Croatia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Croatia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Croatian Olympic Committee (, HOO) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 108 athletes, 64 men and 44 women, competed in 17 sports. Women's basketball, men's water polo, and handball were the only team-based sports in which Croatia had its representation in these Olympic Games. Among the sports played by athletes, Croatia also marked its Olympic debut in judo and fencing.

Croatian athletes featured two sets of twins (taekwondo jins Lucija and Ana Zaninović, and Greco-Roman wrestlers Neven and Nenad Žugaj). Table tennis player and Olympic silver medalist Zoran Primorac became the first Croatian athlete to participate in seven Olympic Games as an individual athlete (his first appearance competed under the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), and was also the oldest athlete of the team, at age 43. Venio Losert, captain of the men's handball team, was appointed by the committee to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.

Croatia left London with a total of 6 Olympic medals (3 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze). This was the nation's most successful Olympics, based on the most medals won at a single games. All gold medals, being the highest in the nation's Olympic history, were awarded for the first time in women's discus throw, men's trap shooting, and men's water polo.

Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Women's discus 4 August Shooting Men's trap 6 August Water polo Men's tournament 12 August Rowing Men's quadruple sculls 3 August Taekwondo Women's 49 kg 8 August Handball Men's tournament 12 August

Athletics

Croatian athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): Former high jump world champion Blanka Vlašić did not compete in the London Olympics due to injury problems, although she was qualified for the Games.

Key Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAndrás HaklitsHammer throw70.6130Did not advanceIvan HorvatPole vault5.3520Did not advanceMartin MarićDiscus throw62.8717Did not advanceNedžad MulabegovićShot put19.8618Did not advanceRoland VargaDiscus throw58.1736Did not advance

Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankNikolina Horvat400 m hurdles58.498Did not advanceLisa StublićMarathoncolspan=4 2:34:0352

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionSandra PerkovićDiscus throw65.743 Q69.11 NRAna ŠimićHigh jump1.8029Did not advance

Basketball

Croatia has qualified a women's team.

Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Women's tournament

Roster

Group play

Canoeing

Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankDinko MulićMen's K-1293.5822143.2820143.2822Did not advance

Cycling

Road AthleteEventTimeRankKristijan ĐurasekMen's road race5:46:3768Radoslav Rogina5:46:3741 Robert Kišerlovski was initially selected for road race, but he had to withdraw after he got injured on the 14th stage of Tour de France. As a consequence, Kristijan Đurasek was selected as a replacement. Đurasek's participation was later confirmed by IOC.

Fencing

Croatia has qualified 1 fencer.

Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankBojan JovanovićIndividual foil L 14–15Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankFilip UdePommel horse13.933colspan=4 13.93332Did not advance

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankTina ErcegAll-around13.46613.50012.83312.26652.06540Did not advance

Handball

Summary

TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCroatia men'sMen's tournamentW 31–21W 31–23W 26–19W 32–21W 30–251W 25–23L 22–25W 33–26Croatia women'sWomen's tournamentL 23–24W 28–23W 30–28W 27–26W 37–142L 22–25Did not advance7

Men's tournament

Roster

Group play

Quarter-final

Semifinal

Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

Roster

Group play

Quarter-final

Judo

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTomislav MarijanovićMen's −81 kgL 0001–0010Did not advanceMarijana MiškovićWomen's −63 kgL 0000–0001Did not advance

Rowing

Men

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMario VekićSingle sculls7:02.632 QFcolspan=2 7:05.784 SC/D7:33.511 FC7:27.6015Damir MartinDavid ŠainMartin SinkovićValent SinkovićQuadruple sculls5:09.381 SA/Bcolspan=2 colspan=2 6:03.391 FA5:44.78 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Croatia has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events.

Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112131415M*Luka MratovićRS:X24192620221114161836colspan=5 EL17021Tonči StipanovićLaser5620431813615colspan=5 16774Ivan Kljaković GašpićFinn33795637410colspan=5 8555Šime FantelaIgor Marenić470DSQ1391085151222colspan=5 2876Petar CupaćPavle Kostov49er131781513141741915173141219EL18117Dan LovrovićMarin Lovrović, Jr.Star8121615141314151215colspan=5 EL11616

Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Tina MihelićLaser Radial14122225172514131417EL14817Enia NinčevićRomana Župan470416131120118201914EL11517 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Thanks to the wins at the 2011 ISSF World Cup competitions, 2011 European Shooting Championships and 2012 European Championships for 10 m events, Croatia has earned five quota places in shooting events.

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankGiovanni CernogorazTrap1226 Q146 S/O 6 Bojan Đurković10 m air rifle59036Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions115235Did not advance50 m rifle prone5958 Q6987Anton GlasnovićTrap1225 Q1436Double trap11423Did not advancePetar Gorša10 m air rifle58643Did not advance

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSnježana Pejčić10 m air rifle39518Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions5846 Q681.95

Swimming

Croatian swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMario Todorović50 m freestyle22.7528Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSanja Jovanović100 m backstroke1:03.3836Did not advanceKim Daniela Pavlin200 m backstroke2:15:6733Did not advance200 m individual medley2:17:1730Did not advanceKarla Šitić10 km open watercolspan=4 1:58:54.711

Table tennis

Croatia has qualified four athletes for singles table tennis events. Based on his ITTF world rankings as of 16 May 2011 Zoran Primorac has qualified for the men's event.

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAndrej GaćinaMen's singlescolspan=2 W 4–0W 4–3L 2–4Did not advanceZoran Primoraccolspan=2 L 3–4Did not advanceCornelia MolnarWomen's singlesW 4–0L 1–4Did not advanceTian YuanW 4–0L 1–4Did not advance

Taekwondo

Croatia has ensured berths in the following events of taekwondo by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan:

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLucija ZaninovićWomen's −49 kgW 14–0 W 13–4L 7–19W 1–0 Did not advanceAna ZaninovićWomen's −57 kgL 11–14Did not advance

Tennis

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMarin ČilićMen's singlesW 7–6(6–5), 6–2L 4–6, 5–7Did not advanceIvan DodigL 4–6, 1–6Did not advanceIvo KarlovićWithdrew because of injury on 26 JulyMarin ČilićIvan DodigMen's doublesW 6–3, 6–4W 6–3, 6–2L 4–6, 4–6Did not advancePetra MartićWomen's singlesWithdrew because of injury on 27 July

Water polo

The Croatia men's national water polo team (13 athletes) qualified for the Olympic Games by reaching the semi-finals at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Summary

Men's tournament

Roster

Group play

Quarter-final

Semifinal

Gold medal match

Wrestling

Key - Victory by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNeven Žugaj−74 kgW 3–0 L 0–3 Did not advance10Nenad Žugaj−84 kgL 1–3 Did not advanceL 0–3 Did not advance14

References

Croatia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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