| Croatia at the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CRO |
| NOC | Croatian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Vedran Pavlek |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988) | |
Croatia competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway with three athletes in two sports.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Vedran Pavlek | Super-G | 1:38.51 | 41 | |||
| Giant slalom | 1:32.13 | 1:26.78 | 2:58.91 | 27 | ||
| Slalom | DNF | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Antonio Rački | 10 km classical | 28:58.6 | 79 | ||||
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | +04:38 | 79 | 43:40.8 | 71 | +12:30.0 | 71 | |
| 30 km freestyle | 1:25:42.4 | 62 | |||||
| 50 km classical | 2:23:23.4 | 52 | |||||
| Siniša Vukonić | 10 km classical | 27:17.5 | 56 | ||||
| 15 km freestyle pursuit | +02:57 | 56 | 39:28.3 | 44 | +6:36.5 | 44 | |
| 30 km freestyle | 1:21:57.2 | 44 | |||||
| 50 km classical | 2:24:12.6 | 54 | |||||
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