Croatia at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Croatia at the Olympics
IOC code	CRO
NOC	Croatian Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 47th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 20 21 18 59
Summer appearances
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
Austria (1900)  Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Croatia first joined the Olympic Games as an independent country in 1992. Since then, Croatian athletes have taken part in every Olympic Games.

The group in charge of the Olympics for Croatia is the Croatian Olympic Committee. This committee was started in 1991 and officially recognized in 1993.

Croatian athletes have won many medals! They have earned forty-seven medals at the Summer Olympic Games. Some famous winners include rowers Martin Sinković and Valent Sinković, who won gold medals in 2016, 2020, and 2024. The men's handball team also won gold in 1996 and 2004. Discus-thrower Sandra Perković won gold in 2012, 2016, and 2024.

At the Winter Olympic Games, Janica Kostelić is a superstar. She won six medals, including four gold, between 2002 and 2006. Her brother, Ivica, won four silver medals in 2006, 2010, and 2014. Jakov Fak also won a bronze medal in 2010.

Olympic Medals Won by Croatia

Croatia has won medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Let's look at how many medals they've won over the years and in different sports.

Summer Olympics: Medals by Year

Games	Athletes	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	did not participate
1900 Paris	as part of  Austria (AUT)
1904 St. Louis	did not participate
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp	as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG)
1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles
1936 Berlin
1948 London
1952 Helsinki
1956 Melbourne
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona	39	0	1	2	3	44
1996 Atlanta	84	1	1	0	2	45
2000 Sydney	88	1	0	1	2	49
2004 Athens	81	1	2	2	5	44
2008 Beijing	105	0	2	3	5	59
2012 London	110	3	1	2	6	26
2016 Rio de Janeiro	87	5	3	2	10	17
2020 Tokyo	59	3	3	2	8	26
2024 Paris	73	2	2	3	7	30
2028 Los Angeles
Total		16	15	17	48	48

Winter Olympics: Medals by Year

Games	Athletes	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
1924 Chamonix	as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG)
1928 St. Moritz
1932 Lake Placid
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1948 St. Moritz
1952 Oslo
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
1960 Squaw Valley
1964 Innsbruck
1968 Grenoble
1972 Sapporo
1976 Innsbruck
1980 Lake Placid
1984 Sarajevo
1988 Calgary
1992 Albertville	4	0	0	0	0	–
1994 Lillehammer	3	0	0	0	0	–
1998 Nagano	6	0	0	0	0	–
2002 Salt Lake City	14	3	1	0	4	12
2006 Turin	22	1	2	0	3	16
2010 Vancouver	19	0	2	1	3	21
2014 Sochi	11	0	1	0	1	25
2018 Pyeongchang	19	0	0	0	0	–
2022 Beijing	11	0	0	0	0	-
2026 Milan/Cortina	future event
Total		4	6	1	11	28

Summer Olympics: Medals by Sport

Croatia has won medals in many different sports at the Summer Olympics. Rowing, athletics, and handball are some of their strongest sports.

Winter Olympics: Medals by Sport

In the Winter Olympics, Croatia's main success has been in alpine skiing.

Croatian Olympic Medalists

Here is a list of Croatian athletes who have won medals at the Olympic Games since 1992.

Summer Olympics Medalists

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event	Date
2 Silver	Men's basketball team Dražen Petrović Velimir Perasović Danko Cvjetičanin Toni Kukoč Vladan Alanović Franjo Arapović Žan Tabak Stojko Vranković Alan Gregov Arijan Komazec Dino Rađa Aramis Naglić (Team coached by Petar Skansi)	1992 Barcelona	Basketball	Men's tournament	6 August 1992
3 Bronze	Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević Goran Prpić	1992 Barcelona	Tennis	Men's doubles	5 August 1992
3 Bronze	Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević	1992 Barcelona	Tennis	Men's singles	6 August 1992
1 Gold	Men's handball team Patrik Ćavar Valner Franković Slavko Goluža Bruno Gudelj Vladimir Jelčić Božidar Jović Nenad Kljaić Venio Losert Valter Matošević Zoran Mikulić Alvaro Načinović Goran Perkovac Iztok Puc Zlatko Saračević Irfan Smajlagić Vladimir Šuster (Team coached by Velimir Kljaić)	1996 Atlanta	Handball	Men's tournament	4 August 1996
2 Silver	Men's water polo team Maro Balić Perica Bukić Damir Glavan Igor Hinić Vjekoslav Kobešćak Joško Kreković Ognjen Kržić Dubravko Šimenc Siniša Školneković Ratko Štritof Renato Vrbičić Tino Vegar Zdeslav Vrdoljak (Team coached by Bruno Silić)	1996 Atlanta	Water polo	Men's tournament	28 July 1996
1 Gold	Pešalov, NikolajNikolaj Pešalov	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's 62 kg	17 September 2000
3 Bronze	Igor Francetić Tihomir Franković Tomislav Smoljanović Nikša Skelin Siniša Skelin Krešimir Čuljak Igor Boraska Branimir Vujević Silvijo Petriško	2000 Sydney	Rowing	Men's eight with coxswain	24 September 2000
1 Gold	Men's handball team Venio Losert Vlado Šola Valter Matošević Nikša Kaleb Ivano Balić Blaženko Lacković Vedran Zrnić Igor Vori Davor Dominiković Mirza Džomba Drago Vuković Slavko Goluža Goran Šprem Denis Špoljarić Petar Metličić (Team coached by Lino Červar)	2004 Athens	Handball	Men's tournament	29 August 2004
2 Silver	Skelin, NikšaNikša Skelin Siniša Skelin	2004 Athens	Rowing	Men's coxless pair	21 August 2004
2 Silver	Draganja, DujeDuje Draganja	2004 Athens	Swimming	Men's 50 metre freestyle	20 August 2004
3 Bronze	Ančić, MarioMario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić	2004 Athens	Tennis	Men's doubles	20 August 2004
3 Bronze	Pešalov, NikolajNikolaj Pešalov	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's 69 kg	18 August 2004
2 Silver	Blanka Vlašić	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's high jump	23 August 2008
2 Silver	Ude, FilipFilip Ude	2008 Beijing	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse	17 August 2008
3 Bronze	Pejčić, SnježanaSnježana Pejčić	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Women's 10 metre air rifle	9 August 2008
3 Bronze	Zubčić, MartinaMartina Zubčić	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg	21 August 2008
3 Bronze	Šarić, SandraSandra Šarić	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg	22 August 2008
1 Gold	Sandra Perković	2012 London	Athletics	Women's discus throw	4 August 2012
1 Gold	Giovanni Cernogoraz	2012 London	Shooting	Men's trap	6 August 2012
1 Gold	Men's water polo team Josip Pavić Damir Burić Miho Bošković Nikša Dobud Maro Joković Petar Muslim Ivan Buljubašić Andro Bušlje Sandro Sukno Samir Barač Igor Hinić Paulo Obradović Frano Vićan (Team coached by Ratko Rudić)	2012 London	Water polo	Men's tournament	12 August 2012
2 Silver	David Šain Martin Sinković Damir Martin Valent Sinković	2012 London	Rowing	Men's quadruple sculls	3 August 2012
3 Bronze	Zaninović, LucijaLucija Zaninović	2012 London	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg	8 August 2012
3 Bronze	Men's handball team Venio Losert Ivano Balić Domagoj Duvnjak Blaženko Lacković Marko Kopljar Igor Vori Jakov Gojun Zlatko Horvat Drago Vuković Damir Bičanić Denis Buntić Mirko Alilović Manuel Štrlek Ivan Čupić Ivan Ninčević (Team coached by Slavko Goluža)	2012 London	Handball	Men's tournament	12 August 2012
1 Gold	Josip Glasnović	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Shooting	Men's trap	8 August 2016
1 Gold	Martin Sinković Valent Sinković	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Rowing	Men's double sculls	11 August 2016
1 Gold	Sandra Perković	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's discus throw	16 August 2016
1 Gold	Šime Fantela Igor Marenić	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Sailing	Men's 470	17 August 2016
1 Gold	Sara Kolak	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	18 August 2016
2 Silver	Damir Martin	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Rowing	Men's single sculls	13 August 2016
2 Silver	Tonči Stipanović	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Sailing	Men's laser	16 August 2016
2 Silver	Men's water polo team Josip Pavić Damir Burić Antonio Petković Luka Lončar Maro Joković Luka Bukić Xavier García Andro Bušlje Sandro Sukno Ivan Krapić Anđelo Šetka Marko Macan Marko Bijač (Team coached by Ivica Tucak)	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Water polo	Men's tournament	20 August 2016
3 Bronze	Filip Hrgović	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight	19 August 2016
3 Bronze	Blanka Vlašić	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's high jump	20 August 2016
1 Gold	Jelić, MateaMatea Jelić	2020 Tokyo	Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg	26 July 2021
1 Gold	Martin Sinković Valent Sinković	2020 Tokyo	Rowing	Men's coxless pair	29 July 2021
1 Gold	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	2020 Tokyo	Tennis	Men's doubles	30 July 2021
2 Silver	Marin Čilić Ivan Dodig	2020 Tokyo	Tennis	Men's doubles	30 July 2021
2 Silver	Tonči Stipanović	2020 Tokyo	Sailing	Men's laser	1 August 2021
2 Silver	Srbić, TinTin Srbić	2020 Tokyo	Gymnastics	Men's horizontal bar	3 August 2021
3 Bronze	Kanaet, ToniToni Kanaet	2020 Tokyo	Taekwondo	Men's 80 kg	26 July 2021
3 Bronze	Damir Martin	2020 Tokyo	Rowing	Men's single sculls	30 July 2021
1 Gold	Matić, BarbaraBarbara Matić	2024 Paris	Judo	Women's 70 kg	31 July 2024
1 Gold	Martin Sinković Valent Sinković	2024 Paris	Rowing	Men's coxless pair	2 August 2024
2 Silver	Vekić, DonnaDonna Vekić	2024 Paris	Tennis	Women's singles	3 August 2024
2 Silver	Men's water polo team Marko Bijač Rino Burić Loren Fatović Luka Lončar Maro Joković Luka Bukić Ante Vukičević Marko Žuvela Jerko Marinić Kragić Josip Vrlić Matias Biljaka Konstantin Kharkov Toni Popadić (Team coached by Ivica Tucak)	2024 Paris	Water polo	Men's tournament	11 August 2024
3 Bronze	Maričić, MiranMiran Maričić	2024 Paris	Shooting	Men's 10 metre air rifle	29 July 2024
3 Bronze	Perković, SandraSandra Perković	2024 Paris	Athletics	Women's discus throw	5 August 2024
3 Bronze	Lena Stojković	2024 Paris	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg	7 August 2024

Winter Olympics Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event	Date
1 Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's combined	14 February 2002
1 Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom	20 February 2002
1 Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom	22 February 2002
2 Silver	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G	17 February 2002
1 Gold	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Women's combined	18 February 2006
2 Silver	Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G	20 February 2006
2 Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2006 Turin	Alpine skiing	Men's combined	14 February 2006
2 Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Men's combined	21 February 2010
2 Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom	27 February 2010
3 Bronze	Fak, JakovJakov Fak	2010 Vancouver	Biathlon	Men's sprint	14 February 2010
2 Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	2014 Sochi	Alpine skiing	Men's combined	14 February 2014

Croatian Athletes with Multiple Medals

These athletes have won more than one Olympic medal for Croatia since it became an independent country.

See Also

• List of flag bearers for Croatia at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Croatia
• Croatia at the Paralympics
• Milan Neralić
• List of Yugoslav Olympic medalists