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Medalists

Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events

Basketball

Men's tournament

;Roster *

Vladan Alanović Vladan Alanović (born July 3, 1967) is a retired Croatian basketball player, who won the silver medal with the Croatian national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , ...

Arijan Komazec Arijan Komazec (born January 23, 1970) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. Professional career Komazec started his professional career as a basketball player at the age of 16, in the historical club of Zadar, in the 1986–87 s ...

Toni Kukoč Toni Kukoč, nicknamed ''“The Waiter”'' (; born September 18, 1968) is a Croatian-American former professional basketball player who serves as Special Advisor to Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls. After a highly successful perio ...

Davor Marcelić Davor Marcelić (born 20 May 1969) is a Croatian retired professional basketball player who last played for KK Krka Košarkarski klub Krka (English: Basketball Club Krka), commonly referred to as KK Krka or simply Krka, is a professional basket ...

Damir Mulaomerović Damir Mulaomerović (born 19 September 1974) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Cedevita Junior of the Croatian League. Professional career Mulaomerović started his career with S ...

Veljko Mršić Veljko Mršić (; born 13 April 1971) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of the CB Breogán, Río Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB. Playing career Mršić was a member of the FIBA Eur ...

Velimir Perasović Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. Early life Perasović was bo ...

Dino Rađa Dino Rađa (Anglicized: Dino Radja, ; born April 24, 1967) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He was a member of the Jugoplastika team of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which he helped to win two FIBA European Champions Cup ...

Slaven Rimac Slaven Rimac (born 19 December 1974) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for Bayern Munich. His mother Ružica Meglaj-Rimac, brother Davor Rimac, Davor and aunt Kornelija Meglaj were all profes ...

Josip Vranković Josip-Jerko "Joke" Vranković (born October 26, 1968) is a Croatian professional basketball executive, coach and former player. He currently works in the Strught Assembly of the Croatian Basketball Federation The Croatian Basketball Federation ...

Stojko Vranković Stojan "Stojko" Vranković (born 22 January 1964) is a Croatian professional basketball executive and former player. He served as the president of the Croatian Basketball Federation from 2016 to 2022. A 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) center, he played f ...

Žan Tabak Žan Tabak (born 15 June 1970) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach for San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achie ...

;Preliminary round The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round. ;Quarterfinals ;5th–8th place ;7th–8th place

Boxing

;Men

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

;Men

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men

Handball

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary round

Group A

Semifinals

Final

Roster

Gold medal * Patrik Ćavar *

Slavko Goluža Slavko Goluža (born 17 September 1971) is a retired Croatian handball player and current coach of RK Zagreb. Club career Goluža was born in the village of Pješivac-Kula near Stolac. He began his career with RK Mehanika Metković. At the age ...

Božidar Jović Božidar Jović (born 13 February 1972) is a retired Croatian handball player. He played for the Croatia men's national handball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Croatia won the gold medal. He also won a gold medal at the Wor ...

Nenad Kljaić Nenad Kljaić (born 21 December 1966) is a Croatian former handball player and current coach of Greek club Serbia. Career Kljaić won two European Champions Cups as a player with RK Zagreb in 1992 and 1993. He also won the EHF Challenge Cup ...

Venio Losert Venio Losert (born 25 July 1976) is a retired Croatian handball player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Egypt men's national handball team, Egypt. Losert was born in Zavidovići, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, gre ...

Valter Matošević Valter Matošević (born 11 June 1970) is a former Croatian team handball player who was at the goalkeeper position. He played for professional teams in Croatia, Germany, Spain, Denmark and Italy. He is current handball coach. He was part of th ...

* Alvaro Načinović *

Goran Perkovac Goran Perkovac (born 16 September 1962) is a Croatian handball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Croatia national team. Perkovac competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia a ...

Iztok Puc Iztok Puc (14 September 1966 – 20 October 2011) was a Croatian-Slovenian handball player, who was one of the world's top players of the 1980s and 1990s. During his career he played professionally for Borac Banja Luka, Zagreb, Celje and Prule ...

Zlatko Saračević Zlatan "Zlatko" Saračević (5 July 1961 – 21 February 2021) was a Croatian professional handball player and coach who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia. From the 2015 to 2017 W ...

Irfan Smajlagić Irfan "Pipe" Smajlagić (born 16 October 1961) is a Bosnian-born Croatian former handball player and current coach, who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia. In 1988 he was part of the ...

Bruno Gudelj Bruno Gudelj (born 8 May 1966) is a Croatian team handball, handball player. He played for the Croatia men's national handball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Croatia won the gold medal. Honours ;Zagreb *Yugoslav Handball Cha ...

* Zoran Mikulić * Vladimir Jelčić * Valner Franković * Vladimir Šuster

Rowing

;Men

Sailing

;Men

Shooting

;Men ;Women

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Table tennis

;Men ;Women

Tennis

;Men ;Women

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Group B

*Saturday July 20, 1996 *Sunday July 21, 1996 *Monday July 22, 1996 *Tuesday July 23, 1996 *Wednesday July 24, 1996

Quarterfinals

*Friday July 26, 1996

Semifinals

*Saturday July 27, 1996

Finals

*Sunday July 28, 1996 — Silver medal

Roster

* Maro Balić *

Perica Bukić Perica Bukić (born 20 February 1966) is a Croatian former professional water polo player and politician. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. Bukić was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the ...

Damir Glavan Damir Glavan (born 2 March 1974) is a water polo player from Croatia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Me ...

Igor Hinić Igor Hinić (born 4 December 1975) is a Croatian former professional water polo player, who was a member of the Croatia national team, that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olymp ...

* Vjekoslav Kobešćak *

Joško Kreković Joško Kreković (born 17 April 1969) is a Croatian former water polo player and current coach, who was a member of the Croatia national team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He currently serves as a head coach o ...

* Ognjen Kržić *

Dubravko Šimenc Dubravko Šimenc (born 2 November 1966 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian water polo player who competed for both Yugoslavia and Croatia, and later water polo coach. Dubravko Šimenc's father Zlatko was a water polo player who won the silver med ...

Siniša Školneković Siniša Školneković (born January 18, 1968 in Varaždin) is a former Croatian water polo player and coach. He represented Croatia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. See also * Croatia men's Olympic ...

Ratko Štritof Ratko Štritof (born 14 January 1972) is a water polo player from Croatia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in Rijeka. He coaches HAVK Mladost youth team ...

Renato Vrbičić Renato Vrbičić (21 November 1970 – 12 June 2018) was a Croatian professional water polo player and coach who was a member of the senior Croatia national team, that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta. He died in ...

Zdeslav Vrdoljak Zdeslav Vrdoljak (born 15 March 1971) is a water polo player from Croatia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in Split in what was then Yugoslavia in ...

Tino Vegar Tino Vegar (born 30 January 1967, in Split) is a water polo player from Croatia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water po ...

Wrestling

;Men's Greco-Roman

References

sports-referenceInternational Olympic Committee results database
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