Croatia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia at the; 2019 World Aquatics Championships
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in Gwangju, South Korea
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Last updated November 18, 2019

Croatia competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the southeast, sharing a maritime border with Italy. Its capital, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, along with twenty counties. Croatia has an area of 56,594 square kilometres and a population of 4.28 million, most of whom are Roman Catholics.

2019 World Aquatics Championships 2019 edition of the World Aquatics Championships

The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

Gwangju is the sixth-largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak in Muan County in 2005.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Croatia men's national water polo team Marko Bijač Marko Macan Loren Fatović Luka Lončar Maro Joković Hrvoje Benić Ante Vukičević Andro Bušlje Lovre Miloš Josip Vrlić Anđelo Šetka Javier Gadea Garcia Ivan Marcelić	Water polo	Men's tournament	27 July

Diving

Croatia's diving team consisted of 2 athletes (1 male and 1 female).^[1]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Juraj Melša	Men's 1 m springboard	231.60	42	N/A		Did not advance
Juraj Melša	Men's 3 m springboard	326.30	44	Did not advance
Marcela Marić	Women's 1 m springboard	199.75	35	N/A		Did not advance
Marcela Marić	Women's 3 m springboard	197.05	44	Did not advance

Swimming

Croatia entered 11 swimmers.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bruno Blašković	50 m freestyle	22.55	33	Did not advance
Bruno Blašković	100 m freestyle	49.24	27	Did not advance
Anton Loncar	100 m backstroke	55.44	35	Did not advance
Anton Loncar	200 m backstroke	1:59.07	23	Did not advance
Ognjen Marić	200 m freestyle	1:50.84	41	Did not advance
Nikola Miljenić	50 m butterfly	24.06	35	Did not advance
Nikola Obrovac	50 m breaststroke	27.27	15 Q	27.31	14	Did not advance
Nikola Obrovac	100 m breaststroke	1:01.18	29	Did not advance
Kristofer Rogic	50 m backstroke	25.91	36	Did not advance
Filip Zelić	200 m butterfly	2:02.47	38	Did not advance
Anton Lončar Nikola Obrovac Nikola Miljenić Bruno Blašković	4×100 m medley relay	3:37.18	19	N/A		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ana Herceg	200 m backstroke	2:16.29	33	Did not advance
Ema Rajić	50 m breaststroke	32.39	36	Did not advance
Ema Rajić	100 m breaststroke	1:10.10	32	Did not advance
Matea Sumajstorčić	800 m freestyle	8:48.61	25	N/A		Did not advance
Matea Sumajstorčić	1500 m freestyle	17:02.01	26	N/A		Did not advance

Water polo

Men's tournament

Team roster^[3]

Marko Bijač is a Croatian water polo player. He was part of the Croatian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won the silver medal.

Marko Macan is a Croatian water polo player. He was part of the Croatian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won the silver medal.

Loren Fatović is a Croatian water polo player for VK Jug and the Croatian national team.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	3	0	52	16	+36	6	Quarterfinals
2	United States	3	2	1	35	35	0	4	Playoffs
3	Australia	3	1	2	32	34	−2	2	Playoffs
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	3	20	54	−34	0

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

15 July 2019 12:30	Report	Croatia	14–4	Australia	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters:4–1, 2–1, 4–0, 4–2
		Vukičević 6	Goals	Younger 2

17 July 2019 09:50	Report	United States	7–17	Croatia	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–5, 2–4, 1–4
		Ramirez 2	Goals	four players 3

19 July 2019 20:30	Report	Croatia	21–5	Kazakhstan	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
		Score by quarters:6–1, 5–1, 5–1, 5–2
		Joković, Šetka 3	Goals	five players 1

Quarterfinals

23 July 2019 15:30	Report	Croatia	10–8	Germany	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–1, 3–3, 3–2
		Joković 3	Goals	Gielen 3

Semifinals

25 July 2019 17:00	Report	Spain	6–5	Croatia	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 2–1, 2–0, 0–3
		Mallarach 2	Goals	Joković 3

Third place game

27 July 2019 17:00	Report	Croatia	10–7	Hungary	Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 2–2, 2–2, 4–2
		Joković 6	Goals	Hárai, Manhercz 2

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Montenegro competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

Netherlands competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

Japan competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

Kazakhstan competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

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References

↑ "Diving Entry List by NAT" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com/. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
↑ "Swimming Entry List" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
↑ "Men's Water Polo Team Roster Croatia" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing . Retrieved 14 July 2019.

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[1] "Diving Entry List by NAT" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com/. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[2] "Swimming Entry List" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[3] "Men's Water Polo Team Roster Croatia" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing . Retrieved 14 July 2019.

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