Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Croatia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Previously, Croatian athletes had competed for Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games.

Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CRO
NOC	Croatian Olympic Committee
Website	www.hoo.hr (in Croatian and English)
in Barcelona
Competitors	39 (36 men and 3 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Goran Ivanišević
Medals Ranked 44th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Austria (1900)  Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Croatia men's national basketball team Dražen Petrović Velimir Perasović Danko Cvjetičanin Toni Kukoč Vladan Alanović Žan Tabak Stojko Vranković Alan Gregov Franjo Arapović Arijan Komazec Aramis Naglić Dino Rađa	Basketball	Men's tournament	8 August
Bronze	Goran Ivanišević Goran Prpić	Tennis	Men's doubles	5 August
Bronze	Goran Ivanišević	Tennis	Men's singles	6 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	0	2
Basketball	12	0	12
Boxing	1	–	1
Canoeing	4	0	4
Equestrian	1	0	1
Rowing	7	0	7
Sailing	3	0	3
Shooting	1	3	4
Table tennis	2	0	2
Tennis	2	0	2
Wrestling	1	–	1
Total	36	3	39

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Branko Zorko	1500 m	3:44.47	3 Q	—		3:39.71	7	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ivan Mustapić	Javelin throw	77.50	17	Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary round

The top four places in each of the preliminary round groups advanced to the eight team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams.

Group A

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
United States	5	0	579	350	+229	10
Croatia	4	1	423	400	+23	9
Brazil	2	3	420	463	−43	7	1–0
Germany	2	3	369	432	−63	7	0–1
Angola	1	4	324	392	−68	6	1–0
Spain	1	4	398	476	−78	6	0–1

July 26 22:30

Croatia	93–76	Brazil
Scoring by half: 55–40, 38–36

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

July 27 20:30

Croatia	70–103	United States
Scoring by half: 37–54, 33–49

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

July 29 22:30

Croatia	88–79	Spain
Scoring by half: 45–42, 43–37

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

July 31 20:30

Croatia	99–78	Germany
Scoring by half: 46–41, 53–37

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

August 2 11:30

Croatia	73–64	Angola
Scoring by half: 27–38, 46–26

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

Quarterfinals

August 4 14:30

Croatia	98–65	Australia
Scoring by half: 41–31, 57–34

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

Semifinals

August 6 16:30

Croatia	75–74	CIS
Scoring by half: 30–40, 45–34

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

Gold medal game

August 8 22:00

Croatia	85–117	United States
Scoring by half: 42-56, 43–61

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

Roster

• Vladan Alanović
• Franjo Arapović
• Danko Cvjetičanin
• Alan Gregov
• Arijan Komazec
• Toni Kukoč
• Aramis Naglić
• Velimir Perasović
• Dražen Petrović
• Dino Rađa
• Stojko Vranković
• Žan Tabak

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Željko Mavrović	Heavyweight	Mark Hulstrom (DEN) W 8-2	Danell Nicholson (USA) L 6-9	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Athlete	Event	Preliminary				Final
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Best	Rank
Danko Herceg	Men's C-1	128.55	13	120.41	7	120.41	9
Stjepan Perestegi		151.19	27	136.90	20	136.90	23

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechages		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Zvonimir Krznarić	K-1 500 m	1:46.46	5 Q	1:43.40	5	Did not advance
	K-1 1000 m	3:54.02	6 Q	3:36.77	5	Did not advance
Vlado Poslek	C-1 1000 m	4:09.77	5 Q	4:05.86	4 Q	4:16.99	7	Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final
			Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Total		Round 1		Round 2		Total
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Hermann Weiland	Dufy 2	Individual	30.50	56	21.50	65	DNF		52.00	72	Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals C-D		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marko Perinović Zlatko Buzina	Coxless pair	6:14.37	1 Q	BYE				6:47.87	6 Q	6:37.57	10
Aleksandar Fabijanić Marko Banović Ninoslav Saraga Sead Marušić Goran Puljko	Coxed four	6:31.19	4 R	6:18.09	3 FB	—				6:08.52	7

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Karlo Kuret	Finn	22	19	14	20	16	23	10	137.0	22

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Bojan Grego Sebastijan Miknić	Flying Dutchman	22	22	14	21	5	DND	DND	145.0	22

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Jasminka Francki	50 metre rifle three positions	578	12	Did not advance
	10 metre air rifle	390	15	Did not advance
Mirela Skoko	25 m pistol	578	8 Q	677	4
	10 m air pistol	380	11	Did not advance
Suzana Skoko	50 metre rifle three positions	580	6 Q	678,7	5
	10 metre air rifle	388	23	Did not advance

Open

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Željko Vadić	Trap	139	33	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Zoran Primorac	Men's singles	Yair Nathan (PER) W 2-0 (21:7, 21:8)	Jim Butler (USA) W 2-0 (21:16, 21:14)	Tomáš Janči (TCH) W 2-0 (21:18, 21:10	1 Q	Kim Taek-Soo (KOR) L 2-3 (21:19, 21:13, 20:22, 8:21,12:21)	Did not advance
Zoran Primorac Dragutin Šurbek	Men's doubles	Choi Gyong-Sob Li Gun-Sang (PRK) W 2-0 (21:11, 21:18)	Lü Lin Wang Tao (CHN) L 1-2 (21:16, 9:21, 9:21)	Yair Nathan Walter Nathan (PER) W 2-0 (21:15, 21:1)	2	—	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dragan Jurilj	Men's −76 kg	Al-Qaimi (KUW) L 2–3	Did not advance
Miet Filipović	Women's −55 kg	Knol (MEX) L 2-6	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Goran Ivanišević	Singles	Bernardo Mota (POR) W 6:2, 6:2, 6:7, 4:6, 6:3	Paul Haarhuis (NED) W 6:7, 6:2,1:6, 6:3, 6:2	Jakob Hlasek (SUI) W 3:6, 6:0, 4:6, 7:6, 9:7	Fabrice Santoro (FRA) W 6:7, 6:7, 6:4, 6:4, 8:6	Marc Rosset (SUI) L 3:6, 5:7, 2:6	Did not advance
Goran Prpić	Singles	Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) W 6:4, 4:6, 6:3, 7:5	Andrei Cherkasov (EUN) L 4:6, 7:6, 4:6, 3:6	Did not advance
Goran Ivanišević Goran Prpić	Doubles	—	Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans (NED) W 2:6, 6:4, 6:2, 6:2	Suharyadi Suharyadi Bonit Wiryawadi (INA) W 7:5, 6:2, 6:2	Ramesh Chrishnan Leander Paes (IND) W 7:6, 5:7, 6:4, 6:3	Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval (RSA) L 6:7, 6:3, 3:6, 6:2, 2:6	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool							Final round
		Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Rank	Final round Result	Rank
Stipe Damjanović	−100 kg	Ion Ieremciuc (ROU) L 0-7	Andrzej Wroński (POL) L 0-6	—				6	Did not advance

References

1. Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics

• sports-reference
• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database