Croatia
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competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens
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Greece
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, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the post-Yugoslav era. The
Croatian Olympic Committee
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( hr, Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, ''HOO'') sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since its debut in 1992. A total of 81 athletes, 66 men and 15 women, competed in 14 sports.
Men's water polo, and
men's handball were the only team-based sports in which Croatia had its representation in these Olympic Games.
The Croatian team featured three Olympic medalists from Sydney: rowers and brothers
Nikša and
Siniša Skelin
Siniša Skelin (born 14 July 1974, in Split) is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially th ...
, and four-time Olympian and defending weightlifting champion
Nikolaj Pešalov in the men's lightweight class. Table tennis player and Olympic silver medalist
Zoran Primorac
Zoran Primorac (born 10 May 1969) is a retired male table tennis player from Croatia. He is a two-time winner of the World Cup and one of only three table tennis players to have competed at seven Olympic Games. His highest ITTF world ranking ...
became the first Croatian to participate in five Olympic Games as an individual athlete (his first appearance competed under the former
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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). Former Bosnian athlete and discus thrower
Dragan Mustapić served as the team captain and oldest member of the team at age 41, while backstroke swimmer
Sanja Jovanović was youngest at age 17. Three-time Olympic water polo player and two-time medalist
Dubravko Šimenc was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Croatia left Athens with a total of five medals (one gold, two silver, and two bronze), being considered as the nation's most successful Olympics in history based on the overall medal tally. All of these medals were awarded for the first time to the Croatian athletes in swimming, men's coxless pair in rowing, and men's tennis doubles. Meanwhile, Croatia men's handball team (led by team captain
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.
Losert was born in Zavidovići, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, grew up in Slavonski Brod, SR Croatia ...
) proved particularly successful in Athens, as they beat the Germans for their only gold medal at these Games, adding it to their previous record from the
1996 Summer Olympics
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Atlanta
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Medalists
Athletics
Croatian athletes have so far 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).
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Field events
Boxing
Croatia sent two boxers to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Equestrian
Eventing
Handball
;Summary
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Gold Medal Final
; Won Gold Medal
Rowing
Croatian rowers qualified the following boats:
;Men
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; R=Repechage
Sailing
Croatian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
;Men
;Open
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side
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of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
;Women
Swimming
Croatian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
;Men
;Women
Table tennis
Three Croatian table tennis players qualified for the following events.
;Men
Taekwondo
Two Croatian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
Tennis
Croatia nominated three male and two female tennis players in the tournament.
Water polo
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
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;7th-12th Classification Quarterfinal
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;7th-10th Classification Semifinal
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;9th-10th Place Classification
Weightlifting
See also
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Croatia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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Croatia at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
References
External links
Official Report of the XXVIII OlympiadCroatian Olympic Committee
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Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004
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Summer Olympics
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