Croatia at the Mediterranean Games

Croatia at the
Mediterranean Games
Croatia at the; Mediterranean Games
IOC code	CRO
NOC	Croatian Olympic Committee
Medals; Ranked 11th	Gold57Silver69Bronze79Total205
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
	1993 ; 1997 ; 2001 ; 2005 ; 2009 ; 2013 ; 2018 ; 2022 ;
Other related appearances
	Yugoslavia (1951–1991)

Last updated July 08, 2022

Croatia has competed at every celebration of the Mediterranean Games since the 1993 Mediterranean Games. As of 2022, Croatian athletes have won a total of 205 medals.

Medal count

Total		57	69	79	205	11
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1993 Languedoc-Roussillon	93	9	6	19	34	6
1997 Bari	239	6	16	10	32	6
2001 Tunis	138	6	6	6	18	9
2005 Almería	201	5	10	11	26	11
2009 Pescara	164	5	12	11	28	11
2013 Mersin	100	11	7	9	27	9
2018 Tarragona	99	9	5	3	17	9
2022 Oran	105	6	7	10	23	12

Multiple medal winners

The following list only contains medal winners for Croatia as an independent country.

Athlete	Sex	Sport	Years	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Tamara Boroš	F	Table tennis	1997–2005	3	1	0	4
Stjepan Janić	M	Canoeing	2005–2009	2	1	1	4
Katarina Maloča	F	Basketball	1997–2005	2	1	0	3
Emilija Podrug	F	Basketball	1997–2005	2	1	0	3
Vanda Baranović	F	Basketball	1997–2001	2	0	0	2
Davor Dominiković	M	Handball	1997–2001	2	0	0	2
Amra Đapo	F	Basketball	1997–2001	2	0	0	2
Mirza Džomba	M	Handball	1997–2001	2	0	0	2
Jasminka Francki	F	Shooting	1993	2	0	0	2
Slavko Goluža	M	Handball	1993–2001	2	0	0	2
Matea Jelić	F	Taekwondo	2018–2022	2	0	0	2
Božidar Jović	M	Handball	1997–2001	2	0	0	2
Mario Kelentrić	M	Handball	1997–2001	2	0	0	2
Igor Kos	M	Handball	1997–2001	2	0	0	2
Valter Matošević	M	Handball	1997–2001	2	0	0	2
Maja Murić	F	Tennis	1993	2	0	0	2
Goran Perkovac	M	Handball	1993–1997	2	0	0	2
Sandra Perković	F	Athletics	2013–2018	2	0	0	2
Slavica Pretreger	F	Basketball	1997–2001	2	0	0	2
Sanja Jovanović	F	Swimming	2001–2013	1	2	3	6
Miloš Milošević	M	Swimming	1993–2001	1	2	0	3
Marko Strahija	M	Swimming	1997–2001	1	2	0	3
Indira Botica	F	Handball	1993–1997	1	1	0	2
Klaudija Bubalo	F	Handball	1993–1997	1	1	0	2
Božena Erceg	F	Basketball	2001–2005	1	1	0	2
Šime Fantela	M	Sailing	2009–2013	1	1	0	2
Igor Marenić	M	Sailing	2009–2013	1	1	0	2
Jasenka Marohnić	F	Basketball	2001–2005	1	1	0	2
Tina Mihelić	F	Sailing	2009–2013	1	1	0	2
Snježana Petika	F	Handball	1993–1997	1	1	0	2
Vanja Rogulj	M	Swimming	2001	1	1	0	2
Suzana Skoko	F	Shooting	1993–1997	1	1	0	2
Tonči Stipanović	M	Sailing	2009–2013	1	1	0	2
Marko Banović	M	Rowing	1993–1997	1	0	1	2
Bernarda Brčić	F	Volleyball	2013–2018	1	0	1	2
Samanta Fabris	F	Volleyball	2013–2018	1	0	1	2
Sanja Popović	F	Volleyball	2009–2018	1	0	1	2
Mirna Rajle	F	Rowing	2005–2009	1	0	1	2
Nenad Žugaj	M	Wrestling	2009–2013	1	0	1	2
Zoran Primorac	M	Table tennis	1993–1997	0	3	1	4
Andrej Gaćina	M	Table tennis	2009	0	2	0	2
Vjekoslav Kobešćak	M	Water polo	1993–1997	0	2	0	2
Gordan Kožulj	M	Swimming	1997–2005	0	2	0	2
Ognjen Kržić	M	Water polo	1993–1997	0	2	0	2
Robert Seligman	M	Gymnastics	2013–2018	0	2	0	2
Roko Tošić	M	Table tennis	2005–2009	0	2	0	2
Vera Begić	F	Athletics	2005–2009	0	1	1	2
Igor Boraska	M	Rowing	1993–1997	0	1	1	2
Krešimir Čač	M	Swimming	1997	0	1	1	2
Marta Čakić	F	Basketball	2005–2009	0	1	1	2
Tihomir Franković	M	Rowing	1993–1997	0	1	1	2
Jelena Ivezić	F	Basketball	2005–2009	0	1	1	2
Anđa Jelavić	F	Basketball	2005–2009	0	1	1	2
Mirna Mazić	F	Basketball	2005–2009	0	1	1	2
Matea Mezak	F	Tennis	2005	0	1	1	2
Ivan Mladina	M	Swimming	2001	0	1	1	2
Mirela Šikoronja	F	Table tennis	1993	0	1	1	2
Saša Špirelja	M	Shooting	1993–1997	0	1	1	2
Neven Žugaj	M	Wrestling	2009–2013	0	1	1	2
Dorotea Bralić	F	Swimming	1993	0	0	2	2
Jurica Grabušić	M	Athletics	2005–2009	0	0	2	2
Mladenka Malenica	F	Shooting	1997	0	0	2	2

List of flag bearers

#	Event year	Flag bearer	Sport
8	2022	Lucija Lesjak Tin Srbić	Karate Gymnastics
7	2018	Josip Glasnović	Shooting
6	2013	Giovanni Cernogoraz	Shooting
5	2009	Filip Ude	Gymnastics
4	2005	Drago Vuković	Handball
3	2001	Miloš Milošević	Swimming
2	1997
1	1993	Deni Lušić	Water polo

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