Croatia At The 2018 Winter Paralympics
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sent seven competitors to the
2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ...
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Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
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, in three disciplines - alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding. Snowboarder
Bruno Bošnjak Bruno Bošnjak (born 9 July 1983) is a snowboarder who became Croatia's first medalist at any Winter Paralympics. Later Dino Sokolović won gold for their country. His disability came from an injury during a qualifying race for the 2006 Winter ...
won a bronze medal, the first ever medal for Croatia at any
Winter Paralympic Games The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. ...
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Medalists

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Alpine skiing

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Cross-country skiing

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Snowboarding

;Men


See also

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Croatia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Croatia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 19 competitors in four sports. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Croatian delegation per ...
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Croatia at the Paralympics Croatia, following its independence, made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, sending three competitors in swimming, two in shooting and one in track and field. The latter, Milka Milinković, won Croatia's firs ...


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XII. Zimske Paraolimpijske igre 2018: 7 hrvatskih sportaša u Pyeong Changu
(in Croatian)
Dino Sokolović nastupa prvog, a Eva Goluža posljednjeg dana natjecanja
(in Croatian) {{Countries at the 2018 Paralympic Games
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
Nations at the 2018 Winter Paralympics 2018 in Croatian sport