Croatia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Croatia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]

Croatia at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCRO
NPCCroatian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.hpo.hr
in Tokyo
Competitors22 in 8 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1972–2000)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverVelimir ŠandorAthleticsMen's discus throw F5229 August
 SilverIvan KatanušićAthleticsMen's discus throw F642 September
 SilverIvan MikulićTaekwondoMen's +75 kg4 September
 BronzeAnđela Mužinić
Helena Dretar Karić		Table tennisWomen's team – Class 1–31 September
 BronzeDino SinovčićSwimmingMen's 100 metre backstroke S63 September
 BronzeMikela RistoskiAthleticsWomen's long jump T203 September
 BronzeDeni ČerniAthleticsMen's shot put F334 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics8210
Boccia101
Judo011
Shooting101
Swimming314
Table tennis123
Taekwondo101
Triathlon101
Total16622

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Three Croatian athletes (Ivan Katanušić, Miljenko Vučić, Matija Sloup and Mikela Ristoski) successfully qualified for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit.[4] Zoran Talić, Deni Černi, Velimir Šandor, Marijan Presečan, Ana Gradečak and Vladimir Gašpar will also compete.[5]

Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Miljenko Vučić Men's shot put F11 13.17 4
Deni Černi Men's shot put F33 11.25 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Matija Sloup Men's shot put F40 10.60 4
Marijan Presečan Men's shot put F53 7.53 6
Velimir Šandor Men's discus throw F52 19.98 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ivan Katanušić Men's discus throw F64 55.06 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vladimir Gašpar Men's javelin throw F41 36.54 7
Zoran Talić Men's long jump T20 6.82 5
Ana Gradečak Women's shot put F41 8.07 8
Mikela Ristoski Women's long jump T20 5.46 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Boccia
Main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Davor Komar get a ticker for Croatia in Individual BC4 events.

Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Davor Komar Mixed individual BC4  Lau (HKG)
L 3–4		  Strehársky (SVK)
W 5–2		  Levine (CAN)
W 8–2		 2 Did not advance

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Lucija Brešković received invitation from IBSA.[6]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Lucija Brešković −70 kg  Uluçam (TUR)
L 00–10		 Did not advance  Zabrodskaia (RPC)
L 00–10		 Did not advance 7

Paratriathlon
Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Antonio Franko qualified for PTS4 event as one of the top nine ranked athletes on the ITU Paralympic Qualification Ranking List.[7]

Athlete Event Swim (0.75 km) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Time Rank
Antonio Franko Men's PTS4 11:16 2:08 31:47 1:19 19:19 1:05:49 5

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Damir Bošnjak P1 Men's 10m air pistol SH1 544 - 6x 22 Did not advance
P3 Mixed 25m air pistol SH1 554 - 12x 17 Did not advance
P4 Mixed 50m air pistol SH1 497 - 5x 32 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Three Croatian swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS (Dino Sinovčić, Kristijan Vincetić, Tomi Brajša).[8][9] In July 2021, Paula Novina received invitation from World Para Swimming for 100m breaststroke SB8 event.[10]

Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Dino Sinovčić Men's 100 m freestyle S6 1:13.26 14 Did not advance
Men's 100 m backstroke S6 1:16.74 3 Q 1:15.74 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tomi Brajša Men's 50 m freestyle S4 48.33 17 Did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle S4 3:32.14 12 Did not advance
Kristijan Vincetić Men's 100 m butterfly S9 1:02.68 9 Did not advance
Paula Novina Women's 100 m breaststroke SB8 1:31.62 9 Did not advance

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Croatia entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Anđela Mužinić qualified via World Ranking allocation.[11] In May 2021, after withdrawal of current European champion in M7, the Regional Slot has been reallocated to Pavao Jozić.[12] In June 2021, Helena Dretar Karić received invitation from International Table Tennis Federation.[13]

Men
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Pavao Jozić Individual C7  Shuo (CHN)
L 0–3		  Salmin (BRA)
L 2–3		 3 Did not advance
Women
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
Helena Dretar Karić Individual C3  Xue Juan (CHN)
L 1–3		  Duman (TUR)
W 3–1		 — 2  Kánová (SVK)
L 1–3		 Did not advance
Anđela Mužinić Individual C3  Sigala (MEX)
W 3–0		  Brunelli (ITA)
W 3–1		  Blanco (ARG)
W 3–0		 1 Bye  Ji-yu (KOR)
L 1–3		 Did not advance
Helena Dretar Karić
Anđela Mužinić		 Team C1–3 —  Turkey (TUR)
W 2–0		  South Korea (KOR)
L 0–2		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Para taekwondo makes its debut appearance in the Paralympic programme, Ivan Mikulić qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via World Ranking.[14]

Athlete Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ivan Mikulić Men's +75 kg Bye  Alaoui (MAR)
W 28–11		  Medell (USA)
W 28–9		 —  Aziziaghdam (IRI)
L 10–12		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

See also

References
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  2. "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games | IPC". Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  4. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
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  6. "Lucija Brešković dobila pozivnicu za Tokio". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 12 July 2021.
  7. "Franko prvi hrvatski triatlonac na Paraolimpijskim igrama". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 5 July 2021.
  8. "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-17.
  9. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  10. "Mlada Paula dobila pozivnicu za nastup na POI u Tokiju". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 3 July 2021.
  11. "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
  12. "Pavao Jozić evidentni kandidat za PI Tokyo 2020". hpo.hr (in Croatian). 27 May 2021.
  13. "Helena Dretar Karić dobila pozivnicu za Tokyo". hpo.hr (in Croatian). 28 June 2021.
  14. "Athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020 World Rankings" (PDF). Taekwondo Oezer. 1 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-09.
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