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 codeCRO
NOCCroatian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoo.hr (in Croatian and English)
in Barcelona
Competitors39 (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)
Other related appearances
 Austria (1900)
 Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverCroatia men's national basketball team
 BasketballMen's tournament8 August
 BronzeGoran Ivanišević
Goran Prpić		TennisMen's doubles5 August
 BronzeGoran IvaniševićTennisMen's singles6 August

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 202
Basketball 12012
Boxing 1–1
Canoeing 404
Equestrian 101
Rowing 707
Sailing 303
Shooting 134
Table tennis 202
Tennis 202
Wrestling 1–1
Total36339

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

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 States50579350+22910
 Croatia41423400+239
 Brazil23420463−4371–0
 Germany23369432−6370–1
 Angola14324392−6861–0
 Spain14398476−7860–1
July 26
22:30
Croatia  93–76  Brazil
Scoring by half: 55–40, 38–36
July 27
20:30
Croatia  70–103  United States
Scoring by half: 37–54, 33–49
July 29
22:30
Croatia  88–79  Spain
Scoring by half: 45–42, 43–37
July 31
20:30
Croatia  99–78  Germany
Scoring by half: 46–41, 53–37
August 2
11:30
Croatia  73–64  Angola
Scoring by half: 27–38, 46–26

Quarterfinals
August 4
14:30
Croatia  98–65  Australia
Scoring by half: 41–31, 57–34

Semifinals
August 6
16:30
Croatia  75–74  CIS
Scoring by half: 30–40, 45–34

Gold medal game
August 8
22:00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Croatia  85–117  United States 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Scoring by half: 42-56, 43–61

Roster

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

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 Fabjanić
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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
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