| Npc: | CRO |
| Npcname: | Croatian Paralympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Location: | Tokyo |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Sports: | 8 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 3 |
| Bronze: | 4 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1992 |
| See also: | (1972–1988) |
Croatia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1] [2]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:[3]
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 6 | 22 |
See 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]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | |||
| Miljenko Vučić | Men's shot put F11 | 13.17 | 4 | |
| Deni Černi | Men's shot put F33 | 11.25 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ivan Katanušić | Men's discus throw F64 | 55.06 | ||
| 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 | ||
See main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Davor Komar get a ticker for Croatia in Individual BC4 events.
See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Lucija Brešković received invitation from IBSA.[6]
See 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]
See 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 | ||
See 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 | ||
| 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 | |
See 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]
| 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 | L 1–3 | W 3–1 | 2 | L 1–3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Anđela Mužinić | Individual C3 | W 3–0 | W 3–1 | W 3–0 | 1 | L 1–3 | Did not advance | |||
| Helena Dretar Karić Anđela Mužinić | Team C1–3 | W 2–0 | L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||||
See 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]