Xavier García Gadea is a Spanish-Croatian water polo player. He was a member of the Spanish national team between 1999 and 2013, finishing in sixth place at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifth at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and sixth again at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In 2003, García, then playing for CN Barcelona-Noferthe, ended up in fifth place with the national side at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in his home town of Barcelona.
Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 116 competitors, 107 men and 9 women, took part in 64 events in 14 sports.
Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.
Franjo Mihalić was a Croatian long-distance runner best known for his 1958 win at the Boston Marathon and his marathon silver medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Mihalić competed mostly in marathons, road races and cross country races, distinguishing himself by winning many top-level international competitions in the 1950s and setting a combined 25 Croatian and later Yugoslavian national records in long-distance track events between 5000 m and 25 km. In 1957, he became the inaugural winner of the Golden Badge, the award for the best sportsperson of Yugoslavia awarded by the daily Sport. He is regarded as the most accomplished male athlete in the history of Croatian, Serbian and Yugoslav track and field.
Athletes from the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 34 competitors, all men, took part in 21 events in 6 sports.
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 93 competitors, 78 men and 15 women, took part in 59 events in 13 sports.
Irfan "Pipe" Smajlagić is a Croatian former handball player and current handball coach, who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.
Franjo Arapović is a former Croatian basketball center - 7 ft 0.5 in (2.15 m) tall - who won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Four years earlier he was a member of the Yugoslavia national basketball team, that won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Igor Vori is a Croatian former handball player who competed for Croatia in the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medals, 2008 Summer Olympics, and 2012 Summer Olympics. He is an assistant coach in the Croatian national team.
Vedran Zrnić is a Croatian handball player. He is World champion from 2003 with the Croatian national team, and Olympic champion from 2004. He received a silver medal at the 2005 World championship.
Zoran Mikulić is a Croatian handball player.
Franjo Bučar was a Croatian writer and sports popularizer. He is considered to be the father of Croatian sport and olympism.
Franjo Fröhlich was a Yugoslav fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Tonči Stipanović is a Croatian sailor. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's laser class, finishing in 4th place. Stipanović won Croatia's first ever sailing Olympic medal when he came second overall to win silver in the men's laser class, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The men's Greco-Roman middleweight was one of thirteen wrestling events held as part of the wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held from August 2 to 5, and featured 17 wrestlers from 17 nations.
Franc Gartner was a Yugoslav cyclist, who rode for Hermes Ljubljana. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Franjo "Frane" Nonković is a retired Croatian water polo player. He was part of the Yugoslav teams that won a silver medal at the 1964 Olympics. Later in the 1960s–70s he became a successful water polo coach.
Franjo Krajčar was a Yugoslav long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Franjo Škrinjar was a Yugoslav long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics, placing 10th.
Franjo Palković was a Yugoslav wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman middleweight at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
