Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Croatia
competed in the Summer Olympic Games
for the first time as an independent nation at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
, Spain
. Previously, Croatian athletes had competed for Yugoslavia
at the Olympic Games.
Athletics
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's Javelin Throw
Boxing
Casone/kayak (flatwater)
Casone/kayak (slalom)
Equestrian
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Wrestling
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
competed in the Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
for the first time as an independent nation at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
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. Previously, Croatian athletes had competed for Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
at the Olympic Games.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Velimir Perasović Velimir Perasovic Velimir Perasović is a basketball coach and former player from Croatia.Perasović was born in Split, in the former Yugoslavia, and grew up in the nearby Stobreč... Danko Cvjetičanin Danko Cvjeticanin Danko Cvjetičanin is a retired Yugoslavian and Croatian basketball player who won two silver medals at Olympic Games, one with Yugoslavia and the other with Croatia, and two European Club titles with Cibona... Toni Kukoč Toni Kukoc Toni Kukoč is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on the court with prowess and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were... Vladan Alanović Vladan Alanovic Vladan Alanović is a retired Croatian basketball player, who won the silver medal with the Croatian national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*... Franjo Arapović Franjo Arapovic Franjo Arapović is a former Croatian basketball center - tall - who won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain... Žan Tabak Žan Tabak Žan Tabak is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achievements, despite injuries.... Stojko Vranković Stojko Vrankovic Stojan "Stojko" Vranković is a retired Croatian basketball player who also represented Yugoslavia.... Alan Gregov Alan Gregov Alan Gregov is a former basketball player from Croatia.Alan Gregov have won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, a bronze medal at 1994 FIBA World Championship and a bronze medal at EuroBasket 1993.-References:*... Arijan Komazec Arijan Komazec Arijan Komazec is a retired Croatian basketball player.He was a member of the Yugoslavian National Team and then the Croatian National Team after gained independence. He was a part of the Croatian team that won the Silver Medal in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympics... Dino Rađa Aramis Naglić Aramis Naglic Aramis Naglić is a former basketball player from Croatia, who won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*... |
Basketball Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament.... |
Men's Team Competition | |
Tennis Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics These are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal... |
Men's Singles | ||
Goran Prpić Goran Prpic Goran Prpić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. He played also for, then, Yugoslavia, prior to 1991.... |
Tennis Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics These are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal... |
Men's Doubles |
AthleticsAthletics at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...
Men's 1,500 metres
- Branko ZorkoBranko ZorkoBranko Zorko is a Croatian middle distance runner, a notable 1500 m competitor in the 1990s. Probably his biggest accomplishment is winning the first international medal for the country of Croatia, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Athletics Championships...
- Quarterfinals, 3rd group: 3:44.47 (3rd place)
- Semifinals, 1st group: 3:39.71 (→ 7th place, did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Ivan MustapićIvan MustapićIvan Mustapić is a former Croatian javelin thrower. He competed for Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was also Croatian national javelin throw champion four times. His personal best throw was 82.70 metres, achieved in 1992....
- Qualification — 77.50 m (→ did not advance)
BoxingBoxing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut de Badalona in Barcelona. The boxing schedule began on July 26 and ended on August 9...
- Željko MavrovićŽeljko MavrovicŽeljko Mavrović is a retired male boxer from Croatia turned enterpreneur.-Background:Mavrović was born in Zagreb, in the neighbourhood Srednjaci ....
, heavyweight - 91 kg - 1st round: Željko Mavrović - Hulstrom (DEN) 2:0 (8:2)
- 2nd round: Mavrović - Nicholson (USA) 0:2 (6:9)
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Croatia - Brazil 93:76 (55:40)
- Croatia - United States 70:103 (37:54)
- Croatia - Spain 88:77 (45:42)
- Croatia - Germany 99:78 (46:41)
- Croatia - Angola 73:64 (28:38)
- Quarterfinals
- Croatia - Australia 98:65 (41:31)
- Semifinals
- Croatia - Unified TeamUnified Team at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania competed separately. The team has been informally called the Commonwealth of Independent States team, though Georgia was...
75:74 (30:40) - Final
- Croatia - United States 85:117 (42:56) → Silver Medal
- Team Roster
- Vladan AlanovićVladan AlanovicVladan Alanović is a retired Croatian basketball player, who won the silver medal with the Croatian national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
- Franjo ArapovićFranjo ArapovicFranjo Arapović is a former Croatian basketball center - tall - who won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
- Danko CvjetičaninDanko CvjeticaninDanko Cvjetičanin is a retired Yugoslavian and Croatian basketball player who won two silver medals at Olympic Games, one with Yugoslavia and the other with Croatia, and two European Club titles with Cibona...
- Alan GregovAlan GregovAlan Gregov is a former basketball player from Croatia.Alan Gregov have won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, a bronze medal at 1994 FIBA World Championship and a bronze medal at EuroBasket 1993.-References:*...
- Arijan KomazecArijan KomazecArijan Komazec is a retired Croatian basketball player.He was a member of the Yugoslavian National Team and then the Croatian National Team after gained independence. He was a part of the Croatian team that won the Silver Medal in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympics...
- Toni KukočToni KukocToni Kukoč is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on the court with prowess and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were...
- Aramis NaglićAramis NaglicAramis Naglić is a former basketball player from Croatia, who won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
- Velimir PerasovićVelimir PerasovicVelimir Perasović is a basketball coach and former player from Croatia.Perasović was born in Split, in the former Yugoslavia, and grew up in the nearby Stobreč...
- Dražen PetrovićDražen PetrovicDražen Petrović was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s before joining the American NBA in 1989...
- Dino Rađa
- Stojko VrankovićStojko VrankovicStojan "Stojko" Vranković is a retired Croatian basketball player who also represented Yugoslavia....
- Žan TabakŽan TabakŽan Tabak is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achievements, despite injuries....
Casone/kayak (flatwater)Canoeing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20 year absence, since the 1972 Munich Games...
- Zvonimir Krznarić, K-1 500 m
- eliminations, 2nd group: 5th place 1:46.46 (eliminated)
- Zvonimir Krznarić, K-1 1000 m
- Eliminations, 4th group: 6th place 3:54.02
- Repasage 1st group: 5th. place 3:36.77 (eliminated)
- Vlado PoslekVlado PoslekVlado Poslek is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event.-References:*...
, C-1 1000 m - Eliminations, 2nd group: 5th place 4:09.18
- Repasage 2nd group: 4th place 4:05.86
- Semifinals 2nd group: 7th place 4:16.99 (13th overall)
Casone/kayak (slalom)Canoeing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20 year absence, since the 1972 Munich Games...
- Danko HercegDanko HercegDanko Herceg is a Croatian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He was junior world champion in 1990, and he won a silver medal in the C-1 team event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Nottingham.Herceg also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning...
, K-1 slalom - 9th place 120,41
- Stjepan PerestegiStjepan PerestegiStjepan Perestegi is a Croatian slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. He won a silver medal in the C-1 team event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Nottingham....
, K-1 slalom - 23rd place 136,90
EquestrianEquestrian at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Equestrian Events at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.-Medals:-Medallists:-References:*...
- Herman Weiland on "Dufy 2", show jumping
- 52 points, 72nd place
RowingRowing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 14 events in rowing were contested, eight for men and six for women.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-See also:*Rowing at the Summer Olympics*List of Olympic medalists in rowing...
- Aleksandar Fabjanić, Marko Banović, Ninoslav SaragaNinoslav SaragaNinoslav Saraga is a Croatian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
, Sead Marušić, Goran Puljko, men's coxed four- eliminations, 1st group: 4th place 6:31.19
- repesage, 1st group: 3rd place 6:18.09
- B finals: 1st place 6:08.52 (7th place overall)
- Marko Perinović, Zlatko Buzina, coxless pair
- eliminations, 4th group: 1st place 6:14.37
- semifinals: 6th place 6:47.87
- B finals: 4th place 6:37.57 (10th place overall)
SailingSailing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
- Karlo Kuret, Finn class
- 22nd placee
- Bojan Grego & Sebastijan Miknić, Flying Dutchman class
- 22nd place
ShootingShooting at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe shooting competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at a shooting range complex in Mollet del Vallès outside Barcelona, Spain. Competitions were held in a total of thirteen events — seven men's events, four women's events, and two events open to both genders...
- Jasminka Francki, air rifle
- 15th place, 390 points
- Suzana SkokoSuzana SkokoSuzana Skoko is a Croatian sports shooter. She competed for Croatia in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Her best Olympic result was 5th place in the 50 metre rifle three positions in 1992....
, air rifle- 23rd place, 388 points
- Suzana SkokoSuzana SkokoSuzana Skoko is a Croatian sports shooter. She competed for Croatia in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Her best Olympic result was 5th place in the 50 metre rifle three positions in 1992....
, drifle (3x20)- 5th place 678,7 points (580,196,191,193),
- Jasminka Francki rifle (3x20)
- 12th plave, 578 ponts
- Mirela Skoko, pistol (30+30)
- 5th place, 677 points (578)
- Mirela Skoko, air pistol
- 11th place, 380 points
- Željko Vadić, trap
- 33rd place, 139 points (22, 24, 24, 24, 22, 23)
Table tennisTable tennis at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe table tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...
- Zoran PrimoracZoran PrimoracZoran Primorac is an accomplished male table tennis player from Croatia. He is considered to be among the best European players in the last 25 years .-Biography:Primorac was born in Zadar and started playing...
, men's individual- eliminations: Primorac - Nathan (PER) 21:7, 21:8
- eliminations: Primorac - Bulker (USA) 21:16, 21:14
- eliminations: Primorac - Janči (CZE) 21:18, 21:10
- 1/8 finals: Zoran Primorac - Ki Taek (PRK) 21:19, 21:13, 20:22, 8:21,12:21,
- 9th place
- Zoran PrimoracZoran PrimoracZoran Primorac is an accomplished male table tennis player from Croatia. He is considered to be among the best European players in the last 25 years .-Biography:Primorac was born in Zadar and started playing...
& Dragutin ŠurbekDragutin ŠurbekDragutin Šurbek is a legendary former table tennis player from Croatia. He is one of the most successful Croatian table tennis players ever....
, men's pair- eliminations: Šurbek, Primorac - Choi, Li, (KOR) 21:11, 21:18
- eliminations: Šurbek, Primorac - Lu, Wang, (CHN) 21:16, 9:21, 9:21
- eliminations: Šurbek, Primorac - Nathan, Nathan, (PER) 21:15, 21:1
- 9th place
TaekwondoTaekwondo at the 1992 Summer OlympicsTaekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. It was the second time that the sport was included in the Olympic program; it would become an official sport eight years later at the 2000 Games....
- Dragan Jurilj, men's individual, 76 kg
- eliminations: Dragan Jurilj - A1 Qaimi (KUW) 0:2 (2:3), eliminited
- Miet Filipović, women's individual, 55 kg
- eliminations: Miet Filipović - Knol (MEX) 0:2 (2:6), eliminated
TennisTennis at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThese are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal...
- Goran IvaniševićGoran IvaniševicGoran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...
, men's individual- 1st round: Ivanišević - Mota (POR) 6:2, 6:2, 6:7, 4:6, 6:3
- 2nd round:Ivanišević - Haarhuis (NED) 6:7, 6:2,1:6, 6:3, 6:2
- 1/8 finals: Ivanišević - Hlase (TCH) 3:6, 6:0, 4:6, 7:6, 9:7
- quarterfinals: Ivanišević - Santoro (FRA) 6:7, 6:7, 6:4, 6:4, 8:6
- semifinals: Goran Ivanišević - Rosset (SUI) 3:6, 5:7, 2:6
- bronze medal
- Goran PrpićGoran PrpicGoran Prpić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. He played also for, then, Yugoslavia, prior to 1991....
, men's individual- 1st round: Prpić - Carlsen, Danska 6:4, 4:6, 6:3, 7:5
- 2nd round Prpić - Čerkasov (ZND) 4:6, 7:6, 4:6, 3:6
- Goran IvaniševićGoran IvaniševicGoran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...
& Goran PrpićGoran PrpicGoran Prpić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. He played also for, then, Yugoslavia, prior to 1991....
, men's pair- 1st round: Ivanišević, Prpić - Haarhuis, Koevermans (NED) 2:6, 6:4, 6:2, 6:2
- osmina finala: Ivanišević, Prpić - Suharyadi Wiryawadi (INA) 7:5, 6:2, 6:2
- quarterfinals: Ivanišević, Prpić - Chrishnan, Paes (IND) 7:6, 5:7, 6:4, 6:3
- semifinals: Ivanišević, Prpić - Ferreira, Norval (RSA) 6:7, 6:3, 3:6, 6:2, 2:6
- bronze medal
WrestlingWrestling at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 20 wrestling events were contested, for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:...
- Stipe Damjanović, greco-roman, 100 kg
- Eliminations: Stipe Damjanović - Jeremcius (ROM) 0:3 (0:7)
- Eliminations: Stipe Damjanović - Wronski (POL) 0:3(0:6)