athens |
Handball |
Men's tournament | 29 August 2004 | |
| Silver |
Nikša Skelin and Siniša Skelin | 2004 Athens |
Rowing |
Men's coxless pair | 21 August 2004 |
| Silver |
Duje Draganja | 2004 Athens |
 Swimming |
Men's 50 metre freestyle | 20 August 2004 |
| Bronze |
Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić | 2004 Athens |
Tennis |
Men's doubles | 20 August 2004 |
| Bronze |
Nikolaj Pešalov | 2004 Athens |
Weightlifting |
Men's 69 kg | 18 August 2004 |
| Silver |
Blanka Vlašić |  2008 Beijing |
 Athletics |
Women's high jump | 23 August 2008 |
| Silver |
Filip Ude | 2008 Beijing |
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Men's pommel horse | 17 August 2008 |
| Bronze |
Snježana Pejčić | 2008 Beijing |
 Shooting |
Women's 10 metre air rifle | 9 August 2008 |
| Bronze |
Martina Zubčić | 2008 Beijing |
 Taekwondo |
Women's 57 kg | 21 August 2008 |
| Bronze |
Sandra Šarić | 2008 Beijing |
Taekwondo |
Women's 67 kg | 22 August 2008 |
| Gold |
Sandra Perković |  2012 London |
Athletics |
Women's discus throw | 4 August 2012 |
| Gold |
Giovanni Cernogoraz | 2012 London |
Shooting |
Men's trap | 6 August 2012 |
| Gold |
2012 London |
Water polo |
Men's tournament | 12 August 2012 | |
| Silver |
David Šain, Martin Sinković, Damir Martin, Valent Sinković | 2012 London |
Rowing |
Men's quadruple sculls | 3 August 2012 |
| Bronze |
Lucija Zaninović | 2012 London |
Taekwondo |
Women's 49 kg | 8 August 2012 |
| Bronze |
2012 London |
Handball |
Men's tournament | 12 August 2012 | |
| Gold |
Josip Glasnović |  2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Shooting |
Men's trap | 8 August 2016 |
| Gold |
Martin Sinković and Valent Sinković | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Rowing |
Men's double sculls | 11 August 2016 |
| Gold |
Sandra Perković | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Athletics |
Women's discus throw | 16 August 2016 |
| Gold |
Šime Fantela and Igor Marenić | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
 Sailing |
Men's 470 | 17 August 2016 |
| Gold |
Sara Kolak | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Athletics |
Women's javelin throw | 18 August 2016 |
| Silver |
Damir Martin | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Rowing |
Men's single sculls | 13 August 2016 |
| Silver |
Tonči Stipanović | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Sailing |
Men's laser | 16 August 2016 |
| Silver |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Water polo |
Men's tournament | 20 August 2016 | |
| Bronze |
Filip Hrgović | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
 Boxing |
Men's super heavyweight | 19 August 2016 |
| Bronze |
Blanka Vlašić | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Athletics |
Women's high jump | 20 August 2016 |
| Gold |
Matea Jelić |  2020 Tokyo |
Taekwondo |
Women's 67 kg | 26 July 2021 |
| Gold |
Martin Sinković and Valent Sinković | 2020 Tokyo |
Rowing |
Men's coxless pair | 29 July 2021 |
| Gold |
Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić | 2020 Tokyo |
Tennis |
Men's doubles | 30 July 2021 |
| Silver |
Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig | 2020 Tokyo |
Tennis |
Men's doubles | 30 July 2021 |
| Silver |
Tonči Stipanović | 2020 Tokyo |
Sailing |
Men's laser | 1 August 2021 |
| Silver |
Tin Srbić | 2020 Tokyo |
Gymnastics |
Men's horizontal bar | 3 August 2021 |
| Bronze |
Toni Kanaet | 2020 Tokyo |
Taekwondo |
Men's 80 kg | 26 July 2021 |
| Bronze |
Damir Martin | 2020 Tokyo |
Rowing |
Men's single sculls | 30 July 2021 |
Winter sports edit
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Janica Kostelić | 2002 Salt Lake City |  Alpine skiing |
Women's combined | 14 February 2002 |
| Gold |
Janica Kostelić | 2002 Salt Lake City | Alpine skiing |
Women's slalom | 20 February 2002 |
| Gold |
Janica Kostelić | 2002 Salt Lake City | Alpine skiing |
Women's giant slalom | 22 February 2002 |
| Silver |
Janica Kostelić | 2002 Salt Lake City | Alpine skiing |
Women's super-G | 17 February 2002 |
| Gold |
Janica Kostelić | 2006 Turin | Alpine skiing |
Women's combined | 18 February 2006 |
| Silver |
Janica Kostelić | 2006 Turin | Alpine skiing |
Women's super-G | 20 February 2006 |
| Silver |
Ivica Kostelić | 2006 Turin | Alpine skiing |
Men's combined | 14 February 2006 |
| Silver |
Ivica Kostelić | 2010 Vancouver | Alpine skiing |
Men's combined | 21 February 2010 |
| Silver |
Ivica Kostelić | 2010 Vancouver | Alpine skiing |
Men's slalom | 27 February 2010 |
| Bronze |
Jakov Fak | 2010 Vancouver |  Biathlon |
Men's sprint | 14 February 2010 |
| Silver |
Ivica Kostelić | 2014 Sochi | Alpine skiing |
Men's combined | 14 February 2014 |
Multiple medal winners edit
This following list only contains Olympic medal winners for Croatia as an independent country.
| Athlete | Sex | Sport | Years | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janica Kostelić | F |  Alpine skiing |
2002–2006 | Winter | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Martin Sinković | M |  Rowing |
2012–2020 | Summer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Valent Sinković | M | Rowing |
2012–2020 | Summer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Venio Losert | M |  Handball |
1996–2012 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Slavko Goluža | M | Handball |
1996–2004 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Valter Matošević | M | Handball |
1996–2004 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandra Perković | F |  Athletics |
2012–2016 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Igor Hinić | M |  Water polo |
1996–2012 | Summer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Josip Pavić | M | Water polo |
2012–2016 | Summer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Damir Burić | M | Water polo |
2012–2016 | Summer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Maro Joković | M | Water polo |
2012–2016 | Summer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Andro Bušlje | M | Water polo |
2012–2016 | Summer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandro Sukno | M | Water polo |
2012–2016 | Summer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nikolaj Pešalov | M |  Weightlifting |
2000–2004 | Summer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivano Balić | M | Handball |
2004–2012 | Summer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blaženko Lacković | M | Handball |
2004–2012 | Summer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Igor Vori | M | Handball |
2004–2012 | Summer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Drago Vuković | M | Handball |
2004–2012 | Summer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivica Kostelić | M | Alpine skiing |
2006–2014 | Winter | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Damir Martin | M | Rowing |
2012–2020 | Summer | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tonči Stipanović | M |  Sailing |
2016–2020 | Summer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nikša Skelin | M | Rowing |
2000–2004 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Siniša Skelin | M | Rowing |
2000–2004 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Blanka Vlašić | F | Athletics |
2008–2016 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goran Ivanišević | M |  Tennis |
1992 | Summer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
See also edit
External links edit
- "Croatia". International Olympic Committee.
- "Croatia". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/CRO". olympanalyt.com.
- Sportnet(in Croatian) Bernard Jurišić: Tuđe nećemo - svoje ne damo (medals of Yugoslavia won by Croatian sportsmen), April 1, 2008, accessed September 30, 2010