Tomislav Čižmešija is a Croatia

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 ...

n retired figure skater who competed internationally for both Croatia and SFR Yugoslavia. He was Croatia's flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics

1992 Winter Olympics

The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...

 in Albertville

Albertville

Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...

, the nation's first Olympics appearance since gaining independence in 1991. Competitively, he placed 29th in the men's singles program.

His sister Željka Čižmešija

Željka Cižmešija

Željka Čižmešija is a Croatian retired figure skater who competed internationally for both Croatia and Yugoslavia. On March 7, 1990, at the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships, she became the last figure skater to compete a compulsory figure in international competition...

is also a retired figure skater and appeared for Croatia at the 1992 Olympics.

External links

• Profile at Sports-Reference.com