Croatia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:... |
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Krešimir Čuljak Krešimir Culjak Krešimir Čuljak is a Croatian rower, who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Tomislav Smoljanović, Tihomir Franković and Igor Francetić.-External links:*... Igor Francetić Igor Francetic Igor Francetić is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović and Tihomir Franković.-References:**... Tihomir Franković Tihomir Frankovic Tihomir Franković is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović and Igor Francetić.-External links:*... Silvijo Petriško Silvijo Petriško Silvijo Petriško is a Croatian rower, who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was the coxswain of the team, compromising Igor Francetić, Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović, and... Nikša Skelin Nikša Skelin Nikša Skelin is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his older brother Siniša.-External links:*... Siniša Skelin Siniša Skelin Siniša Skelin is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his younger brother Nikša.-External links:*... Tomislav Smoljanović Tomislav Smoljanovic Tomislav Smoljanović is a retired Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... Branimir Vujević Branimir Vujevic Branimir Vujević is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović, Tihomir Franković and Igor Francetić.-External links:*... |
Rowing Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics Final results for the Rowing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics:The event is probably most noted for Steve Redgrave's winning his fifth Olympic gold medal in as many games in the British men's coxless four. However, there were a number of other dramatic races. Both the men's and women's single... |
Men's Eights |
Men's Competition
Men's 100 metres- Dejan VojnovićDejan VojnovićDejan Vojnović is a retired Croatian sportsperson. He started his career as a sprinter specializing in the 100 metres run, and competed at the 2000 Olympic Games. Some years later he took up bobsleigh, participating in the 2006 Olympic Games...
- Round 1 — 10.50 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Branko ZorkoBranko ZorkoBranko Zorko is a Croatian middle distance runner, a notable 1500 m competitor in the 1990s. Probably his biggest accomplishment is winning the first international medal for the country of Croatia, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Athletics Championships...
- Round 1 — 03:46.16 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Darko Juričić
- Round 1 — 52.39 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres
- Tihomir Buinjac, Siniša ErgotićSiniša ErgoticSiniša Ergotić is a Croatian long jumper.He won the gold medal the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis and the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics in Munich...
, Slaven KrajačićSlaven KrajačićSlaven Krajačić is a Croatian sportsperson. He started his career as a sprinter specializing in the 100 metres, and competed at the 2000 Olympic Games...
, and Dejan VojnovićDejan VojnovićDejan Vojnović is a retired Croatian sportsperson. He started his career as a sprinter specializing in the 100 metres run, and competed at the 2000 Olympic Games. Some years later he took up bobsleigh, participating in the 2006 Olympic Games... - Round 1 — 39.87 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400 metres
- Frano Bakarić, Nino Habun, Darko Juričić, and Elvis Peršić
- Round 1 — DSQ (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
- Stevimir ErcegovacStevimir ErcegovacStevimir Ercegovac is a former Croatian shot putter, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
- Qualifying — 18.98 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus
- Dragan MustapićDragan MustapićDragan Mustapić is a male discus thrower from Croatia. His personal best throw was 64.40 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Ljubljana. He also had 18.35 metres in the shot put, achieved in July 2005 in Zagreb....
- Qualifying — 58.10 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Andraš Haklić
- Qualifying — 72.66 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Siniša ErgotićSiniša ErgoticSiniša Ergotić is a Croatian long jumper.He won the gold medal the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis and the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics in Munich...
- Qualifying — 7.53 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
- Stevimir ErcegovacStevimir ErcegovacStevimir Ercegovac is a former Croatian shot putter, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
- Qualifying — 18.98 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Competition
Women's 400 m- Kristina Perica
- Round 1 — 53.72 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Hammer Throw
- Ivana BrkljačićIvana BrkljacicIvana Brkljačić is a former female hammer thrower from Croatia.She achieved good results as a teenager, winning the World Junior Championships twice and finishing 11th in the 2000 Olympic finals at the age of 17...
- Qualifying — 65.01 m
- Final — 63.20 m (→ 11th place)
Women's High Jump
- Blanka VlašićBlanka VlašicBlanka Vlašić is a Croatian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the current Croatian record holder in the event, and also the current indoorWorld Champion. The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic...
- Qualifying — 1.92 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Competition
Men's Canoe Singles 1000 m
- Nikica LjubekNikica LjubekNikica Ljubek is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 1000 m and the C-2 500 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .He was second on Canoe marathon championship 2008 in Czech republic in c-1 26 km...
- Qualifying Heat — 04:10.954 (→ did not advance)
Men's Canoe Doubles 500 m
- Dražen FuntakDražen FuntakDražen Funtak is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m, C-2 500 m, and C-2 1000 m events. Four years later in Sydney, Huidu was eliminated in the semifinals of the...
and Nikica LjubekNikica LjubekNikica Ljubek is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 1000 m and the C-2 500 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .He was second on Canoe marathon championship 2008 in Czech republic in c-1 26 km... - Qualifying Heat — 01:45.567
- Semifinal — 01:45.955 (→ did not advance)
Men's competition
Men's Kayak Singles
- Andrej GlücksAndrej GlucksAndrej Glucks is a Croatian slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...
- Qualifying — 263.66
- Final — 230.22 (→ 11th place)
Men's Canoe Singles
- Danko HercegDanko HercegDanko Herceg is a Croatian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He was junior world champion in 1990, and he won a silver medal in the C-1 team event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Nottingham.Herceg also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning...
- Qualifying — 275.82
- Final — 248.77 (→ 10th place)
RowingRowing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Rowing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics:The event is probably most noted for Steve Redgrave's winning his fifth Olympic gold medal in as many games in the British men's coxless four. However, there were a number of other dramatic races. Both the men's and women's single...
Men's double sculls
- Ivan Jukić & Tihomir Jarnjević: 14th place
Men's coxless pair
- Ninoslav SaragaNinoslav SaragaNinoslav Saraga is a Croatian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
&, Oliver MartinovOliver MartinovOliver Martinov is a Croatian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
: 8th place
Men's eights
- Igor FrancetićIgor FranceticIgor Francetić is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović and Tihomir Franković.-References:**...
, Tihomir FrankovićTihomir FrankovicTihomir Franković is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović and Igor Francetić.-External links:*...
, Tomislav SmoljanovićTomislav SmoljanovicTomislav Smoljanović is a retired Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
, Nikša SkelinNikša SkelinNikša Skelin is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his older brother Siniša.-External links:*...
, Siniša SkelinSiniša SkelinSiniša Skelin is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his younger brother Nikša.-External links:*...
, Krešimir ČuljakKrešimir CuljakKrešimir Čuljak is a Croatian rower, who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Tomislav Smoljanović, Tihomir Franković and Igor Francetić.-External links:*...
, Igor BoraskaIgor BoraskaIgor Boraska is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.- Rowing career :...
, Branimir VujevićBranimir VujevicBranimir Vujević is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović, Tihomir Franković and Igor Francetić.-External links:*...
& Silvijo PetriškoSilvijo PetriškoSilvijo Petriško is a Croatian rower, who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was the coxswain of the team, compromising Igor Francetić, Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović, and...
: 3rd place (bronze medal)
SailingSailing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)
- Karlo Kuret
- Race 1 — 6
- Race 2 — 10
- Race 3 — (18)
- Race 4 — 9
- Race 5 — 8
- Race 6 — 14
- Race 7 — 2
- Race 8 — (16)
- Race 9 — 13
- Race 10 — 3
- Race 11 — 4
- Final — 69 (→ 10th place)
Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Toni Bulaja and Ivan Bulaja
- Race 1 — (30) OCS
- Race 2 — 19
- Race 3 — 18
- Race 4 — 19
- Race 5 — 11
- Race 6 — 19
- Race 7 — 22
- Race 8 — 21
- Race 9 — 16
- Race 10 — (27)
- Race 11 — 17
- Final — 162 (→ 24th place)
Men's Laser
- Mate ArapovMate ArapovMate Arapov , is a Croatian sailor who competes in the Laser, Finn and Star classes.A member of JK Mornar sailing club, Arapov sailed for Croatia in the Laser class at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics...
- Race 1 — (44) RET
- Race 2 — (44) RET
- Race 3 — 44 RET
- Race 4 — 44 RET
- Race 5 — 44 RET
- Race 6 — 44 RET
- Race 7 — 44 RET
- Race 8 — 44 RET
- Race 9 — 44 RET
- Race 10 — 44 RET
- Race 11 — 44 RET
- Final — 396 (→ 43rd place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...
Men's 50 m Freestyle
- Marijan KanjerMarijan KanjerMarijan Kanjer is a freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.-References:*...
- Preliminary Heat — 23.16 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Duje DraganjaDuje DraganjaDuje Draganja |Split]]) is a swimmer from Croatia who won the silver medal in the men's 50 meter freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece....
- Preliminary Heat — 49.83
- Semi-final — 49.67 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Ivan MladinaIvan MladinaIvan Mladina is a freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who made his Olympic debut for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the Men's 100 m Butterfly, as well as in the 4x100 m Freestyle Relay...
- Preliminary Heat — 56.17 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Lovrenco FraničevićLovrenco FranicevicLovrenco Franičević is a former butterfly swimmer from Croatia, who competed for his native country at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. There he was eliminated in the heats of the Men's 200 m Butterfly, with a time of 02:04.35....
- Preliminary Heat — 02:04.35 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Vanja RoguljVanja RoguljVanja Rogulj is a 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia. He swam for Croatia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
- Preliminary Heat — 01:03.58 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Gordan KožuljGordan KožuljGordan Kožulj is a former backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996....
- Preliminary Heat — 55.43
- Semi-final — 56.26 (→ did not advance)
- Marko StrahijaMarko StrahijaMarko Strahija is a backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed at two Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....
- Preliminary Heat — 56.26 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Marko StrahijaMarko StrahijaMarko Strahija is a backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed at two Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....
- Preliminary Heat — 02:00.72
- Semi-final — 01:59.85 (→ did not advance)
- Gordan KožuljGordan KožuljGordan Kožulj is a former backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996....
- Preliminary Heat — 02:00.19
- Semi-final — 01:59.56
- Final — 01:59.38 (→ 8th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Krešimir ČačKrešimir CacKrešimir Čač is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Croatia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He retired from swimming in 2008....
- Preliminary Heat — 02:07.04 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Sandro TomašSandro TomašSandro Tomaš is a former medley swimmer from Croatia, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
- Preliminary Heat — 04:38.31 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- Duje DraganjaDuje DraganjaDuje Draganja |Split]]) is a swimmer from Croatia who won the silver medal in the men's 50 meter freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece....
, Marijan KanjerMarijan KanjerMarijan Kanjer is a freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.-References:*...
, Ivan MladinaIvan MladinaIvan Mladina is a freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who made his Olympic debut for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the Men's 100 m Butterfly, as well as in the 4x100 m Freestyle Relay...
, and Alen LončarAlen LoncarAlen Lončar is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.-References:* *... - Preliminary Heat — 03:24.96 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
- Gordan KožuljGordan KožuljGordan Kožulj is a former backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996....
, Vanja RoguljVanja RoguljVanja Rogulj is a 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia. He swam for Croatia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
, Miloš MiloševićMiloš MiloševicMiloš Milošević is a swimmer from Croatia. His best swimming discipline was butterfly stroke, but he also competed in freestyle and backstroke....
, and Duje DraganjaDuje DraganjaDuje Draganja |Split]]) is a swimmer from Croatia who won the silver medal in the men's 50 meter freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.... - Preliminary Heat — 03:42.73 (→ did not advance)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Marijana ŠurkovićMarijana ŠurkovicMarijana Šurković is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Croatia, who competed for her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in 46th place in the women's 50 m freestyle event, clocking 27.32 in the qualifying heats.-References:* *...
- Preliminary Heat — 27.32 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Petra BanovićPetra BanovicPetra Banović is a freestyle and medley swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Sydney 2000. She graduated from Arizona State University in 2004 as an honor student.-External links:*...
- Preliminary Heat — 02:08.30 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Tinka DančevićTinka DancevicTinka Dančević is a retired female butterfly swimmer from Croatia, who twice competed for her native country in the women's 200 m butterfly event at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000.-References:*...
- Preliminary Heat — 02:21.02 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Smiljana MarinovićSmiljana MarinovicSmiljana Marinović is a breaststroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Sydney 2000.-External links:*...
- Preliminary Heat — 01:13.49 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Petra BanovićPetra BanovicPetra Banović is a freestyle and medley swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Sydney 2000. She graduated from Arizona State University in 2004 as an honor student.-External links:*...
- Preliminary Heat — 02:25.42 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Smiljana MarinovićSmiljana MarinovicSmiljana Marinović is a breaststroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Sydney 2000.-External links:*...
- Preliminary Heat — 02:25.24 (→ did not advance)
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Croatia — Australia 3:1
- Croatia — China 3:1
- Croatia — USA 0:3
- Croatia — Brazil 0:3
- Croatia — Kenya 3:1
- Quarterfinals
- Croatia — Cuba 0:3
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Croatia — Germany 1:3
- 7th/8th place: Croatia — South Korea 3:1 → Seventh place
- Team Roster
- Marija Anzulović
- Elena Cebukina
- Patricia Daničić
- Biljana Gligorović
- Barbara JelićBarbara JelicBarbara Jelić-Ružić is a former international volleyball player for Croatia. She stands 1.93 meters tall.Barbara Jelić was born in Novo Mesto...
- Vesna Jelić
- Gordana Jurcan
- Ana Kaštelan
- Nataša Leto
- Marijana Ribičić
- Beti Rimac
- Ingrid Siscovich
- Head Coach: Ivica Jelić
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Defeated United States (10-7)
- Defeated Greece (9-5)
- Defeated Hungary (8-7)
- Drew with Yugoslavia (4-4)
- Defeated the Netherlands (11-7)
- Quarterfinals
- Lost to Spain (8-9)
- Classification Match
- 7th-8th place: Defeated Australia (10-8) → 7th place
- Team Roster
- Siniša ŠkolnekovićSiniša ŠkolnekovicSiniša Školneković is a former Croatian water polo player. He represented Croatia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-External links:...
- Elvis Fatović
- Dubravko ŠimencDubravko ŠimencDubravko Šimenc is a former Croatian water polo player who competed for both Yugoslavia and Croatia.Dubravko Šimenc's father Zlatko was a water polo player who won the silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics playing for Yugoslavia, and also a professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology. Šimenc's...
- Ognjen KržićOgnjen KržićOgnjen Kržić 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.-References:...
- Ratko ŠtritofRatko ŠtritofRatko Štritof 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.-References:...
- Mile Smodlaka
- Ivo Ivaniš
- Alen Bošković
- Samir Barač
- Igor HinićIgor HinićIgor Hinić 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. Hinić is 6'10", and is a dominant player. He was also voted the Croatian national team's most valuable player.-References:...
- Frano Vićan
- Vjekoslav Kobešćak
- Višeslav Sarić