Croatia at the Summer Olympics
The team of Croatia at the 2004 Summer Olympics included 80 sportsmen in 14 sports, 30 members of expert teams, six Olympic Mission members, as well as three doctors and seven physiotherapists, organized by the Croatian Olympic Committee.
The flag of Croatia at the opening ceremony was carried by noted water polo player Dubravko šimenc who participated in three previous Olympic Games and won two medals, as well as various other medals in other tournaments.
The flag of Croatia at the closing ceremony was carried by noted rower Siniša Skelin who won a silver medal on these Olympic Games and participated in the two previous Olympic Games and won one other medal.
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Medals
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
- Handball, men: gold medal
- Tennis, men's doubles: bronze medal
- Weightlifting, men's 69kg: bronze medal
Results by event
Athletics
Women's high jump:
- Blanka Vlašić - finals, 1.93m, 11th place
Women's hammer throw:
- Ivana Brkljačić - 68.21 m, 13th place
Men's 110 metre hurdles:
- Jurica Grabušić - Round 1, 13.87 s (did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres:
- Branko Zorko - Round 1, 3:48.28 (did not advance)
Men's long jump:
- Sinisa Ergotic - Round 1, 7.77 metres (did not advance)
Men's shot put:
- Nedzad Mulabegovic - Round 1, 19.07 metres (did not advance)
- Edis Elkasevic - Round 1, 18.44 metres (did not advance)
Men's discus:
- Dragan Mustapic - Round 1, 54.66 metres (did not advance)
Men's javelin:
- Edi Ponos - Round 1, 71.43 metres (did not advance)
Men's hammer:
- Andras Haklits - Round 1, 74.43 metres (did not advance)
Handball
- CRO - ISL 34:30
- CRO - SLO 27:26
- CRO - KOR 29:26
- CRO - RUS 26:25
- CRO - ESP 30:22
- CRO - GRE 33:27
- CRO - HUN 33:31
- CRO - GER 26:24
1st place, gold medal
Rowing
Men's pair
- Siniša and Nikša Skelin: 6:32.64 — 2nd place — silver medal
Sailing
Finn class:
- Karlo Kuret — 4th place
Laser class:
- Mate Arapov — 14th place
Swimming
Men's 100 metre freestyle:
- Duje Draganja — 6th place
Men's 50 metre freestyle:
- Duje Draganja — 2nd place — silver medal
Men's 100 metre butterfly:
- Duje Draganja — 7th place
Men's 100 metre backstroke:
- Gordan Kožulj — 14th place
Men's 200 metre backstroke:
- Gordan Kožulj — 9th place
Table tennis
Women's couples:
- Kim/Kim (KOR) def. Tamara Boroš & Kornelija Vaida — 0:4, quarterfinals
Women's singles:
- Zhang Yining (CHN) def. Tamara Boroš — 0:4, quarterfinals
Tennis
Men's doubles:
- Mario Ančić & Ivan Ljubičić def. Bhupathi & Paes 7:6, 4:6, 16:14 — 3rd place
Water polo
- CRO - USA 6:7
- CRO - HUN 8:10
- CRO - RUS 8:9
- CRO - SCG 8:11
- CRO - KAZ 5:4
- CRO - EGY 12:1
- CRO - ITA 7:11
- CRO - AUS 7:8
10th place
Weightlifting
Men's category up to 69 kg:
- Nikolai Peshalov — 3rd place — bronze medal
External link
- Croatian Olympic Committee (http://www.hoo.hr/)
Categories: Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics