| Croatia at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CRO |
| NOC | Croatian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 88 (63 men and 25 women) in 12 sports |
| Flag bearer | Zoran Primorac |
| Medals Ranked 49th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Austria (1900) Yugoslavia (1920–1988) | |
Croatia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Nikolaj Pešalov | Weightlifting | Men's Featherweight (62 kg) |
 Bronze | Igor Boraska Krešimir Čuljak Igor Francetić Tihomir Franković Silvijo Petriško Nikša Skelin Siniša Skelin Tomislav Smoljanović Branimir Vujević | Rowing | Men's Eights |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Darko Juričić | 400 m hurdles | 52.39 | 56 | Did not advance | |||||
| Dejan Vojnović | 100 m | 10.50 | 49 | Did not advance | |||||
| Branko Zorko | 1500 m | 3:46.16 | 36 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tihomir Buinjac Siniša Ergotić Slaven Krajačić Dejan Vojnović | 4 × 100 metres | 39.87 | 29 | Did not advance | |||||
| Frano Bakarić Nino Habun Darko Juričić Elvis Peršić | 4 × 400 metres | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Stevimir Ercegovac | Shot put | 18.98 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Siniša Ergotić | Long jump | 7.53 | 36 | Did not advance | |
| Andraš Haklić | Hammer throw | 72.66 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Dragan Mustapić | Discus throw | 58.10 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Kristina Perica | 400 m | 53.72 | 40 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Blanka Vlašić | High jump | 1.92 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Ivana Brkljačić | Hammer throw | 65.01 | 5 q | 63.20 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Danko Herceg | Men's C-1 | 138.59 | 12 | 137.23 | 7 | 275.82 | 11 Q | 125.87 | 10 | 122.90 | 9 | 248.77 | 10 |
| Andrej Glucks | Men's K-1 | 128.76 | 9 | 134.90 | 18 | 263.66 | 15 Q | 115.16 | 11 | 115.06 | 13 | 230.22 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nikica Ljubek | C-1 1000 m | 4:10.954 | 9 Q | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Dražen Funtak Nikica Ljubek | C-1 500 m | 1:45.567 | 6 Q | — | 1:45.955 | 6 | Did not advance | 12 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ninoslav Saraga Oliver Martinov | Men's Coxless pair | 6:52.57 | 3 Q | Bye | 6:46.00 | 6 FB | 6:35.18 | 8 | |
| Ivan Jukić Tihomir Jarnjević | Men's Double sculls | 6:39.69 | 5 R | 6:43.60 | 4 FC | Bye | 6:31.78 | 14 | |
| Igor Francetić Tihomir Franković Tomislav Smoljanović Nikša Skelin Siniša Skelin Krešimir Čuljak Igor Boraska Branimir Vujević Silvijo Petriško | Men's Coxed eight | 5:33.33 | 1 Q | Bye | 5:34.85 | | |||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Karlo Kuret | Finn | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 10 | ||
| Toni Bulaja Ivan Bulaja | 470 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 162 | 24 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Mate Arapov | Laser | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 396 | 43 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Roman Špirelja | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 578 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Mladenka Malenica | 50 m rifle three positions | 571 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| 10 m air rifle | 393 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||||
| Krešimir Čač | 200 metre individual medley | 2:07.04 | 36 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Duje Draganja | 100 metre freestyle | 49.83 | 16 Q | 49.67 | 11 | Did not advance | |||||
| Lovrenco Franičević | 200 metre butterfly | 2:04.35 | 39 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Marijan Kanjer | 50 metre freestyle | 23.16 | 32 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Gordan Kožulj | 100 metre backstroke | 55.43 | 8 Q | 56.26 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 metre backstroke | 2:00.19 | 9 Q | 1:59.56 | 6 Q | 1:59.38 | 8 | |||||
| Ivan Mladina | 100 metre butterfly | 56.17 | 50 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Vanja Rogulj | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:03.58 | 30 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Marko Strahija | 100 metre backstroke | 56.26 | 18 | Did not advance | |||||||
| 200 metre backstroke | 2:00.72 | 12 Q | 1:59.85 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Sandro Tomaš | 400 metre individual medley | 4:38.31 | 42 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Duje Draganja Marijan Kanjer Ivan Mladina Alen Lončar | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:24.96 | 19 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Gordan Kožulj Vanja Rogulj Miloš Milošević Duje Draganja | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:42.73 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Petra Banović | 200 metre freestyle | 2:08.30 | 36 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 metre backstroke | 2:25.42 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tinka Dančević | 200 metre butterfly | 2:21.02 | 34 | Did not advance | |||||
| Smiljana Marinović | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:13.49 | 30 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 metre individual medley | 2:25.24 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Marijana Šurković | 50 metre freestyle | 27.32 | 46 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Zoran Primorac | Men's singles | BYE |  Toshio Tasaki (JPN)L 0 – 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Eldijana Aganović | Women's singles |  Liu Jia (AUT)L 1 – 3 |  Marisel Ramírez (CUB)W 3 – 0 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Andrea Bakula |  Gao Jun (USA)L 0 – 3 |  Stella Zhou (AUS)W 3 – 2 | 2 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tamara Boroš | BYE |  Lijuan Geng (CAN)L 2 – 3 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Eldijana Aganović Tamara Boroš | Women's doubles |  Tsui Hsiu-li Yu Feng-yin (TPE) W 2 – 1 |  Bose Kaffo Olufunke Oshonaike (NGR) W 2 – 0 | 1 Q |  Jing Junhong Li Jiawei (SIN) W 3 – 2 |  Li Ju Wang Nan (CHN) L 1 – 3 | Did not advance | 5 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Bronze medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Nataša Vezmar | Women's +67 kg | BYE |  Ruíz (ESP)W 7–4 |  Ivanova (RUS)L 4–6 | BYE |  Bourguigue (MAR)W 4–1 | Bosshart (ESP) L 8–11 | Did not advance | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Goran Ivanišević | Singles | Àlex Corretja (ESP) L 6:7, 6:7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Ivan Ljubičić |  Dominik Hrbatý (SVK)W 6:1, 1:6, 6:3 |  Kevin Ullyett (ZIM)W 6:2, 4:6, 6:4 |  Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)L 6:7, 3:6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Goran Ivanišević Ivan Ljubičić | Doubles | — |  Jose de Armas Jimy Szymanski (VEN) L 2:6, 6:7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Iva Majoli | Singles |  Anne Kremer (LUX)L 2:6, 4:6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Silvija Talaja |  Neyssa Etienne (HAI)W 6:1, 6:0 |  Silvia Farina Elia (ITA)L 6:3, 4:6, 4:6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Iva Majoli Silvija Talaja | Doubles | — |  Els Callens Dominique van Roost (BEL) L 2:6, 7:5, 2:6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 395 | 272 | 1.452 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 392 | 306 | 1.281 | |
| 3 |  Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 411 | 389 | 1.057 | |
| 4 |  China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 371 | 365 | 1.016 | |
| 5 |  Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 303 | 408 | 0.743 | |
| 6 |  Kenya | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 280 | 412 | 0.680 |
| Croatia | 3–1 | Australia | 25–21, 22–25, 25–14, 25–16 |
| China | 1–3 | Croatia | 23–25, 28–26, 20–25, 15–25 |
| Croatia | 0–3 | United States | 19–25, 18–25, 16–25 |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–21, 25–23, 25–23 |
| Kenya | 1–3 | Croatia | 25–18, 16–25, 18–25, 18–25 |
Cuba  | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–18, 25–23, 25–21 |
| Croatia | 1–3 |  Germany | 25–27, 29–27, 21–25, 18–25 |
| Croatia | 3–1 |  South Korea | 25–18, 24–26, 25–22, 25–21 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 9 | Quarter Finals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 6 | |
| 4 | United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Greece | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 0 |
| 23 September 2000 16:15 |  Croatia | 10–7 | United States | Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kerr (AUS), Galkine (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–1, 1–2, 2–3 | ||||
| 24 September 2000 19:15 |  Greece | 5–9 | Croatia | Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Afanasiev (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 1–1, 1–3 | ||||
| 25 September 2000 14:30 | Croatia | 8–7 |  Hungary | Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Ludecke (GER), Kratochvil (SVK) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–1, 3–1, 2–2 | ||||
| 26 September 2000 19:15 | Croatia | 4–4 |  FR Yugoslavia | Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Dani (ITA), Afanasiev (RUS)* |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–0, 2–1, 1–1 | ||||
| 27 September 2000 14:30 |  Netherlands | 7–11 | Croatia | Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Melliar (RSA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–4, 3–3, 2–3 | ||||
| 29 September 2000 19:15 | Spain | 9–8 | Croatia | Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Prikhodko (KAZ), Clemencon (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–1, 2–3, 3–3 | ||||
| 30 September 2000 19:00 | United States | 9–8 | Croatia | Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Clemencon (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–2, 2–2, 2–3,1–1,1–0 | ||||
| 1 October 2000 11:30 | Croatia | 10–8 | Australia | Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Boyer (USA), Turcotte (CAN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 4–2, 2–2 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Nikolay Peshalov | Men's 62 kg | 150.0 | 1 | 175.0 OR | 2 | 325.0 | |
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Lithuania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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