Croatia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Croatia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the post-Yugoslav era. The Croatian Olympic Committee (Template:Langx, HOO) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since its debut in 1992. A total of 81 athletes, 66 men and 15 women, competed in 14 sports. Men's water polo, and men's handball were the only team-based sports in which Croatia had its representation in these Olympic Games.

The Croatian team featured three Olympic medalists from Sydney: rowers and brothers Nikša and Siniša Skelin, and four-time Olympian and defending weightlifting champion Nikolaj Pešalov in the men's lightweight class. Table tennis player and Olympic silver medalist Zoran Primorac became the first Croatian to participate in five Olympic Games as an individual athlete (his first appearance competed under the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Former Bosnian athlete and discus thrower Dragan Mustapić served as the team captain and oldest member of the team at age 41, while backstroke swimmer Sanja Jovanović was youngest at age 17. Three-time Olympic water polo player and two-time medalist Dubravko Šimenc was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.<ref name=dsimenc>Template:Cite news</ref>

Croatia left Athens with a total of five medals (one gold, two silver, and two bronze), being considered as the nation's most successful Olympics in history based on the overall medal tally. All of these medals were awarded for the first time to the Croatian athletes in swimming, men's coxless pair in rowing, and men's tennis doubles. Meanwhile, Croatia men's handball team (led by team captain Venio Losert) proved particularly successful in Athens, as they beat the Germans for their only gold medal at these Games, adding it to their previous record from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Template:Gold medal	Template:Sortname Template:Columns-list	Handball	Men's tournament	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Template:Sortname	Swimming	Men's 50 m freestyle	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname	Rowing	Men's pair	Template:Dts
Template:Bronze medal	Template:Sortname	Weightlifting	Men's 69 kg	Template:Dts
Template:Bronze medal	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname	Tennis	Men's doubles	Template:Dts

Athletics

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Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jurica Grabušić	110 m hurdles	13.87	8	Did not advance
Branko Zorko	1500 m	3:48.28	10	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Siniša Ergotić	Long jump	7.77	26	Did not advance
Edis Elkasević	Shot put	18.44	36	Did not advance
András Haklits	Hammer throw	74.43	21	Did not advance
Nedžad Mulabegović	Shot put	19.07	29	Did not advance
Dragan Mustapić	Discus throw	54.66	34	Did not advance
Edi Ponoš	Javelin throw	71.43	33	Did not advance

Women

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Vera Begić	Discus throw	57.31	29	Did not advance
Ivana Brkljačić	Hammer throw	68.21	13	Did not advance
Sanja Gavrilović		56.79	45	Did not advance
Blanka Vlašić	High jump	1.95	7 Q	1.89	11

Boxing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Croatia sent two boxers to the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Marijo Šivolija	Light heavyweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 23–31	Did not advance
Vedran Đipalo	Heavyweight	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 22–32	Did not advance

Canoeing

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Slalom

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Danko Herceg	Men's C-1	103.84	7	100.33	3	204.17	6 Q	203.49	12	Did not advance
Dinko Mulić	Men's K-1	102.71	20	108.05	24	210.76	22	Did not advance

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Emanuel Horvatiček	Men's C-1 500 m	1:55.528	5 q	2:06.347	8	Did not advance
	Men's C-1 1000 m	4:27.662	7 q	4:24.604	7	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Equestrian

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Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Pepo Puch	Banville d'Ivoy	Individual	68.60	65	80.60	149.20	66	9.00	158.20	63	Did not advance			158.20	63

Handball

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Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Croatia men's	Men's tournament	Template:Hb W 34–30	Template:Hb W 27–26	Template:Hb W 29–26	Template:Hb W 26–25	Template:Hb W 30–22	1	Template:Hb W 33–27	Template:Hb W 33–31	Template:Hb W 26–24	Template:Gold01

Men's tournament

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Roster

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Group play

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Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Gold Medal Final

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Rowing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Croatian rowers qualified the following boats:

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nikša Skelin Siniša Skelin	Pair	7:01.28	2 SA/B	colspan=2 Template:N/a	6:23.57	2 FA	6:32.64	Template:Silver02
Igor Boraska Marko Dragičević Petar Milin Damir Vučičić	Four	6:34.05	4 R	5:58.48	3 SA/B	6:05.54	6 FB	5:57.36	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; R=Repechage

Sailing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Croatian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Karlo Kuret	Finn	6	2	10	8	12	18	7	5	3	3	5	61	4
Tomislav Bašić Petar Cupać	470	16	10	19	5	20	26	21	25	1	7	12	136	19

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Mate Arapov	Laser	6	11	2	22	OCS	13	3	25	29	25	3	139	14

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

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Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Mirela Skoko-Ćelić	10 m air pistol	381	15	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	569	=27	Did not advance

Swimming

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Croatian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nenad Buljan	400 m freestyle	4:02.76	37	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	15:56.54	29	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance
Krešimir Čač	200 m individual medley	2:05.33	34	Did not advance
Mario Delač	200 m freestyle	1:55.82	54	Did not advance
Duje Draganja	50 m freestyle	22.28	5 Q	22.19	8 Q	21.94 NR	Template:Silver02
	100 m freestyle	49.07	4 Q	49.14	6 Q	49.23	6
	100 m butterfly	52.56	6 Q	52.74	8 Q	52.46	7
Saša Imprić	400 m individual medley	4:32.02	32	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance
Gordan Kožulj	100 m backstroke	55.80	16 Q	56.02	14	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:00.94	12 Q	1:59.61	9	Did not advance
Vanja Rogulj	100 m breaststroke	1:03.16	26	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:18.81	37	Did not advance
Igor Čerenšek Mario Delač Duje Draganja Ivan Mladina	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:21.01	13	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Petra Banović	200 m freestyle	2:04.24	32	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:20.83	25	Did not advance
Anita Galić	400 m freestyle	4:26.09	37	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance
	800 m freestyle	9:10.91	28	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance
Sanja Jovanović	100 m backstroke	1:02.47	=17	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:15.01	16 Q	2:13.76	13	Did not advance
Smiljana Marinović	100 m breaststroke	1:11.00	20	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:32.52	17	Did not advance

Table tennis

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Three Croatian table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Zoran Primorac	Men's singles	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1–4	Did not advance
Tamara Boroš	Women's singles	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–0	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–4	Did not advance
Cornelia Vaida		Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–4	Did not advance
Tamara Boroš Cornelia Vaida	Women's doubles	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Two Croatian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sandra Šarić	Women's −67 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 2–5	Did not advance
Nataša Vezmar	Women's +67 kg	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 4–5	Did not advance

Tennis

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Croatia nominated three male and two female tennis players in the tournament.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mario Ančić	Men's singles	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1–6, 5–7	Did not advance
Ivo Karlović		Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 4–6	Did not advance
Ivan Ljubičić		Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–3, 6–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 7–6(7–3), 6–4	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 4–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić	Men's doubles	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), 7–5	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–6, 6–3, 9–7	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 5–7, 6–4, 4–6	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 16–14	Template:Bronze03
Jelena Kostanić	Women's singles	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 5–7, 1–6	Did not advance
Karolina Šprem		Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 7–5	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–3, 6–1	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 6–7(6–8), 1–6	Did not advance
Jelena Kostanić Karolina Šprem	Women's doubles	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 6–3, 6–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 3–6, 5–7	Did not advance

Water polo

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Men's tournament

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Roster

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Group play

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7th-12th Classification Quarterfinal

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7th-10th Classification Semifinal

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9th-10th Place Classification

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Weightlifting

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Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nikolaj Pešalov	Men's −69 kg	150	3	187.5	=2	337.5	Template:Bronze03

See also

• Croatia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
• Croatia at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• Croatian Olympic Committee

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