Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Participant (Croatia)

CRO

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Athletes from Croatia took part in the 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the seventh participation in the Summer Olympics as an independent state. The Croatian Olympic Committee nominated 87 athletes in 14 sports.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the handball player Venio Losert .

Medals

Medal table

Medal table Croatia
space	sport				total
1	athletics	1	-	-	1
	shoot	1	-	-	1
	Water polo	1	-	-	1
4th	rowing	-	1	-	1
5	Handball	-	-	1	1
	Taekwondo	-	-	1	1
Total		3	1	2	6th

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Sandra Perković	Discus throwing	Discus throwing
Giovanni Cernogoraz	shoot	Disc Trap
National water polo team	Water polo	Water polo

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Damir Martin Martin Sinković Valent Sinković David Šain	rowing	Double foursome men

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Lucija Zaninović	Taekwondo	Taekwondo women, class up to 49 kg
National handball team	Handball	Handball

Participants by sport

basketball

competition	Women
Athletes	Sandra Mandir Anđa Jelavić Antonija Mišura Lisa Ann Karcić Emanuela Salopek Marija Vrsaljko Iva Ciglar Ana Lelas Iva Slišković Mirna Mazić Luca Ivanković Jelena Ivezić
Trainer	Stipe Bralić
Group stage	USA (56:81) People's Republic of China (58:83) Czech Republic (70:89) Angola (75:56) Turkey (65:70)
Quarter finals	eliminated
Semifinals
final
placement	-

fencing

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Bojan Jovanović	Foil single	Daniel Gomez	14:15	eliminated										36

Handball

competition	Women	Men
Athletes	Jelena Grubišić Miranda Tatari Dijana Jovetić Andrea Šerić Anita Gaće Nikica Pušić-Koroljević Lidija Horvat Kristina Franić Andrea Penezić Ivana Jelčić Ivana Lovrić Maja Zebić Vesna Milanović Liter Sonja Bašić	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
Trainer	Vladimir Canjuga	Slavko Goluža
Group stage	Brazil 23:24 (10: 9) Angola 28:23 (13:11) Russia 30:28 (15:15) Montenegro 27:26 (12:12) Great Britain 37:14 (17: 6)	South Korea 31:21 (14: 8) Serbia 31:23 (13: 9) Hungary 26:19 (11: 9) Denmark 32:21 (14: 9) Spain 30:25 (11:10)
Quarter finals	Spain 22:25 (12:13)	Tunisia 25:23 (11:12)
Semifinals	eliminated	France 22:25 (10:12)
final		Game for 3rd place: Hungary 33:26 (19:14)
placement	-	bronze

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Hope round semifinals		Semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Marijana Mišković	Class up to 63 kg	bye		Yoshie Ueno	000-001	eliminated										9
Men
Tomislav Marijanović	Class up to 81 kg	bye		Avtandil Tschrikishvili	001 - 010	eliminated										-

canoe

Canoe slalom

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		Time (s)	rank	Time (s)	rank	Time (s)	rank
Men
Dinko Mulić	K-1	143.28	22nd	eliminated				22nd

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Nikolina Horvat	400 m hurdles	58.49 s	8th	eliminated				36
Lisa Stublić	marathon	-		-		2:34:03 h	52	52

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Sandra Perković	Discus throwing	65.74 m	3	69.11 m (NR)	1	gold
Ana Simic	high jump	1.80 m	29	eliminated		29
Men
Ivan Horvat	Pole vault	5.35 m	20th	eliminated		20th
András Haklits	Hammer throwing	70.61 m	30th	eliminated		30th
Martin Marić	Discus throwing	62.87 m	17th	eliminated		17th
Roland Varga	Discus throwing	58.17 m	36	eliminated		36
Nedžad Mulabegović	Shot put	19.86 m	18th	eliminated		18th

Cycling

Street

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Men
Kristijan Đurasek	Road racing	5:46:37 h	68
Radoslav Rogina	Road racing	5:46:37 h	41

Wrestling

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		Round of Hope quarterfinals		Hope round semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Greco-Roman style men
Neven Žugaj	Class up to 74 kg	Islam Talba	3-0	Emin Əhmədov	0: 3	eliminated												10
Nenad Žugaj	Class up to 84 kg	bye		Karam Gaber	1: 3	eliminated						Mélonin Noumonvi	0: 3	eliminated				14th

rowing

Athletes	competition	leader			Reunion			Quarter finals			Semifinals			final		rank
		time	rank	qualification	time	rank	qualification	time	rank	qualification	time	rank	qualification	time	rank
Mario Vekic	One	7: 02.36 min	2	Quarter finals	-			7: 05.78 min	4th	Semifinals D.	7: 33.51 min	1	Finale C	7: 27.60 min	15th	15th
Damir Martin Martin Sinković Valent Sinković David Šain	Double fours	5: 39.08 min	1	Semi-finals A / B	-			-			6: 03.39 min	1	Finale A	5: 44.78 min	2	silver

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		Rings / discs	rank
		Rings / discs	rank	Rings / discs	rank
Women
Snježana Pejčić	Sports rifle three-position fight 50 meters	584	4th	97.9	4th	681.9	5
Snježana Pejčić	Air pistol 10 meters	395	18th	eliminated		395	18th
Men
Giovanni Cernogoraz	Disc Trap	122	5	24 + 6	1	146	gold
Anton Glasnović	Disc Trap	122	5	21st	3	143	6th
Anton Glasnović	Double trap	114	23	eliminated		114	23
Bojan Đurković	Small caliber rifle lying 50 meters	595	8th	103	7th	698.0	7th
Bojan Đurković	Small caliber rifle, three-position fight, 50 meters	1152	35	eliminated		1152	35
Bojan Đurković	Air pistol 50 meters	590	36	eliminated		590	36
Petar Gorša	Small caliber rifle lying 50 meters	586	43	eliminated		586	43

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Sanja Jovanović	100 m back	1: 03.38 min	36	eliminated				36
Kim Daniela Pavlin	200 m back	2: 15.67 min	33	eliminated				33
Kim Daniela Pavlin	200 m back	2: 15.67 min	33	eliminated				33
Kim Daniela Pavlin	200 m freestyle	2: 17.17 min	30th	eliminated				30th
Karla Šitić	10 km of open water	-				1: 58: 54.7 h	12	12
Men
Mario Todorović	50 m freestyle	22.75 s	28	eliminated				28

sailing

Fleet Race

Athletes	competition	qualification		Medal Race		Points	rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Tina Mihelic	Laser Radial	148	17th	eliminated			17th
Enia Ninčević Romana Župan	470s	115	17th	eliminated			17th
Men
Luka Mratović	Windsurfing RS: X	170	21st	eliminated			21st
Tonči Stipanović	laser	61		16		77	4th
Šime Fantela Igor Marenić	470s	85		2		87	6th
Ivan Kljaković Gašpić	Finn dinghy	57		8th		55	5
Petar Cupać Pavle Kostov	49er	181	17th	eliminated			17th
Dan Lovrović Marin Lovrović Junior	Star boat	116	16	eliminated			16

Taekwondo

Athletes	competition	Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		Hope round semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Lucija Zaninović	Class up to 49 kg	Catherine Kang	14: 0	Carola López	13: 4	Wu Jingyu	7:19	-		Janet Alegría	6: 5	eliminated		bronze
Ana Zaninović	Class up to 57 kg	Mayu Hamada	11:14	eliminated										11

tennis

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Petra Martić	singles	not started because of an injury
Men
Marin Čilić	singles	Jürgen Melzer	7: 6 6 , 6: 2	Lleyton Hewitt	4: 6, 5: 7	eliminated
Ivan Dodig	singles	Juan Martín del Potro	4: 6, 1: 6	eliminated
Ivo Karlović	singles	not started because of an injury
Marin Čilić Ivan Dodig	Double	-		Juan Sebastián Cabal Santiago Giraldo	6: 3, 6: 4	Johan Brunström Robert Lindstedt	6: 3, 6: 2	David Ferrer Feliciano López	4: 6, 4: 6	eliminated

Table tennis

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		3rd round		4th round		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Cornelia Molnar	singles	Lily Zhang	4-0	Kim Jong	1: 4	eliminated										33
Tian Yuan	singles	Berta Rodríguez	4-0	Georgina Póta	1: 4	eliminated										33
Men
Andrej Gaćina	singles	-		Jörgen Persson	4-0	Alexander Shibayev	4: 3	Chuang Chih-Yuan	2: 4	eliminated						9
Zoran Primorac	singles	-		El-Sayed Lashin	3: 4	eliminated										33

do gymnastics

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Tina Erceg	All-around	52.065	40	eliminated
Men
Filip Ude	Pommel horse	13,933	32	eliminated

Water polo

competition	Men
Athletes	Josip Pavić Damir Burić Miho Bošković Nikša Dobud Maro Joković Petar Muslim Frano Vićan Andro Bušlje Sandro Sukno Samir Barač Igor Hinić Paulo Obradović Ivan Buljubašić
Trainer	Ratko Rudić
Group stage	Greece (8: 6) Spain (8: 7) Italy (11: 6) Australia (11: 6) Kazakhstan (12: 4)
Quarter finals	USA (8: 2)
Placement games	-
Semifinals	Montenegro (7: 5)
final	Italy (8: 6)
placement	gold

Web links

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• Nation profile on the 2012 Olympic Games official website