Croatia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CRO
NOC	Croatian Olympic Committee
Website	www.hoo.hr  (in Croatian and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	87 in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Josip Pavić [1]
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 10
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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 (Croatian : Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, HOO) confirmed a roster of 87 athletes, 68 men and 19 women, to compete across 18 sports at the Games.

Croatia left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 10 medals (5 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze), finishing seventeenth in the overall standings. These Games also marked the nation's most successful outcome in Summer Olympic history since the break-up of SFR Yugoslavia, surpassing the six medals won at London 2012. ^{[2] [3]} Three of the medals were awarded to the team in track and field, two in rowing and sailing, and one each in shooting and boxing. Croatia also proved particularly successful in traditional team sports, as the water polo players obtained the silver medal in the men's tournament, despite losing its title defense to neighboring Serbia at the final match. ^[4]

Among the medalists were super heavyweight boxer Filip Hrgović and Laser sailor Tonči Stipanović, who both secured historic first Olympic medals for Croatia in their respective sports. ^[2] 470 duo Šime Fantela and Igor Marenić controlled the race ahead of their top rivals Australia and Greece to win the nation's first ever sailing title. ^[5] Discus thrower Sandra Perković successfully defended her Olympic title, while 21-year-old Sara Kolak trounced the vastly experienced field to become the women's javelin throw champion. ^[6] Shooter Josip Glasnović succeeded his teammate Giovanni Cernogoraz as the new Olympic champion in the men's trap. ^[7] Brothers Martin and Valent Sinković fought a tough duel against Lithuania to capture a gold medal in the men's double sculls, adding it to their world and European titles over the last two years. ^[8]

Medalists

Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2016 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Josip Glasnović Shooting Men's trap 8 August  Gold Martin Sinković Valent Sinković Rowing Men's double sculls 11 August  Gold Sandra Perković Athletics Women's discus throw 16 August  Gold Šime Fantela Igor Marenić Sailing Men's 470 18 August  Gold Sara Kolak Athletics Women's javelin throw 18 August  Silver Damir Martin Rowing Men's single sculls 13 August  Silver Tonči Stipanović Sailing Laser 16 August  Silver Croatia men's national water polo team Josip Pavić Damir Burić Antonio Petković Luka Lončar Maro Joković Luka Bukić Marko Macan Andro Bušlje Sandro Sukno Ivan Krapić Anđelo Šetka Xavier García Marko Bijač Water polo Men's tournament 20 August  Bronze Filip Hrgović Boxing Men's super heavyweight 19 August  Bronze Blanka Vlašić Athletics Women's high jump 20 August

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 2 0 1 3 Rowing 1 1 0 2 Sailing 1 1 0 2 Shooting 1 0 0 1 Water polo 0 1 0 1 Boxing 0 0 1 1 Total 5 3 2 10 Medals by day Day Total 8 August 1 0 0 1 11 August 1 0 0 1 13 August 0 1 0 1 16 August 1 1 0 2 18 August 2 0 0 2 19 August 0 0 1 1 20 August 0 1 1 2 Total 5 3 2 10

Competitors

The Croatian Olympic Committee (Croatian : Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, HOO) fielded a team of 87 athletes, 68 men and 19 women, across eighteen sports at the Games; it was the nation's fourth-largest delegation sent to the Olympics, but the smallest since 2004. ^{[9] [10]}

More than 50 percent of the men's side competed in traditional team sports, with the water polo players looking to defend their Olympic title from the London Games four years earlier. Track and field accounted for the largest number of athletes on the squad by an individual-based sport, with 10 entries. There was a single competitor each in diving, judo, table tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling.

Nine of the past Olympic medalists from the individual-based sports returned, including defending champions Giovanni Cernogoraz (men's trap shooting) and Sandra Perković (women's discus throw), taekwondo fighter Lucija Zaninović (women's 49 kg), along with her twin sister Ana, rifle shooter Snježana Pejčić, gymnast Filip Ude (men's pommel horse), and experienced high jumper Blanka Vlašić. Rowers Damir Martin and brothers Martin and Valent Sinković, all of whom won silver as members of the quadruple sculls crew from London 2012, qualified separately for the smaller boats at the Games, with the latter two entering as reigning world champions and top medal favorites in the double sculls.

Other notable athletes on the Croatian roster included world sailing champions Šime Fantela and Igor Marenić in the men's 470 class, world-ranked tennis player Marin Čilić, and boxing pro Filip Hrgović (men's super heavyweight). Water polo goalkeeper Josip Pavić, who helped his team secure a gold-medal triumph in the men's tournament at London 2012, was selected by the committee as Croatia's flag bearer for the opening ceremony. ^[1]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, gymnastics, handball and rowing are not counted as athletes: Sport Men Women Total Athletics 3 7 10 Basketball 12 0 12 Boxing 2 0 2 Cycling 2 0 2 Diving 0 1 1 Gymnastics 1 1 2 Handball 14 0 14 Judo 0 1 1 Rowing 3 0 3 Sailing 7 1 8 Shooting 3 4 7 Swimming 1 1 2 Table tennis 1 0 1 Taekwondo 1 2 3 Tennis 3 1 4 Water polo 13 0 13 Weightlifting 1 0 1 Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 68 19 87

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sandra Perković successfully defend her Olympic discus throw title

Sara Kolak improves national record two times to take gold medal in the javelin throw

Croatian athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ^{[11] [12]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Andrea Ivančević	Women's 100 m hurdles	12.90	4 q	12.93	6	Did not advance
Matea Matošević	Women's marathon	—				2:50:00	104
Marija Vrajić		—				2:59:24	119

Field events

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ivan Horvat	Pole vault	5.30	27	Did not advance
Filip Mihaljević	Shot put	19.69	21	Did not advance
Stipe Žunić		20.52	8 q	20.04	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Sara Kolak	Javelin throw	64.30 NR	3 Q	66.18 NR
Sandra Perković	Discus throw	64.81	3 Q	69.21
Ana Šimić	High jump	1.89	22	Did not advance
Blanka Vlašić		1.94	=1 Q	1.97

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia in the group stage game against Spain

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Croatia men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by securing its lone outright berth and winning the final match over Italy at the Turin leg of the 2016 FIBA World Qualifying Tournament, signifying the nation's comeback to the men's tournament after an eight-year hiatus. ^[13]

Team roster

The following is the Croatia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[14]

Croatia men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 4 Luka Babić 24 – (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Cedevita SG 5 Filip Krušlin 27 – (1989-03-18)18 March 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Cedevita PG 6 Rok Stipčević 30 – (1986-05-20)20 May 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Dinamo Sassari SG 7 Krunoslav Simon 31 – (1985-06-24)24 June 1985 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Armani Milano SF 8 Mario Hezonja 21 – (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Orlando Magic PF 9 Dario Šarić 22 – (1994-04-08)8 April 1994 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Anadolu Efes PG 10 Roko Ukić  (C) 31 – (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Pallacanestro Cantù C 12 Darko Planinić 25 – (1990-11-22)22 November 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Laboral Kutxa C 15 Miro Bilan 27 – (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Cedevita PF 33 Željko Šakić 28 – (1988-04-14)14 April 1988 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Cibona PF 35 Marko Arapović 20 – (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Cedevita SG 44 Bojan Bogdanović 27 – (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Brooklyn Nets	Head coach Aleksandar Petrović Assistant coach(es) Dražen Anzulović Ivica Skelin Dražen Orešković Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 6 August 2016

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	5	3	2	400	407	−7	8 [a]	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	5	3	2	432	357	+75	8 [a]
3	Lithuania	5	3	2	392	428	−36	8 [a]
4	Argentina	5	3	2	441	428	+13	8 [a]
5	Brazil (H)	5	2	3	411	407	+4	7
6	Nigeria	5	1	4	392	441	−49	6

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. In games among the four teams at 3–2, Croatia and Spain were 2–1 while Argentina and Lithuania were 1–2. Croatia beat Spain 72–70, and Lithuania beat Argentina 81–73.

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 19:00

Boxscore

Croatia	72–70	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 19–17, 15–16, 25–16
Pts: Bogdanović 23 Rebs:three players 7 Asts: Šarić 5		Pts: Gasol 26 Rebs: Gasol 9 Asts: Rodríguez 7

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,039 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 22:30

Boxscore

Argentina	90–82	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 24–18, 27–14, 17–28
Pts: Scola 23 Rebs: Scola 9 Asts: Campazzo 8		Pts: Šarić 19 Rebs: Šarić 10 Asts: Šarić 7

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,514 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX)

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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 14:15

Boxscore

Brazil	76–80	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 14–22, 19–18, 26–21
Pts: Barbosa 16 Rebs: Lima 6 Asts: Huertas 9		Pts: Bogdanović 33 Rebs: Šarić 7 Asts: Ukić 4

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,756 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 22:30

Boxscore

Croatia	76–90	Nigeria
Scoring by quarter:28–21, 11–22, 17–27, 20–20
Pts: Bogdanović 28 Rebs: Simon 6 Asts: Ukić 4		Pts: Umeh 19 Rebs: Diogu 12 Asts: Ere 6

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,720 Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS)

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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 22:30

Boxscore

Lithuania	81–90	Croatia
Scoring by quarter:21–13, 20–34, 14–28, 26–15
Pts: Kalnietis 26 Rebs: Valančiūnas 6 Asts: Kalnietis 11		Pts: Bogdanović 22 Rebs: Simon 10 Asts: Simon 6

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,809 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Steven Anderson (USA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

Quarterfinal

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 22:15

Boxscore

Croatia	83–86	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 19–12, 14–34, 31–20
Pts: Bogdanović 28 Rebs: Planinić 9 Asts: Simon 5		Pts: Bogdanović 18 Rebs:three players 4 Asts: Teodosić 10

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,027 Referees: Juan García (ESP), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Roberto Vázquez (PUR)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Filip Hrgović won a bronze medal in the Men's super heavyweight

Croatia has entered two boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Hrvoje Sep and Filip Hrgović were the only Croatians to be selected to the Olympic team by virtue of top two finishes of their respective division in the AIBA Pro Boxing series and World Series of Boxing. ^{[15] [16]}

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Hrvoje Sep	Men's light heavyweight	Salah  (EGY) W 2–1	Borges  (BRA) L 0–3	Did not advance
Filip Hrgović	Men's super heavyweight	Bye	Demirezen  (TUR) W 3–0	Pero  (CUB) WTKO	Yoka  (FRA) L 1–2	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Road

Croatian riders qualified for a maximum of two quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. ^[17]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Kristijan Đurasek	Men's road race	6:13:36	18
Matija Kvasina		Did not finish

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia has received a spare continental berth freed up by South Africa from FINA to send a diver competing in the women's individual springboard to the Olympics, based on her results at the 2016 FINA World Cup series, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. ^{[18] [19]}

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Marcela Marić	Women's 3 m springboard	271.40	25	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Croatia has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Beijing 2008 silver medalist Filip Ude and Ana Đerek had claimed their Olympic spots each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. ^{[20] [21]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Filip Ude	Pommel horse	—	14.333	—				14.333	30	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F			V	UB	BB	F
Ana Đerek	All-around	0.000	DNS	11.433	13.200	DNF		Did not advance

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• ET – After extra time
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Croatia men's	Men's tournament	Qatar L 23–30	Argentina W 27–26	Denmark W 27–24	France W 29–28	Tunisia W 41–26	1	Poland L 27–30	Did not advance		5

Men's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Croatia men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the third meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Herning, Denmark. ^[22]

Team roster

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[23]

Head coach: Željko Babić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Ivan Stevanović (1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 34) 1.93 m 15 0 Zagreb 5 CB Domagoj Duvnjak (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 28) 1.97 m 153 497 THW Kiel 7 RB Luka Stepančić (1990-11-20)20 November 1990 (aged 25) 2.03 m 16 26 Paris Saint-Germain 8 RB Marko Kopljar (1986-02-12)12 February 1986 (aged 30) 2.10 m 124 254 Telekom Veszprém 10 LB Jakov Gojun (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 30) 2.04 m 125 71 Füchse Berlin 12 GK Ivan Pešić (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.93 m 22 0 Meshkov Brest 13 RW Zlatko Horvat (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 31) 1.79 m 115 332 Zagreb 18 CB Igor Karačić (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 27) 1.89 m 27 71 Vardar 26 LW Manuel Štrlek (1988-12-01)1 December 1988 (aged 27) 1.81 m 99 318 Vive Targi Kielce 27 RW Ivan Čupić (1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 30) 1.78 m 112 440 Vive Targi Kielce 30 LB Marko Mamić (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 22) 2.00 m 4 3 Dunkerque 32 LB Ivan Slišković (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 24) 1.97 m 37 87 Telekom Veszprém 34 P Ilija Brozović (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 (aged 25) 1.95 m 15 12 THW Kiel 44 P Krešimir Kozina (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 (aged 26) 1.96 m 2 0 Flensburg-Handewitt

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	5	4	0	1	147	134	+13	8 [a]	Quarter-finals
2	France	5	4	0	1	152	126	+26	8 [a]
3	Denmark	5	3	0	2	136	127	+9	6
4	Qatar	5	2	1	2	122	127	−5	5
5	Argentina	5	1	0	4	110	126	−16	2
6	Tunisia	5	0	1	4	118	145	−27	1

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:

1. Croatia 29–28 France

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 09:30	Croatia	23–30	Qatar	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
	Štrlek 5	(8–15)	Marković 10
	3× 5×	Report	1× 6×

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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 21:50	Argentina	26–27	Croatia	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY)
	F. Fernández 8	(15–14)	Štrlek 7
	2× 4× 1×	Report	4× 3×

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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 14:40	Denmark	24–27	Croatia	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
	Svan Hansen 9	(12–15)	Duvnjak 8
	2× 3×	Report	4× 5×

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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 11:30	Croatia	29–28	France	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL)
	Kopljar 6	(14–12)	Guigou 10
	4× 5× 2×	Report	4× 2×

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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 19:50	Croatia	41–26	Tunisia	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
	Karačić 9	(25–10)	Boughanmi 7
	2× 4×	Report	1× 1×

Quarterfinal

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 20:30	Croatia	27–30	Poland	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
	Čupić, Stepančić 7	(14–18)	Bielecki 12
	4× 2× 1×	Report	2× 2×

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia has qualified one judoka for the women's middleweight category (70 kg) at the Games. Barbara Matić earned a continental quota spot from the European region as highest-ranked Croatian judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. ^[24]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Barbara Matić	Women's −70 kg	Pérez  (PUR) L 000–011	Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia qualified two boats for each of the following classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowers competing in the men's single and double sculls had confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Damir Martin	Men's single sculls	7:23.08	2 QF	Bye		6:44.44	1 SA/B	6:59.43	2 FA	6:41.34
Martin Sinković Valent Sinković	Men's double sculls	6:30.09	1 SA/B	Bye		—		6:12.27	1 FA	6:50.28

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas. ^[25]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Luka Mratović	RS:X	13	11	15	21	DNF	19	27	18	34	26	31	30	EL	245	24
Tonči Stipanović	Laser	1	5	7	12	6	7	28	9	7	3	—		18	76
Ivan Kljaković-Gašpić	Finn	6	8	10	15	8	8	4	10	2	13	—		20	89	5
Šime Fantela Igor Marenić	470	1	2	4	1	3	3	4	8	6	3	—		16	43
Petar Cupać Pavle Kostov	49er	9	17	11	10	11	1	18	18	15	13	8	10	EL	122	15

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Tina Mihelić	Laser Radial	DSQ	3	11	10	4	14	DNF	5	23	16	EL	124	13

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016. ^[26]

Following the completion of the two-year qualifying period, Croatia had selected a total of seven shooters to compete at the Games, including 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Snježana Pejčić and defending Olympic trap champion Giovanni Cernogoraz. ^[27]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Giovanni Cernogoraz	Trap	116	9	Did not advance
Josip Glasnović		120	3 Q	15	1 Q	13 (+4)
Petar Gorša	10 m air rifle	628.0	3 Q	—		101.0	7
	50 m rifle prone	621.9	20	—		Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1174	9	—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Valentina Gustin	10 m air rifle	413.9	23	Did not advance
Marija Marović	10 m air pistol	377	33	Did not advance
Snježana Pejčić	10 m air rifle	416.0	7 Q	102.0	7
	50 m rifle 3 positions	580	12	Did not advance
Tanja Perec	50 m rifle 3 positions	572	29	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): ^{[28] [29]}

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mario Todorović	Men's 50 m freestyle	22.65	40	Did not advance
Matea Samardžić	Women's 100 m backstroke	1:00.46	13 Q	1:00.60	13	Did not advance
	Women's 200 m backstroke	2:10.51	15 Q	2:09.83	15	Did not advance
	Women's 400 m individual medley	4:39.41	17	—		Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Remarkably going to his third Olympics, Andrej Gaćina was automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players in the men's singles based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings. ^[30]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Andrej Gaćina	Men's singles	Bye			Drinkhall  (GBR) L 2–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Twin sisters and 2012 Olympians Lucija and Ana Zaninović qualified automatically and respectively for the women's flyweight (49 kg) and featherweight (57 kg) category by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings. ^{[31] [32]} Filip Grgić secured the third spot on the Croatian team by virtue of his top two finish in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. ^[33]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Filip Grgić	Men's −68 kg	González  (ESP) L 3–4	Did not advance
Lucija Zaninović	Women's −49 kg	Yesbergenova  (KAZ) W 18–7	Aziez  (FRA) 0L 3–4	Did not advance
Ana Zaninović	Women's −57 kg	Alizadeh  (IRI) L 6–7	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia has entered four tennis players into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Marin Čilić (world no. 13) and Borna Ćorić (world no. 48) qualified directly for the men's singles as two of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings as of 6 June 2016. ^[34]

Having been directly entered to the singles, Čilić also opted to play with his partner Marin Draganja in the men's doubles. Following the withdrawal of several players, Ana Konjuh (world no. 76) received an entry on 15 July 2016. ^[35]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Marin Čilić	Men's singles	Dimitrov  (BUL) W 6–1, 6–4	Albot  (MDA) W 6–3, 6–4	Monfils  (FRA) L 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Borna Ćorić		Simon  (FRA) L 4–6, 6–7(1–7)	Did not advance
Marin Čilić Marin Draganja	Men's doubles	—	Djokovic / Zimonjić  (SRB) L 2–6, 2–6	Did not advance
Ana Konjuh	Women's singles	Beck  (GER) W 7–6(7–5), 6–1	Suárez Navarro  (ESP) L 6–7(5–7), 3–6	Did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia men's national water polo team in the final game

Summary

Key:

• FT – After full-time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Croatia men's	Men's tournament	United States W 7–5	Montenegro W 8–7	Spain L 4–9	Italy W 10–7	France L 8–9	2	Brazil W 10–6	Montenegro W 12–8	Serbia L 7–11

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Croatia men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics, after reaching the final in the men's tournament at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. ^[36]

Team roster

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[37]

Head coach: Ivica Tucak

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	2016 club
1	Josip Pavić (c)	GK	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	15 January 1982	Olympiacos
2	Damir Burić	CB	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	2 December 1980	Primorje Rijeka
3	Antonio Petković	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	11 January 1986	Sport Management
4	Luka Lončar	CF	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	26 June 1987	HAVK Mladost
5	Maro Joković	D	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	1 October 1987	Jug Dubrovnik
6	Luka Bukić	D	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	30 April 1994	HAVK Mladost
7	Xavier García	CF	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	5 January 1984	Primorje Rijeka
8	Andro Bušlje	CB	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	4 January 1986	Posillipo
9	Sandro Sukno	CF	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	30 June 1990	Pro Recco
10	Ivan Krapić	CF	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	14 February 1989	Primorje Rijeka
11	Anđelo Šetka	D	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	14 September 1985	Primorje Rijeka
12	Marko Macan	CB	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	26 April 1993	Jug Dubrovnik
13	Marko Bijač	GK	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	12 January 1991	Jug Dubrovnik

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	3	1	1	46	35	+11	7	Quarter-finals
2	Croatia	5	3	0	2	37	37	0	6
3	Italy	5	3	0	2	40	41	−1	6
4	Montenegro	5	2	1	2	36	32	+4	5
5	United States	5	2	0	3	35	35	0	4
6	France	5	1	0	4	28	42	−14	2

Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

6 August 2016 10:20	Report	United States	5–7	Croatia	Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 1–2, 1–2
		Azevedo 2	Goals	Joković, Šetka 2

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8 August 2016 20:50	Report	Croatia	8–7	Montenegro	Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 1–2, 3–2
		three players 2	Goals	Brguljan, Janović 2

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10 August 2016 20:50	Report	Spain	9–4	Croatia	Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters:2–0, 2–1, 1–2, 4–1
		Echenique 4	Goals	four players 1

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12 August 2016 10:20	Report	Croatia	10–7	Italy	Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–3, 3–2, 2–1
		Sukno 5	Goals	Gallo 2

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14 August 2016 16:50	Report	France	9–8	Croatia	Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 3–3, 2–1, 1–2
		Marzouki 3	Goals	Sukno 3

Quarterfinal

16 August 2016 15:10	Report	Brazil	6–10	Croatia	Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–4, 3–1, 0–2
		Gomes 3	Goals	García, Joković 3

Semifinal

18 August 2016 12:20	Report	Montenegro	8–12	Croatia	Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Joseph Peila (USA)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–3, 1–1, 2–4
		Brguljan, Ivović 3	Goals	Bušlje 4

Gold medal match

20 August 2016 17:50	Report	Croatia	7–11	Serbia	Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Péter Molnár (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 2–3, 2–2
		Sukno 3	Goals	Mandić 4

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

For the first time since 2004, Croatia has received an unused quota place from IWF to send a male weightlifter to the Olympics, as a response to the complete ban of the Russian weightlifting team from the Games due to "multiple positive" cases of doping. ^[38]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Amar Musić	Men's −85 kg	150	15	186	14	336	14

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia has received a spare host berth freed up by Brazil as the next highest-ranked eligible nation, not yet qualified, to send a wrestler competing in the men's Greco-Roman 75 kg to the Olympics, based on the results from the World Championships. ^{[39] [40]}

Key:

• VT – Victory by Fall.
• PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
• PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
• ST – Decision by points – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Božo Starčević	−75 kg	Bye	Çebi  (TUR) W 3–1 PP	Bisek  (USA) W 3–0 PO	Vlasov  (RUS) L 1–3 PP	Bye		Kim H-w  (KOR) L 1–3 PP	5

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External links

• Croatia at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)