| 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 | Did not advance | |||||
| Dražen Funtak Nikica Ljubek | C-2 500 m | 1:45.567 | 6 q | — | 1:45.955 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| 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 | |
Russia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 435 competitors, 241 men and 194 women, took part in 238 events in 30 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 310 competitors, 181 men and 129 women, took part in 179 events in 23 sports. These were the first Summer Olympics in which the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB in a highly successful attempt to unify all the competing athletes across all the sports and events and boost team morale. Going into the games following their exceptionally poor performance in Atlanta widespread expectations of the team were low.
The Netherlands competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Denmark competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Latvia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Latvia won their first summer Olympic gold medal at these games. 45 competitors, 30 men and 15 women, took part in 47 events in 13 sports.
Lithuania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Morocco competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Slovakia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Romania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 145 competitors, 71 men and 74 women, took part in 116 events in 16 sports. At the Games, there was some controversy when gymnast Andreea Răducan was stripped of her individual all-around gold medal after testing positive for a stimulant. Răducan had taken cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine given to her by a team doctor.
Algeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 47 competitors, 37 men and 10 women, took part in 42 events across 10 sports.
Angola competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Zambia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. None of the competitors from Zambia won medals in the 2000 Olympic games.
Nigeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Kenya competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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The United States of America (USA) competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 586 competitors, 333 men and 253 women, took part in 265 events in 31 sports.
