Croatia at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CRO |
NOC | Croatian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 81 in 14 sports |
Flag bearers | Dubravko Šimenc (opening) [1] Siniša Skelin (closing) |
Medals Ranked 44th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Croatia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the post-Yugoslav era. The Croatian Olympic Committee (Croatian : Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, HOO) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since its debut in 1992. A total of 81 athletes, 66 men and 15 women, competed in 14 sports. Men's water polo, and men's handball were the only team-based sports in which Croatia had its representation in these Olympic Games.
The Croatian team featured three Olympic medalists from Sydney: rowers and brothers Nikša and Siniša Skelin, and four-time Olympian and defending weightlifting champion Nikolaj Pešalov in the men's lightweight class. Table tennis player and Olympic silver medalist Zoran Primorac became the first Croatian to participate in five Olympic Games as an individual athlete (his first appearance competed under the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Former Bosnian athlete and discus thrower Dragan Mustapić served as the team captain and oldest member of the team at age 41, while backstroke swimmer Sanja Jovanović was youngest at age 17. Three-time Olympic water polo player and two-time medalist Dubravko Šimenc was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1]
Croatia left Athens with a total of five medals (one gold, two silver, and two bronze), being considered as the nation's most successful Olympics in history based on the overall medal tally. All of these medals were awarded for the first time to the Croatian athletes in swimming, men's coxless pair in rowing, and men's tennis doubles. Meanwhile, Croatia men's handball team (led by team captain Venio Losert) proved particularly successful in Athens, as they beat the Germans for their only gold medal at these Games, adding it to their previous record from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [2]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Croatia men's national handball team | Handball | Men's tournament | August 29 |
Silver | Duje Draganja | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle | August 20 |
Silver | Nikša Skelin Siniša Skelin | Rowing | Men's pair | August 21 |
Bronze | Nikolaj Pešalov | Weightlifting | Men's 69 kg | August 18 |
Bronze | Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić | Tennis | Men's doubles | August 21 |
Croatian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). [3] [4]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jurica Grabušić | 110 m hurdles | 13.87 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
Branko Zorko | 1500 m | 3:48.28 | 10 | — | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Siniša Ergotić | Long jump | 7.77 | 26 | Did not advance | |
Edis Elkasević | Shot put | 18.44 | 36 | Did not advance | |
András Haklits | Hammer throw | 74.43 | 21 | Did not advance | |
Nedžad Mulabegović | Shot put | 19.07 | 29 | Did not advance | |
Dragan Mustapić | Discus throw | 54.66 | 34 | Did not advance | |
Edi Ponoš | Javelin throw | 71.43 | 33 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Vera Begić | Discus throw | 57.31 | 29 | Did not advance | |
Ivana Brkljačić | Hammer throw | 68.21 | 13 | Did not advance | |
Sanja Gavrilović | 56.79 | 45 | Did not advance | ||
Blanka Vlašić | High jump | 1.95 | 7 Q | 1.89 | 11 |
Croatia sent two boxers to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Marijo Šivolija | Light heavyweight | Muñoz (VEN) L 23–31 | Did not advance | ||||
Vedran Đipalo | Heavyweight | — | Forsyth (AUS) L 22–32 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Danko Herceg | Men's C-1 | 103.84 | 7 | 100.33 | 3 | 204.17 | 6 Q | 203.49 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
Dinko Mulić | Men's K-1 | 102.71 | 20 | 108.05 | 24 | 210.76 | 22 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Emanuel Horvatiček | Men's C-1 500 m | 1:55.528 | 5 q | 2:06.347 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:27.662 | 7 q | 4:24.604 | 7 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Pepo Puch | Banville d'Ivoy | Individual | 68.60 | 65 | 80.60 | 149.20 | 66 | 9.00 | 158.20 | 63 | Did not advance | 158.20 | 63 |
Key:
Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Croatia men's | Men's tournament | Iceland W 34–30 | Slovenia W 27–26 | South Korea W 29–26 | Russia W 26–25 | Spain W 30–22 | 1 | Greece W 33–27 | Hungary W 33–31 | Germany W 26–24 |
The following is the Croatia roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. [5]
Head coaches: Lino Červar
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 129 | +17 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 137 | +17 | 8 | |
3 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 4 [a] | |
4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 4 [a] | |
5 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 158 | −15 | 2 [b] | |
6 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 149 | −19 | 2 [b] |
14 August 2004 19:30 | Croatia | 34 - 30 | Iceland | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
Metličić 8 | (16-12) | Stefansson 8 | ||
3× 9× | 3× 7× 1× |
16 August 2004 11:30 | Slovenia | 26 - 27 | Croatia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR) |
Brumen 10 | (10-13) | Vori 8 | ||
3× 7× 2× | 3× 7× 1× |
18 August 2004 09:30 | Croatia | 29 - 26 | South Korea | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
Džomba 9 | (12-10) | Yoon 8 | ||
3× 6× | 3× 3× |
20 August 2004 19:30 | Russia | 25 - 26 | Croatia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
Torgovanov, Rastvortsev 6 | (14-10) | Lacković 9 | ||
2× 5× | 3× 3× |
22 August 2004 11:30 | Croatia | 30 - 22 | Spain | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
Džomba 7 | (15-9) | García 5 | ||
3× 1× | 3× 4× |
24 August 2004 16:30 | Croatia | 33 - 27 | Greece | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
Džomba 11 | (19-11) | Balomenos, Alvanos 6 | ||
3× | 4× 2× |
27 August 2004 14:30 | Croatia | 33 - 31 | Hungary | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |
Balić 9 | (18-16) | Pérez 8 | ||
3× 3× | 3× 2× |
29 August 2004 16:45 | Croatia | 26 - 24 | Germany | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
Džomba 9 | (11-12) | Kretzschmar 9 | ||
3× 2× | 3× 5× |
Croatian rowers qualified the following boats:
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Nikša Skelin Siniša Skelin | Pair | 7:01.28 | 2 SA/B | Bye | 6:23.57 | 2 FA | 6:32.64 | ||
Igor Boraska Marko Dragičević Petar Milin Damir Vučičić | Four | 6:34.05 | 4 R | 5:58.48 | 3 SA/B | 6:05.54 | 6 FB | 5:57.36 | 12 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Croatian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Karlo Kuret | Finn | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 4 | |
Tomislav Bašić Petar Cupać | 470 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 136 | 19 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Mate Arapov | Laser | 6 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 139 | 14 |
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Mirela Skoko-Ćelić | 10 m air pistol | 381 | 15 | Did not advance | |
25 m pistol | 569 | =27 | Did not advance |
Croatian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Nenad Buljan | 400 m freestyle | 4:02.76 | 37 | — | Did not advance | ||
1500 m freestyle | 15:56.54 | 29 | — | Did not advance | |||
Krešimir Čač | 200 m individual medley | 2:05.33 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
Mario Delač | 200 m freestyle | 1:55.82 | 54 | Did not advance | |||
Duje Draganja | 50 m freestyle | 22.28 | 5 Q | 22.19 | 8 Q | 21.94 NR | |
100 m freestyle | 49.07 | 4 Q | 49.14 | 6 Q | 49.23 | 6 | |
100 m butterfly | 52.56 | 6 Q | 52.74 | 8 Q | 52.46 | 7 | |
Saša Imprić | 400 m individual medley | 4:32.02 | 32 | — | Did not advance | ||
Gordan Kožulj | 100 m backstroke | 55.80 | 16 Q | 56.02 | 14 | Did not advance | |
200 m backstroke | 2:00.94 | 12 Q | 1:59.61 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Vanja Rogulj | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.16 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
200 m breaststroke | 2:18.81 | 37 | Did not advance | ||||
Igor Čerenšek Mario Delač Duje Draganja Ivan Mladina | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:21.01 | 13 | — | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Petra Banović | 200 m freestyle | 2:04.24 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
200 m individual medley | 2:20.83 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
Anita Galić | 400 m freestyle | 4:26.09 | 37 | — | Did not advance | ||
800 m freestyle | 9:10.91 | 28 | — | Did not advance | |||
Sanja Jovanović | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.47 | =17 | Did not advance | |||
200 m backstroke | 2:15.01 | 16 Q | 2:13.76 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Smiljana Marinović | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.00 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
200 m breaststroke | 2:32.52 | 17 | Did not advance |
Three Croatian table tennis players qualified for the following events.
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Zoran Primorac | Men's singles | Bye | Miličević (BIH) W 4–1 | Ma L (CHN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | ||||
Tamara Boroš | Women's singles | Bye | Kravchenko (ISR) W 4–0 | Pavlovich (BLR) W 4–2 | Zhang Yn (CHN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||
Cornelia Vaida | Lay (AUS) L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||||
Tamara Boroš Cornelia Vaida | Women's doubles | Bye | Štrbíková / Vachovcová (CZE) W 4–1 | Bátorfi / Tóth (HUN) W 4–1 | Kim B-R / Kim K-A (KOR) L 0–4 | Did not advance |
Two Croatian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Sandra Šarić | Women's −67 kg | Solheim (NOR) L 2–5 | Did not advance | |||||
Nataša Vezmar | Women's +67 kg | Bye | Dawani (JOR) L 4–5 | Did not advance |
Croatia nominated three male and two female tennis players in the tournament.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Mario Ančić | Men's singles | Haas (GER) L 1–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | |||||
Ivo Karlović | Pavel (ROM) W 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–2 | Clément (FRA) W 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4 | Moyá (ESP) L 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Ivan Ljubičić | Sargsian (ARM) W 6–3, 6–2 | Johansson (SWE) W 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | Dent (USA) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić | Men's doubles | — | Björkman / Johansson (SWE) WRET | Damm / Suk (CZE) W 7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), 7–5 | Llodra / Santoro (FRA) W 4–6, 6–3, 9–7 | González / Massú (CHI) L 5–7, 6–4, 4–6 | Bhupathi / Paes (IND) W 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 16–14 | |
Jelena Kostanić | Women's singles | Brandi (PUR) L 5–7, 1–6 | Did not advance | |||||
Karolina Šprem | Dulko (ARG) W 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 7–5 | Widjaja (INA) W 6–3, 6–1 | Sugiyama (JPN) L 6–7(6–8), 1–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Jelena Kostanić Karolina Šprem | Women's doubles | — | Prakusya / Widjaja (INA) W 6–3, 6–2 | Asagoe / Sugiyama (JPN) L 3–6, 5–7 | Did not advance |
The following is the Croatian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. [6]
Head coach: Zoran Roje
№ | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
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1 | Frano Vićan | GK | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 24 January 1976 | Sportiva Nervi |
2 | Damir Burić | CB | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | 2 December 1980 | VK Primorje |
3 | Tihomil Vranješ | D | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 10 November 1977 | VK Jug Dubrovnik |
4 | Dubravko Šimenc | CB | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | 2 November 1966 | Bissolati Cremona |
5 | Goran Volarević | GK | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 2 April 1977 | VK Jug Dubrovnik |
6 | Ratko Štritof (C) | CB | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 14 January 1972 | Circolo Nautico Posillipo |
7 | Mile Smodlaka | CF | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | 1 January 1976 | VK Jug Dubrovnik |
8 | Danijel Premuš | CF | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 15 April 1981 | VK Primorje |
9 | Nikola Franković | D | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 9 November 1982 | VK Primorje |
10 | Samir Barač | D | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 2 November 1973 | Leonessa Brescia |
11 | Igor Hinić | CF | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | 4 December 1975 | Leonessa Brescia |
12 | Elvis Fatović | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 8 May 1971 | VK Jug Dubrovnik |
13 | Vjekoslav Kobešćak | D | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 20 January 1974 | HAVK Mladost |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 10 | Qualified for the semifinals |
2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 8 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
3 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 6 | |
4 | United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 4 | |
5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 2 | |
6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 0 |
15 August 2004 22:15 | Croatia | 6–7 | United States | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Bookelman (NED) | |
Score by quarters: 0-0, 0-3, 2-1, 4-3 | |||||
Štritof 3 | Goals | Azevedo 3 |
17 August 2004 22:15 | Hungary | 10–8 | Croatia | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bookelman (NED) | |
Score by quarters: 1-0, 4-2, 4-4, 1-2 | |||||
Kásás, Biros 3 | Goals | Burić, Štritof 2 |
19 August 2004 22:15 | Croatia | 8–9 | Russia | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Kratochvil (SVK) | |
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 1-1, 3-3 | |||||
Franković, Fatović 2 | Goals | Zinnourov 2 |
21 August 2004 21:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 11–8 | Croatia | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED) | |
Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-2, 3-3, 2-2 | |||||
Šapić 5 | Goals | 3 players with 2 |
23 August 2004 10:45 | Croatia | 5–4 | Kazakhstan | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Rezek (CZE) | |
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-0, 0-0, 1-2 | |||||
Smodlaka 2 | Goals | 4 players with 1 |
25 August 2004 10:45 | Croatia | 12–1 | Egypt | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Zhong (CHN), Pinker (RSA) | |
Score by quarters: 4-0, 2-0, 4-0, 2-1 | |||||
Burić 3 | Goals | Rezk 1 |
27 August 2004 17:00 | Italy | 11–7 | Croatia | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Afanasiev (RUS), Koryzna (POL) | |
Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-4, 1-1, 5-1 | |||||
Bencivenga 3 | Goals | Franković 3 |
29 August 2004 09:30 | Australia | 8–7 | Croatia | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY) | |
Score by quarters:2-0, 3-4, 1-1, 2-2 | |||||
Whalan 5 | Goals | Franković 3 |
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Nikolaj Pešalov | Men's −69 kg | 150 | 3 | 187.5 | =2 | 337.5 |
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Serbia and Montenegro competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Previously known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, this was the nation's third and last joint appearance at the Summer Olympics before Serbia and Montenegro became separated independent states in 2006. The Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro sent a total of 85 athletes to the Games, 78 men and 7 women, to compete in 14 sports. Men's basketball, football, volleyball, and water polo were the only team-based sports in which Serbia and Montenegro had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, judo, tennis, and wrestling.
Hungary competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Hungarian athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The Hungarian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1956 to London. A total of 159 athletes, 97 men and 62 women, competed in 18 sports.
Serbia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. This was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Croatia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The United States of America (USA) competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. 533 competitors, 279 men and 254 women, took part in 254 events in 31 sports.
Croatia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Croatian Olympic Committee confirmed a roster of 87 athletes, 68 men and 19 women, to compete across 18 sports at the Games.