Croatia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:	CRO
Npcname:	Croatian Paralympic Committee
Games:	Summer Paralympics
Year:	2008
Location:	Beijing
Competitors:	25
Flagbearer:	Marija Iveković
Rank:	37
Gold:	3
Silver:	1
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1992
See also:	(1972–1988)

Croatia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country's delegation consisted of 25 competitors.

Croatian competitors took part in table tennis,^[1] athletics, equestrian, and swimming.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				13 September
				15 September
				10 September
				10 September

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Class	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Class	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Petar Bešlić	1500 m	T11	4:31.52	14	Did not advance
Vedran Lozanov	5000 m	T13	16:04.03	10	15:41.36	6
Vedran Lozanov	10000 m	T12	35:04.76	9
Goran Žeželj	100 m	T12	11.66	17	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Class	Final
Athlete	Event	Class	Distance	Points	Position
Branimir Budetić	Javelin throw	F11–12	57.11	1009
Branimir Budetić	Pentathlon	P12	–	3102	5
Darko Kralj	Shot put	F42	14.43 WR	–
Miroslav Matić	Club throw	F32/51	21.48	891	8
Miroslav Matić	Discus throw	F32/51	9.43	960	10
Josip Slivar	Shot put	F44	14.67	916	5
Denis Slunjski	Shot put	F40	9.83	–	7
Mladen Tomić	Shot put	F42	12.78	–	6
Goran Žeželj	Pentathlon	P12	–	2400	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Class	Final
Athlete	Event	Class	Distance	Points	Position
Antonia Balek	Javelin throw	F33–34/52–53	12.82	1425 WR
	Shot put	F32–34/52–53	5.69	1240 WR
	Discus throw	F32–34/51–53	13.11	883	10
Marija Iveković	Discus throw	F12–13	31.76	746	9
Marija Iveković	Long jump	F12	5.54	1003	6
Milka Milinković	Javelin throw	F54–56	14.55	819	13
Milka Milinković	Shot put	F54–56	5.84	702	15
Jelena Vuković	Discus throw	F42–46	24.90	818	7
Jelena Vuković	Shot put	F42–46	8.31	891	7

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Class	Final
Athlete	Event	Class	Result	Position
Tomislav Zadro	Individual Road Race	LC1–2/CP4	2:01:44	26
Tomislav Zadro	Individual Time Trial	LC 2	39:42.59	10

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Class	Final
Athlete	Event	Class	Points	Position
Slaven Hudina	Mixed Dressage - Championship	grade Ia	63.700	5
Slaven Hudina	Mixed Dressage - Freestyle	grade Ia	66.889	5
Ivan Sršić	Mixed Dressage - Championship	grade Ia	61.500	6
Ivan Sršić	Mixed Dressage - Freestyle	grade Ia	65.998	6

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men, mixed

Athlete	Event	Class	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Class	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Damir Bošnjak	Men's 10 m air pistol	SH1	562	9	Did not advance
	Mixed 50 m free pistol	SH1	521	12	Did not advance
	Mixed 25 m sport pistol	SH1	553	14	Did not advance
Ivica Bratanović	Mixed 10 m air rifle prone	SH1	597	13	Did not advance
Ivica Bratanović	Mixed 10 m air rifle standing	SH1	594	15	Did not advance
Rudolf Petrović	Mixed 10 m air rifle prone	SH1	591	21	Did not advance
Rudolf Petrović	Mixed 10 m air rifle standing	SH1	583	21	Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Class	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Class	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mihovil Španja	100 m backstroke	S8	1:13.62	7	1:14.25	7
	100 m breaststroke	S7	1:28.82	7	1:26.35	6
	200 m individual medley	SM8	2:39.55	7	2:37.77	6
Kristijan Vincetić	100 m butterfly	S9	1:04.51	10	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Class	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Class	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nataša Sobočan	100 m backstroke	S7	1:46.48	10	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	SB6	2:04.88	10	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	S7	6:32.66	11	Did not advance
Ana Sršen	100 m breaststroke	SB8	1:39.28	14	Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men's singles preliminaries (class 6)

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Daniel Arnold (GER)	3	3	0	9	2
Alexander Esaulov (RUS)	3	2	1	6	6
Vjekoslav Gregorović (CRO)	3	1	2	4	8
Chao Chen (CHN)	3	0	3	6	9

Men's singles preliminaries (class 4–5)

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Kyoung Sik Choi (KOR)	2	2	0	6	0
Claudiomiro Segatto (BRA)	2	1	1	3	3
Zoran Križanec (CRO)	2	0	2	0	6

See also

External links

Notes and References

http://www.ipttc.org/communication/2008/lasko_training_camp/index.htm?PHPSESSID=66c9bbbbcf53c86fcb43c9cf2e496086 "9 Nations preparing for the Paralympics in Lasko"