Croatia at the Olympics

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Croatia at the
Olympics
IOC codeCRO
NOCCroatian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoo.hr (in Croatian and English)
Medals
Gold
15
Silver
16
Bronze
13
Total
44
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Austria (1900)
 Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Croatia took part in the Olympic Games for the first time as an its own nation in 1992. It has taken part in every Games since then. Before 1992, Croatian athletes competed for Yugoslavia at the Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for Croatia is the Croatian Olympic Committee. It was created in 1991. The IOC accepted the committee in 1993.

Croatian athletes have won 23 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. They won gold medals by the men's handball team in 1996 and 2004. At the Winter Olympic Games, Janica Kostelić won six medals (four gold) between 2002 and 2006. Her brother Ivica won several silver medals (in 2006 and 2010). Jakov Fak won a bronze in 2010.

Summer Olympic Games[change | change source]

Results by Games[change | change source]

Year Sports Competitors Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1992 Barcelona 12 39 0 1 2 3
1996 Atlanta 14 84 1 1 0 2
2000 Sydney 12 91 1 0 1 2
2004 Athens 14 81 1 2 2 5
2008 Beijing 15 105 0 2 3 5
2012 London 110 3 1 2 6 25
Total 6 7 10 23 57

Medals per sport[change | change source]

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Alpine skiing 4 5 0 9
Athletics 1 1 0 2
Basketball 0 1 0 1
Biathlon 0 0 1 1
Gymnastics 0 1 0 1
Handball 2 0 1 3
Rowing 0 2 1 3
Shooting 1 0 1 2
Swimming 0 1 0 1
Taekwondo 0 0 3 3
Tennis 0 0 3 3
Water polo 1 1 0 2
Weightlifting 1 0 1 2
Total 10 12 11 33

Winter Olympic Games[change | change source]

Results by Games[change | change source]

Year Sports Competitors Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1992 Albertville 4 3 0 0 0 0
1994 Lillehammer 3 2 0 0 0 0
1998 Nagano 2 6 0 0 0 0
2002 Salt Lake City 5 14 3 1 0 4
2006 Turin 6 24 1 2 0 3
2010 Vancouver 4 19 0 2 1 3
Total 4 5 1 10

Medals per sport[change | change source]

Sport Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
Alpine skiing 4 5 0 9
Biathlon 0 0 1 1
Total 4 5 1 10

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