Croatia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.
Croatia is represented by 73 competitors (58 male and 15 female) in 15 sports, with a total delegation of 157 people.
Croatia concluded the Summer Olympics with two golds, two silvers and three broze medals.
Medalists
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Barbara Matić Judo Women's 70 kg Valent SinkovićMartin Sinković Rowing Men's coxless pair Donna Vekić Tennis Women's singles Croatia men's national water polo teamWater polo Men's tournament Miran Maričić Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle Sandra Elkasević Athletics Women's discus throw Lena Stojković Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
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Medals by sportSport TotalJudo1001Shooting0011Rowing1001Tennis0101Water polo0101Athletics0011Taekwondo0011Total2237 | width="22%" align="left" valign="top"|
Medals by genderGenderTotalMale1113Female1124Total2237 | width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | Medals by dateDate Total29 July001131 July10012 August10013 August01015 August00117 August001111 August0101Total2237
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 4 5 9Boxing 1 0 1Canoeing 1 1 2Cycling 1 0 1Gymnastics 2 0 2Handball 14 0 14Judo 1 2 3Rowing 5 0 5Sailing 4 2 6Shooting 3 0 3Swimming 2 1 3Table tennis 3 1 4Taekwondo 2 1 3Tennis 2 2 4Water polo 13 0 13Total 58 15 73
Athletics
Croatian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):
Track and road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankBojana BjeljacWomen's marathon 2:41:13 71Matea Parlov Koštro
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankFilip PravdicaMen's long jump8.045 Q7.909Filip MihaljevićMen's shot put20.7514Did not advanceMartin MarkovićMen's discus throw62.3116Did not advanceMatija GregurićMen's hammer throw73.6917Did not advanceSandra ElkasevićWomen's discus throw65.632 Q67.51Marija Tolj59.8723Did not advanceSara KolakWomen's javelin throw64.572 Q63.404
Boxing
Croatia entered one boxer into the Olympic tournament. Gabrijel Veočić scored an outright quarterfinal victory to secure a spot in the men's middleweight division at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGabrijel VeočićMen's 80 kgW 5–0L 0–5Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom Croatia entered one single boat into the slalom competition, for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankMatija MarinićMen's C-191.61398.44991.613 Q98.827 Q100.358
Kayak cross AthleteEventTime trialRank Round 1 Repechage Heat Quarterfinal SemifinalFinalPositionPositionPositionPositionPositionPositionRankMatija MarinićMen's KX-174.80273 R2 Q4Did not advance32
Sprint Croatian canoeists qualified one boats in the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnamaria GovorčinovićWomen's K-1 500 m1:55.514 QF1:52.924 SF1.53:137Did not advance Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
BMX Croatia entered one BMX rider to compete in the men's freestyle, by finishing in the top six at the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series.
AthleteEventSeedingFinalScoreRankScoreRankMarin RantešMen's freestyle76.2911Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Croatia entered two male gymnasts into the Games. Tin Srbić directly secured his quota to compete at the Olympics by being the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the horizontal bar exercise at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium; meanwhile, Aurel Benović qualified through the final ranking of 2024 Apparatus World Cup Series.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankAurel BenovićFloor13.766colspan=5 13.76628Did not advanceVaultcolspan=3 14.733colspan=2 14.7333 Qcolspan=3 14.900colspan=2 14.9005Tin SrbićHorizontal barcolspan=5 14.60014.6004 Qcolspan=5 11.33311.3338
Handball
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCroatia men'sMen's tournamentW 30–29L 29–31W 31–26L 27–38L 31–325Did not advance9
Men's tournament
Croatia men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Hanover, Germany.
Team roster
Group play
Judo
Croatia qualified three judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Zlatko Kumrić (men's heavyweight, 100 kg), Katarina Krišto (women's half-middleweight, 63 kg) and Barbara Matić (women's middleweight, 70 kg) got qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankZlatko KumrićMen's –100 kgL 00–10Did not advanceKatarina KrištoWomen's –63 kgW 10–00W 01–00W 10–00L 00–11L 00–105Barbara MatićWomen's –70 kgW 10–00W 10–00W 10–00W 01–00
Rowing
Croatian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDamir MartinMen's single sculls6:54.832 QFcolspan=2 6:53.552 SA/B6:58.236 FB 6:57.7711 Valent SinkovićMartin SinkovićMen's coxless pair6:35.281 SA/B colspan="2" colspan=2 6:29.981 FA6:23.66 Anton LončarićPatrik LončarićMen's double sculls6:24.623 SA/Bcolspan=2 colspan=2 6:49.51 6 FB 6:26.04 12 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
Croatian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands; and 2024 ILCA European Championships in Athens, Greece.
Elimination events AthleteEventOpening SeriesFinal SeriesFinal rank1234567891011121314151617181920Net PointsRankQFSF1SF2SF3SF4SF5SF6F1F2F3F4F5F6Palma ČargoWomen's IQFoil1714341381591999(25)(25)1colspan=6 12112Did not advance12Martin DolencMen's Formula Kite14131358colspan=9 colspan=4 5314 Did not advance14
Medal race events AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112M*Filip JurišićMen's ILCA 7134131242814colspan=2 colspan=2 EL11519Šime FantelaMihovil FantelaMen's 49er1212134621581021(22)1079Elena VorobevaWomen's ILCA 6518163124138colspan=2 18976 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Croatian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankPetar GoršaMen's 50 m rifle 3 positions58331Did not advanceMen's 10 m air rifle629.88 Q165.66Miran MaričićMen's 50 m rifle 3 positions58526Did not advanceMen's 10 m air rifle631.34 Q230.0Giovanni CernogorazMen's trap1227Did not advance
Swimming
Croatian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT):
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJere HribarMen's 50 m freestyle 22.08 22Did not advanceNikola MiljenićMen's 100 m freestyle 49.34 33Did not advanceMen's 100 m butterfly 53.32 30Did not advanceJana PavalićWomen's 50 m freestyle 25.24 25Did not advance
Table tennis
Croatia entered a full squad of male athletes and one female single player into the Games. Croatian men's senior team qualified by virtue of the results as the three highest team, not yet qualified, through the final ITTF teams ranking; meanwhile one women's qualified for the games through the world ranking.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAndrej GaćinaMen's singlescolspan=1 W 4–1L 0–4Did not advanceTomislav Pucarcolspan=1 W 4–0 L 0–4Did not advanceAndrej GaćinaTomislav PucarFilip ZeljkoMen's teamcolspan=3 L 0–3Did not advanceIvana MalobabićWomen's singlescolspan=1 L 3–4Did not advance
Taekwondo
Croatia qualified three athlete to compete at the games. Ivan Šapina and Lena Stojković qualified for Paris 2024 by finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in their respective divisions. Meanwhile, the third athlete, Marko Golubić, qualified for the Games after his semifinal victory at the 2024 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarko GolubićMen's −68 kgW 3–0, 10–2L 6–8, 11–9, 10–18Did not advanceIvan ŠapinaMen's +80 kgW 7–1, 10–1W 3–5, 13–7, 5–3L 12–5, 8–9, 6–9L 1–6, 0–95Lena StojkovićWomen's −49 kgW 0–0, 6–5W 3–3, 7–3, 4–1L 0–8, 5–11W 1–0, 5–3
Tennis
Croatia entered four tennis players into the Olympic tournament.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNikola MektićMate PavićMen's doublesL 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]Did not advancePetra MartićWomen's singlesL 4–6, 3–6Did not advanceDonna VekićW 6–2, 7–5W 6–3, 6–4W 7–6(9–7), 6–2W 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(10–8)W 6–4, 6–0L 2–6, 3–6Donna VekićMate PavićMixed doublesalign=center colspan=2Withdrew due to Vekić wanting to focus on her singles event
Water polo
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCroatia men'sMen's tournamentW 11–8L 11–14W 11–8W 14–13L 11–144 QW 10–8W 9–8L 11–13
Men's tournament
Croatia men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
See also Croatia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics Croatia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
References