Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport () is the highest recognition that Republic of Croatia gives for extraordinary achievements and contributions of remarkable meaning for the development of sport in Croatia. It is named after Croatian writer, sports activist and popularizer Franjo Bučar.
The award has been given since 1991. It came as successor of awards of the Socialist Republic of Croatia: Majska nagrada fizičke kulture and Republička nagrada fizičke kulture, which were awarded annually since 1962.
This award is given to professional and public workers in the area of sport, sportsmen, legal and physical entities the perform sports activity, as well as other entities whose work is meritorious for the development of sport.
Winners Year Award for Life Achievement Yearly Award 1991 Mirko Novosel Danijela Bilbija Perica Bukić Tomislav Crnković Jasminka Francki Dragutin Magić Josip Modrić Danira Nakić Goran Prpić Josip Šporer RK Lokomotiva Zagreb (women's handball club) Executive committee of 1990 European Championships in Athletics, Split Kayak club Belišće, Belišće 1992 Franjo Frntić Vladimir Findak Mladen Horvat Goran Ivanišević Marko Pećina Mihovil Rađa Vilko Sever Renato Vučetić Branko Zorko Croatian national basketball team (men) (Players: Dražen Petrović, Velimir Perasović, Danko Cvjetičanin, Toni Kukoč, Vladan Alanović, Franjo Arapović, Žan Tabak, Stojko Vranković, Alan Gregov, Arijan Komazec, Dino Rađa, Aramis Naglić, Head coach: Petar Skansi Croatian national bowling team (women) RK Zagreb Lotto, Zagreb Water polo club Jadran-Koteks, Split 1993 Miljenko Finderle Boris Lalić Krsto Mesić Milivoj Obad Renco Posinković Zoran Primorac Suzana Skoko Milan Tumara ATP Tour Tournament Croatia Open Umag 1994 Herman Vukušić Dinko Beaković Filip Ćurković Mihovil Dorčić Giuseppe Giergia Dragan Milanović Miloš Milošević Anton Tucak Coxless pairs VK Gusar, Split Rowing club Gusar, Split 1995 Rudolf Carek Nikola Turk Nikola Grabić Valter Ivančić Iva Majoli Željko Mavrović Elida Ružić Tomislav Šepec Eduard Šrajer Perica Vlašić Croatian national canoe-slalom team Basketball club Zadar Sports Union of Međimurje County 1996 prof. dr. Milan Blašković Marijan Malović Željko Bosek Anto Dragić Krešimir Horvat Ivan Janjić Velimir Kljajić Radovan Lipovšćak Krešimir Pleša Mirjana Ružnjak Siniša Školneković Croatian national handball team (Players: Vladimir Jelčić, Goran Perkovac, Irfan Smajlagić, Božidar Jović, Alvaro Načinović, Vladimir Šujster, Bruno Gudelj, Nenad Kljaić, Iztok Puc, Zoran Mikulić, Patrik Ćavar, Venio Losert, Valner Franković, Slavko Goluža, Valter Matošević, Zlatko Saračević, Head coach: Velimir Kljajić Croatian national Water polo team (Players: Maro Balić, Perica Bukić, Damir Glavan, Igor Hinić, Vjekoslav Kobeščak, Joško Kreković, Ognjen Kržić, Dubravko Šimenc, Siniša Školneković, Ratko Štritof, Renato Vrbičić, Tino Vegar, Zdeslav Vrdoljak, Head coach Zoran Matutinović RK Podravka, Koprivnica 1997 Filip Ćurković Zdravko Kovačević Davor Crnobori Barbara Jelić Anton Jurman Tomislav Karlo Vlatko Mamić Vlatko Matijević Eva Morandini - Plovanić Robert Prosinečki Rudolf Sabljak Ana Sršen Zdenko Uzorinac Ivan Varvodić 1998 prof. dr Josip Marić prof. dr Boris Volščanšek Miroslav Blažević Ante Čavar Dražen Funtak Vlaho Kojaković Željko Mataja Milka Milinković prof. dr Zlatko Šimenc Davor Šuker Men's Quadruple Sculls HVK Gusar from Split Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup ( Dražen Ladić, Petar Krpan, Anthony Šerić, Igor Štimac, Goran Jurić, Slaven Bilić, Aljoša Asanović, Robert Prosinečki, Davor Šuker, Zvonimir Boban, Silvio Marić, Marijan Mrmić, Mario Stanić, Zvonimir Soldo, Igor Tudor, Ardian Kozniku, Robert Jarni, Zoran Mamić, Goran Vlaović, Dario Šimić, Krunoslav Jurčić, Vladimir Vasilj, coach Miroslav Blažević, coach Branko Ivanković, assistant coach Ivan Katalinić, director Vedran Rožić, secretary Zorislav Srebrić, medics dr Boris Nemec and dr Mladen Čepulić, physios Tomislav Vrbnjak and Bojan Radanović, economs Željko Mesić and Mladen Pilčić) * Croatian hiking club Petehovec from Delnice Rowing club Jadran from Zadar. 1999 Vladimir Findak Katica Ileš Ante Bućo Miroslav Delaš Zvonimir Konjević Neven Kovačević Gordan Kožulj Lovro Manestar Boris Polić Paskval Skelin Vinko Tomljanović Ninoslav Saraga and Oliver Martinov (Men's Coxless Pair of Croatian national rowing team) Croatia national Table Tennis team Organising Committee 1999 Military World Games in Zagreb 2000 Miloš Marković Matija Ljubek (posthumously) Nikolaj Pešalov Niko Pulić Milivoj Bebić Jasminka Čelik Željko Klarić Ivan Kos Bojan Matković Ante Tešija Ivo Vidović Marijan Vugrinčić Men's eight of Croatian national rowing team (Igor Francetić, Tihomir Franković, Tomislav Smoljanović, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čuljak, Igor Boraska, Branimir Vujević, and coxswain Silvije Petriško) Water polo club Jug from Dubrovnik 2001 prof. dr Zlatko Šimenc mr sc. Slavko Podgorelec Igor Čulin Zdenko Jajčević dr Dabiša Ježina Branko Kenfelja-Vincek Andro Knego dr Tugomir Krmpotić Ante Ledić Zina Urlić Tamara Boroš Janica Kostelić Croatian national handball team (deaf) Table Tennis club Večernji list from Zagreb 2002 prof. dr Žarko Dolinar Krešimir Ćosić (posthumously) Dražen Petrović (posthumously) Zvonimir Boban Nikola Bralić Siniša Ergotić Ivica Kostelić prof. dr Branimir Kuleš Vedran Pavlek Veljko Rogošić Dubravko Šimenc Lidija Vekić Milan Zekanović Croatian Bocce Federation Sports club of High School Petar Preradović from Virovitica 2003 Milan Antolković Vicko Lučić prof. dr sc. Mate Bartoluci Blaženka Birolla Lino Červar Antun Fijala Ante Kostelić Nikola Kristić Marija Iveković Branka Pereglin Dino Rađa Mihovil Rajević Petar Skansi Nataša Vezmar 2004 prof. dr sc. Miro Mihovilović Antun Vrdoljak Ivano Balić Antun Čilić Duje Draganja Đurđa Fočić–Šourek Karlo Kuret Ivan Ljubičić and Mario Ančić Emil Pravdić Nikša Skelin and Siniša Skelin Mihovil Španja Croatia men's national handball team 2004 (Players: Ivano Balić, Davor Dominiković, Mirza Džomba, Slavko Goluža, Nikša Kaleb, Blaženko Lacković, Venio Losert, Valter Matošević, Petar Metličić, Vlado Šola, Denis Špoljarić, Goran Šprem, Igor Vori, Vedran Zrnić, Drago Vuković; coach Lino Červar; assistant coach Irfan Smajlagić; technical director Ivica Udovičić; physio Stanislav Peharec; physio Milorad Sakradžija) Croatian Handball Federation Water polo club Šibenik 2005 Irislav Dolenec Vicko Šoljan Joško Berket Ivan Fattorini Radica Jurkin Stjepan Korbar Zlatko Kranjčar Ivan Lovreković Zvonimir Miloš Božikov Jelica Pavličić–Štefančić Dado Pršo Robert Seligman Mile Smodlaka Table Tennis club Donat from Zadar 2006 Nikola Jurković Stjepan Korbar Veljko Rogošić Athletic club for disabled persons Agram from Zagreb Dinko Bravar Josip Čop Elvis Fatović Danijela Grgić Emil Hofman Miroslav Kotarac Marin Mišura Goran Sukno Žarko Susić Sailing club Uskok from Zadar Blanka Vlašić 2007 Miroslav Blažević Ante Pavlović Žarko Susić Slaven Bilić Ivana Brkljačić Ivo Cipci Nataša Drenčić Jerković Marijan Klanac Tomislav Paškvalin Ratko Rudić Damir Škaro Andrija Vekić Zdeslav Vrdoljak Dinko Vuleta Croatian Water Polo Federation 2008 Ivo Cipci Željko Mataja Josip Modrić Branimir Budetić Igor Koprivnikar Darko Kralj Boško Lozica Matej Mamić Vlatko Marković Snježana Pejčić Mirna Rajle-Brođanac Sandra Šarić Filip Ude Martina Zubčić Croatian Association of Health Staff in Basketball 2009 Zdravko Baršnik Ivan Janjić Renato Vučetić Vinko Bajrović Vladimir Canjuga Slavko Goluža Erna Hawelka Rađenović Duško Klisović Fredi Kramer Dražen Mađarević Ruža Markešić Nikola Perković Zorislav Srebrić Marko Strahija Sport diving club Zadar 2010 Josip Čorak Darko Dujmović Velimir Kljaić (posthumously) Samir Barač Mateo Beusan Josip Ćuk prim. dr. Božidar Fučkar Igor Hinić Ivan Ivančić Marinko Mikulandra Sandra Perković Željko Štefanac Goran Vrbanac Vladimir Vujnović Swimming club Korčula 2011 prim. dr. Ivan Fattorini prof. dr. sc. Dragan Milanović Vinko Tomljanović Ozren Bonačić Aldo Buršić Ivo Dragić Ivan Kljaković-Gašpić prof. dr. sc. Igor Jukić Lovre Kalašić Ivan Laljak Tina Mihelić Duško Mrduljaš Ana Zaninović Lucija Zaninović Union of Sport Associations of the City of Osijek 2012 Ivan Ivančić Željko Pavličević Zorislav Srebrić Giovanni Cernogoraz Marinko Mikalundra Damir Burić Ratko Rudić Vladimir Papić Josip Pavić Mikela Ristoski Krunoslav Sabolić Tonči Stipanović Zoran Talić Toni Tomas Stjepan Vučković Zdenko Zorko Quadruple Sculls Team (Valent Sinković, Martin Sinković, Damir Martin, and David Šain) 2013 Jozo Alebić Erna Hawelka Rađenović Fredi Kramer Đurđica Bjedov Gabrilo Nikša Dobud Ivan Drviš Josip Glasnović Janko Goleš Davorin Klobučar Arno Longin Zdravko Malić Roko Mikelin Opara Marijo Možnik Sandro Sukno Croatian Rowing Federation 2014 Vinko Bajrović Anto Ćavar Giuseppe Giergia Milka Babović Mirko Barišić Šime Fantela Edo Fantela Zdenko Kobeščak Zlatko Lukić Igor Marenić Sandra Paović Martin Sinković Valent Sinković Ana Šimić Croatian Kinesiology Association 2015 dr. sc. Gojko Arneri (posthumously) Đurđica Bjedov Gabrilo Janko Goleš Filip Hrgović Leonard Pijetraj Jurica Gizdić izv. prof. dr. sc. Vladimir Braco Janković Kristijan Vincetić Frano Vićan Jurica Carić Ivo Karlović Maša Martinović Damir Erceg Damir Martin Ronald Lopatny Gymnastics Society Osijek - Žito 2016 dr. Ivo Vidović (posthumously) Jelica Pavličić-Štefančić Luciano Sušanj Zoran Veselinović Maro Joković Andro Bušlje Bono Bošnjak Marija Anzulović Veselin Đuho Sanja Jovanović Goran Čolak Velimir Šandor Mirela Šikoronja Ivančin Danial Temim Croatian Women's Table Tennis Team (Anđela Mužinić and Helena Dretar Karić) 2017 Zdenko Zorko Zdravko Hebel (posthumously) Zina Urlić Deni Lušić Dina Levačić Edi Stipić Edo Pezzi Igor Boraska Ivica Tucak Jozo Jakelić Luka Lončar Ratko Kovačić Tihomir Franković Valentina Pereglin Vlado Lisjak 2018 izv. prof. dr. sc. Vladimir Braco Janković Milka Babović Mate Parlov (posthumously) Zlatko Dalić Luka Modrić Josip Bilić Tin Srbić Ivo Trumbić Miho Bošković Dino Sinovčić Neven Bertičević Boško Božić Vjekoslav Šafranić Petra Deša Croatian National Football Team (Players: Danijel Subašić, Lovre Kalinić, Dominik Livaković, Vedran Ćorluka, Domagoj Vida, Ivan Strinić, Dejan Lovren, Šime Vrsaljko, Josip Pivarić, Tin Jedvaj, Duje Ćaleta-Car, Luka Modrić, Ivan Rakitić, Mateo Kovačić, Marcelo Brozović, Milan Badelj, Filip Bradarić, Mario Mandžukić, Ivan Perišić, Nikola Kalinić, Andrej Kramarić, Ante Rebić, Marko Pjaca, Head coach: Zlatko Dalić) 2019 Zdenko Kobešćak Duško Antunović Zdravko Malić Darko Berljak Vlaho-Mišo Asić Miran Martinac Laura Štefanac Tomislav Krističević Zoran Roje Klaudija Bubalo Filip Grgić Enrico Marotti Nikola Plećaš Croatian Davis Cup Team (men) (Players: Marin Čilić, Borna Ćorić, Franko Škugor, Mate Pavić, Ivan Dodig, Nikola Mektić, Captain: Željko Krajan) 2020 Ivo Trumbić Petar Skansi Ante Kostelić Pero Kuterovac Bruno Bošnjak Mimi Vurdelja Slaven Zambata Stojko Vrnaković Slavko Cvitković Paulo Obradović Neven Šavora Željan Konsuo Rea Hraski Matija Gubica 2021 Željko Klarić Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović Đurđa Fočić Šourek Matea Jelić prof. dr. sc. Boris Labar Damir Šolman Željko Jerkov prof. dr. sc. Slavko Trninić Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić Anđela Mužinić Helena Dretar Karić Nenad Šoštarić prof. dr. sc. Damir Knjaz Croatian Taekwondo Federation 2022 Nikola Plećaš Boško Lozica Edo Pezzi Branka Batinić Marko Bljač Nataša Muždalo Žana Lelas (posthumously) Nikola Pilić