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Croatia at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Croatia – Flag bearersIOC code CRO NOC Croatian Olympic Committee Website www.hoo.hr (Croatian) Olympic history Summer Games 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 Winter Games 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 Other related appearances 
Austria (1896–1912)
Hungary (1896–1912)
Yugoslavia (1920–1988)Croatia competed at the Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation in 1992, and has participated in every Games since then. Previously, Croatian athletes had competed for Yugoslavia at the Olympics.
The National Olympic Committee for Croatia is the Croatian Olympic Committee, which was created in 1991 and recognized in 1993.
Croatian athletes have won seventeen medals at the Summer Olympic Games, including 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), and Jakov Fak won a bronze in 2010.
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Summer Olympic Games
Results by Games
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 Total 3 6 8 17 Medals per sport
Sport Medals Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 0 1 0 1 Basketball 0 1 0 1 Gymnastics 0 1 0 1 Handball 2 0 0 2 Rowing 0 1 1 2 Shooting 0 0 1 1 Swimming 0 1 0 1 Taekwondo 0 0 2 2 Tennis 0 0 3 3 Water Polo 0 1 0 1 Weightlifting 1 0 1 2 Total 3 6 8 17 Medalists
Winter Olympic Games
Results by Games
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
Sport Medals Gold Silver Bronze Total Alpine skiing 4 5 0 9 Biathlon 0 0 1 1 Total 4 5 1 10 Medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event 
GoldJanica Kostelić 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing Women's combined GoldJanica Kostelić 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom GoldJanica Kostelić 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing Women's slalom 
SilverJanica Kostelić 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing Women's Super-G SilverIvica Kostelić 2006 Turin Alpine skiing Men's combined GoldJanica Kostelić 2006 Turin Alpine skiing Women's combined SilverJanica Kostelić 2006 Turin Alpine skiing Women's Super-G 
BronzeJakov Fak 2010 Vancouver Biathlon Men's sprint SilverIvica Kostelić 2010 Vancouver Alpine skiing Men's combined SilverIvica Kostelić 2010 Vancouver Alpine skiing Men's slalom Flagbearers
- Summer Olympics
- Winter Olympics
Games Athlete Sport 1992 Albertville Tomislav Čižmešija Figure skating 1994 Lillehammer Vedran Pavlek Alpine skiing 1998 Nagano Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing 2002 Salt Lake City Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing 2006 Turin Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing 2010 Vancouver Jakov Fak Biathlon See also
- Category:Olympic competitors for Croatia
- Croatia at the Paralympics
- Milan Neralić
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
- "Croatian Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=CRO. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
External links
- (Croatian) Sportnet Bernard Jurišić: Tuđe nećemo - svoje ne damo (medals of Yugoslavia won by Croatian sportsmen), April 1, 2008, accessed September 30, 2010
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