Croatia at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:CRO
Nocname:Croatian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2012
Website: 
Location:London
Competitors:108
Sports:17
Flagbearer:Venio Losert (opening)
Damir Martin (closing)
Rank:25
Gold:3
Silver:1
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1992
See also: (1900)
(1920–1988)

Croatia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Croatian Olympic Committee (Croatian: Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, HOO) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 108 athletes, 64 men and 44 women, competed in 17 sports. Women's basketball, men's water polo, and handball were the only team-based sports in which Croatia had its representation in these Olympic Games. Among the sports played by athletes, Croatia also marked its Olympic debut in judo and fencing.

Croatian athletes featured two sets of twins (taekwondo jins Lucija and Ana Zaninović, and Greco-Roman wrestlers Neven and Nenad Žugaj). Table tennis player and Olympic silver medalist Zoran Primorac became the first Croatian athlete to participate in seven Olympic Games as an individual athlete (his first appearance competed under the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), and was also the oldest athlete of the team, at age 43. Venio Losert, captain of the men's handball team, was appointed by the committee to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.

Croatia left London with a total of 6 Olympic medals (3 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze). This was the nation's most successful Olympics, based on the most medals won at a single games. All gold medals, being the highest in the nation's Olympic history, were awarded for the first time in women's discus throw, men's trap shooting, and men's water polo.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
4 August
6 August

12 August



3 August
8 August

12 August

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Croatian athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[1] Former high jump world champion Blanka Vlašić did not compete in the London Olympics due to injury problems, although she was qualified for the Games.

Key
Men
  • Field events
    • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    András HaklitsHammer throw70.6130Did not advance
    Ivan HorvatPole vault5.3520Did not advance
    Martin MarićDiscus throw62.8717Did not advance
    Nedžad MulabegovićShot put19.8618Did not advance
    Roland VargaDiscus throw58.1736Did not advance
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Nikolina Horvat400 m hurdles58.498Did not advance
    Lisa StublićMarathon2:34:0352
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Sandra PerkovićDiscus throw65.743 Q69.11 NR
    Ana ŠimićHigh jump1.8029Did not advance

    Basketball

    See main article: article and Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Croatia has qualified a women's team.

    Women's tournament

    See main article: article and Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play

    Canoeing

    See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Slalom

    Cycling

    See main article: article and Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Road

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Kristijan Đurasekalign=left rowspan=2Men's road race5:46:3768
    Radoslav Rogina5:46:3741

    Fencing

    See main article: article and Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Croatia has qualified 1 fencer.

    Men

    Gymnastics

    See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
    Women

    Handball

    See main article: article and Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Summary
    TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Croatia men'sMen's tournament
    W 31–21
    W 31–23
    W 26–19
    W 32–21
    W 30–25    		1
    W 25–23
    L 22–25
    W 33–26
    Croatia women'sWomen's tournament
    L 23–24
    W 28–23
    W 30–28
    W 27–26
    W 37–14    		2
    L 22–25    		Did not advance5

    Men's tournament

    See main article: article and Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play
    Quarter-final
    Semifinal
    Bronze medal match

    Women's tournament

    See main article: article and Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play
  • Quarter-final

    • Judo

    See main article: article and Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Tomislav MarijanovićMen's −81 kg
    L 0001–0010    		Did not advance
    Marijana MiškovićWomen's −63 kg
    L 0000–0001    		Did not advance

    Rowing

    See main article: article and Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Mario VekićSingle sculls7:02.632 QF7:05.784 SC/D7:33.511 FC7:27.6015
    Damir Martin
    David Šain
    Martin Sinković
    Valent Sinković    		Quadruple sculls5:09.381 SA/B6:03.391 FA5:44.78
    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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    See main article: article and Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Croatia has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events.

    Men
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    123456789101112131415M*
    Luka MratovićRS:X24192620221114161836EL17021
    Tonči StipanovićLaser562043181361516774
    Ivan Kljaković GašpićFinn337956374108555
    Šime Fantela
    Igor Marenić    		470DSQ13910851512222876
    Petar Cupać
    Pavle Kostov    		49er131781513141741915173141219EL18117
    Dan Lovrović
    Marin Lovrović, Jr.    		Star8121615141314151215EL11616
    Women
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Tina MihelićLaser Radial14122225172514131417EL14817
    Enia Ninčević
    Romana Župan    		470416131120118201914EL11517
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

    Shooting

    See main article: article and Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Thanks to the wins at the 2011 ISSF World Cup competitions, 2011 European Shooting Championships and 2012 European Championships for 10 m events, Croatia has earned five quota places in shooting events.[3]

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Giovanni CernogorazTrap1226 Q146 S/O 6
    align=left rowspan=3Bojan Đurković10 m air rifle59036Did not advance
    50 m rifle 3 positions115235Did not advance
    50 m rifle prone5958 Q6987
    align=left rowspan=2Anton GlasnovićTrap1225 Q1436
    Double trap11423Did not advance
    Petar Gorša10 m air rifle58643Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Snježana Pejčić10 m air rifle39518Did not advance
    50 m rifle 3 positions5846 Q681.95

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Croatian swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[4] [5]

    Men
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Sanja Jovanović100 m backstroke1:03.3836Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Kim Daniela Pavlin200 m backstroke2:15:6733Did not advance
    200 m individual medley2:17:1730Did not advance
    Karla Šitić10 km open water1:58:54.711

    Table tennis

    See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Croatia has qualified four athletes for singles table tennis events. Based on his ITTF world rankings as of 16 May 2011 Zoran Primorac has qualified for the men's event.[6]

    AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Andrej Gaćinaalign=left rowspan=2Men's singles
    W 4–0
    W 4–3
    L 2–4    		Did not advance
    Zoran Primorac
    L 3–4    		Did not advance
    Cornelia Molnaralign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
    W 4–0
    L 1–4    		Did not advance
    Tian Yuan
    W 4–0
    L 1–4    		Did not advance

    Taekwondo

    See main article: article and Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Croatia has ensured berths in the following events of taekwondo by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan:[7] [8]

    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Lucija ZaninovićWomen's −49 kg
    W 14–0
    W 13–4
    L 7–19
    W 1–0     		Did not advance
    Ana ZaninovićWomen's −57 kg
    L 11–14    		Did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: article and Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Marin Čilićalign=left rowspan=3Men's singles
    W 7–6(6–5), 6–2
    L 4–6, 5–7    		Did not advance
    Ivan Dodig
    L 4–6, 1–6    		Did not advance
    Ivo KarlovićWithdrew because of injury on 26 July
    Marin Čilić
    Ivan Dodig    		Men's doubles
    W 6–3, 6–4
    W 6–3, 6–2
    L 4–6, 4–6    		Did not advance
    Petra MartićWomen's singlesWithdrew because of injury on 27 July

    Water polo

    See main article: article and Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Croatia men's national water polo team (13 athletes) qualified for the Olympic Games by reaching the semi-finals at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

    Summary

    Men's tournament

    See main article: article and Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play
    Quarter-final
    Semifinal
    Gold medal match

    Wrestling

    See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Key
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Neven Žugaj−74 kg
    W 3–0
    L 0–3     		Did not advance10
    Nenad Žugaj−84 kg
    L 1–3     		Did not advance
    L 0–3     		Did not advance14

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
    2. Web site: Tour de France: Hooligans throw tacks on race course, Kiserlovski crashes out.
    3. Web site: Quota places by Nation and Name . 8 March 2011 . ISSF . 27 May 2011 . 16 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090849/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
    4. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-06-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726002300/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf . 2011-07-26 .
    5. Web site: Swimming World Rankings . March 14, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 . January 6, 2011 .
    6. Web site: Direct Qualifiers for 2012 London Olympic Games – Provisional list. International Table Tennis Federation. 27 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110809193041/http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2012OG/Players_byWR_OG2012.pdf. 9 August 2011.
    7. Web site: Competition Results (Day 3 of World Olympic Taekwondo Qualification Tournament on July 2, 2011 in Baku, Azerbaijan) . 3 July 2011 . World Taekwondo Federation.
    8. Web site: Competition Results (Day 4 & final of World Olympic Taekwondo Qualification Tournament on July 3, 2011 in Baku, Azerbaij . 4 July 2011 . World Taekwondo Federation.

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