Croatian flag

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.

Medals

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Croatia	1	2	2	5

• Handball, men: gold medal

• Swimming, men's 50 m freestyle: silver medal
• Rowing, men's pair: silver 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 discus:

• Vera Begic - Round 1: 57.31 metres

Women's hammer throw:

• Ivana Brkljačić - 68.21 m, 13th place
• Sanja Gavrilovic - Round 1: 56.79 metres

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)

Boxing

Croatia sent two boxers to Athens. Both lost their first matches.

Light Heavyweight (81kg)

• Mario Sivolija
  1. Round of 32 - Lost to Edgar Ramon Munoz Mata of Venezuela, 31-23

Heavyweight (91kg)

• Vedran Djipalo
  1. Round of 16 - Lost to Adam Forsyth of Australia, 32-22

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

Men's: 10th place

• Preliminary round: 1-4-0
  • CRO - USA 6:7
  • CRO - HUN 8:10
  • CRO - RUS 8:9
  • CRO - SCG 8:11
  • CRO - KAZ 5:4
• Classification 7-12: Defeated Egypt, 12-1
• Classification 7-10: Lost to Italy, 11-7
• Classification 9/10: Lost to Australia, 8-7

Weightlifting

Men's category up to 69 kg:

• Nikolai Peshalov — 3rd place — bronze medal

Officials

• President: Zlatko Matesa
• Secretary General: Ivica Stosic-Miocic

External link

• Croatian Olympic Committee