| Croatia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CRO |
| NPC | Croatian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 22 in 8 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1972–2000) | |
Croatia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1] [2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Velimir Šandor | Athletics | Men's discus throw F52 | 29 August |
| Silver | Ivan Katanušić | Athletics | Men's discus throw F64 | 2 September |
| Silver | Ivan Mikulić | Taekwondo | Men's +75 kg | 4 September |
 Bronze | Anđela Mužinić Helena Dretar Karić | Table tennis | Women's team – Class 1–3 | 1 September |
| Bronze | Dino Sinovčić | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke S6 | 3 September |
| Bronze | Mikela Ristoski | Athletics | Women's long jump T20 | 3 September |
| Bronze | Deni Černi | Athletics | Men's shot put F33 | 4 September |
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: [3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Boccia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 22 |
Three Croatian athletes (Ivan Katanušić, Miljenko Vučić, Matija Sloup and Mikela Ristoski) successfully qualified for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit. [4] Zoran Talić, Deni Černi, Velimir Šandor, Marijan Presečan, Ana Gradečak and Vladimir Gašpar will also compete. [5]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Miljenko Vučić | Men's shot put F11 | 13.17 | 4 |
| Deni Černi | Men's shot put F33 | 11.25 | |
| Matija Sloup | Men's shot put F40 | 10.60 | 4 |
| Marijan Presečan | Men's shot put F53 | 7.53 | 6 |
| Velimir Šandor | Men's discus throw F52 | 19.98 | |
| Ivan Katanušić | Men's discus throw F64 | 55.06 | |
| Vladimir Gašpar | Men's javelin throw F41 | 36.54 | 7 |
| Zoran Talić | Men's long jump T20 | 6.82 | 5 |
| Ana Gradečak | Women's shot put F41 | 8.07 | 8 |
| Mikela Ristoski | Women's long jump T20 | 5.46 | |
Davor Komar get a ticker for Croatia in Individual BC4 events.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Davor Komar | Mixed individual BC4 |  Lau (HKG)L 3–4 |  Strehársky (SVK)W 5–2 |  Levine (CAN)W 8–2 | 2 | Did not advance | |||
Lucija Brešković received invitation from IBSA. [6]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lucija Brešković | −70 kg |  Uluçam (TUR)L 00–10 | Did not advance |  Zabrodskaia (RPC)L 00–10 | Did not advance | 7 | ||
Antonio Franko qualified for PTS4 event as one of the top nine ranked athletes on the ITU Paralympic Qualification Ranking List. [7]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (0.75 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Franko | Men's PTS4 | 11:16 | 2:08 | 31:47 | 1:19 | 19:19 | 1:05:49 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Damir Bošnjak | P1 Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 544 - 6x | 22 | Did not advance | |
| P3 Mixed 25m air pistol SH1 | 554 - 12x | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| P4 Mixed 50m air pistol SH1 | 497 - 5x | 32 | Did not advance | ||
Three Croatian swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS (Dino Sinovčić, Kristijan Vincetić, Tomi Brajša). [8] [9] In July 2021, Paula Novina received invitation from World Para Swimming for 100m breaststroke SB8 event. [10]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dino Sinovčić | Men's 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:13.26 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 100 m backstroke S6 | 1:16.74 | 3 Q | 1:15.74 | | |
| Tomi Brajša | Men's 50 m freestyle S4 | 48.33 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 200 m freestyle S4 | 3:32.14 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Kristijan Vincetić | Men's 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:02.68 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Paula Novina | Women's 100 m breaststroke SB8 | 1:31.62 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Croatia entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Anđela Mužinić qualified via World Ranking allocation. [11] In May 2021, after withdrawal of current European champion in M7, the Regional Slot has been reallocated to Pavao Jozić. [12] In June 2021, Helena Dretar Karić received invitation from International Table Tennis Federation. [13]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Pavao Jozić | Individual C7 |  Shuo (CHN)L 0–3 |  Salmin (BRA)L 2–3 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Helena Dretar Karić | Individual C3 | Xue Juan (CHN) L 1–3 | Duman (TUR) W 3–1 | — | 2 | Kánová (SVK) L 1–3 | Did not advance | |||
| Anđela Mužinić | Individual C3 |  Sigala (MEX)W 3–0 |  Brunelli (ITA)W 3–1 |  Blanco (ARG)W 3–0 | 1 | Bye |  Ji-yu (KOR)L 1–3 | Did not advance | ||
| Helena Dretar Karić Anđela Mužinić | Team C1–3 | — | Turkey (TUR) W 2–0 | South Korea (KOR) L 0–2 | Did not advance | | ||||
Para taekwondo makes its debut appearance in the Paralympic programme, Ivan Mikulić qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via World Ranking. [14]
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ivan Mikulić | Men's +75 kg | Bye |  Alaoui (MAR)W 28–11 |  Medell (USA)W 28–9 | — |  Aziziaghdam (IRI)L 10–12 | | |
Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 173 table tennis players. Table tennis had appeared at the Summer Olympics on eight previous occasions beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Croatia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Japan competed as the host nation of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in their capital Tokyo from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
India competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984, though they made their official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics. This was India's most successful Paralympic season with 5 golds 8 silvers and 6 bronzes. Before this edition, India had won 12 medals of all previous Paralympics appearances combined.
China competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1984. China sent 251 athletes to the Games and competed in 20 of the 22 sports except Equestrian and Wheelchair rugby.
Argentina competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Spain competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was Spain's fourteenth appearance at the Paralympic Games. During the Games, Spanish athletes settled 4 World records and 1 Paralympic record.
Thailand competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's tenth appearance at the Paralympic Games.
France competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Poland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Chile competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Peru competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Indonesia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020, the Games were rescheduled for 24 August to 5 September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Austria competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Hong Kong competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Slovakia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
The Czech Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
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