Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...	Men's pommel horse
		Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Women's high jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 1.96 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.NM - No Mark-Final:NR = National Record / PB = Personal Best / SB = Season Best...
		Shooting Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...	Women's 10 metre air rifle
		Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...	Women's 67 kg
		Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...	Women's 57 kg

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jurica Grabušić Jurica Grabušić Jurica Grabušić is a Croatian athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles. A double Olympic competitor in his event, he also participated in bobsleigh at the 2006 Olympic Games.-Early career:...	110 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles -Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 8 fastest advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 4 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:20 August 2008 - 21:30Wind: -0.4 m/s...	14.18	39	Did not advance
Martin Marić Martin Marić Martin Marić is a Croatian discus thrower.He was born in Split. He finished thirteenth at the 2001 World Youth Championships and won the silver medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships. As a competitor for the University of Georgia, he attain All-American status in the Javelin by placing...	Discus Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw The Men's Discus Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 64.50 m and 62.50 m .-Medalists:...	59.25	29					Did not advance
András Haklits András Haklits András Haklits is a Croatian hammer thrower. He represented Hungary until July 1998.He finished tenth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games...	Hammer throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 78.00 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-External links:...	77.12	4 Q					76.58	8
Nedžad Mulabegović Nedžad Mulabegovic Nedžad Mulabegović is a Croatian shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.56 metres, achieved in July 2010 in Barcelona, Spain....	Shot put Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put The Men's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...	19.35	29					Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vanja Perišić	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinals:-Final:-Splits:...	2:06.82	DSQ			Did not advance
Nikolina Horvat	400 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre hurdles The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:The first three runners of each heat plus the next four overall fastest runners qualified for the Semifinals.-Semifinals:...	56.65	18			Did not advance
Vera Begić Vera Begic Vera Begić is Croatian athlete specialized in discus throwing discipline. Since Vera's mother Jadranka Antunović also was a successful athlete and member of the national team in the former Yugoslavia , Vera has been connected to athletics from the early childhood...	Discus Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 61.00 m and 59.00 m .-Medalists:...	58.50	22			Did not advance
Ivana Brkljačić Ivana Brkljacic Ivana 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...	Hammer throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...	68.38	16					Did not advance
Sanja Gavrilović Sanja Gavrilovic Sanja Gavrilović is a female hammer thrower from Croatia. Her personal best throw is 70.07 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Ljubljana.-Achievements:-References:...	Hammer throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...	60.55	45					Did not advance
Blanka Vlašić Blanka Vlašic Blanka 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...	High jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 1.96 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.NM - No Mark-Final:NR = National Record / PB = Personal Best / SB = Season Best...	1.93	6					2.05

Basketball

Men

• Croatia men's national basketball team
  Croatia national basketball team
  The Croatian national basketball team represents Croatia at international tournaments. It is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation...
  
  

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• Preliminary round

  	Qualified for the quarterfinals
  	Eliminated

  The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round.

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Team	Pld	W	L	PCT Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win...	PF	PA	Avg	PD	Pts
	5	4	1	.800	425	400	1.062
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	4	4	1	.800	425	361	1.177
9
	5	3	2	.600	399	380	1.050
8
	5	3	2	.600	457	405	1.128
8
	4	1	4	.200	387	406	0.953
6
	5	0	5	.000	323	464	0.696
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Quarterfinals

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Marijo Šivolija Jelica Marijo Šivolija Marijo Šivolija-Jelica is a Croatian amateur boxer best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight.-Career:In 2003 he won a silver medal at the European Championships....	Light heavyweight	W RSCH	L 1−8	Did not advance
Marko Tomasović Marko Tomasovic (boxer) Marko Tomasović is a Croatian boxer and kickboxer, best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at super heavyweight. He is tall and weights .-Career:In 2005 Marko entered the W.A.K.O...	Super heavyweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Super heavyweight The super heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the heaviest class. Super heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms ....		L 1−13	Did not advance

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Stjepan Janić Stjepan Janic Stjepan Janić , is a Croatian sprint canoer.In 1998, he won his first silver medal as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro crew which took the K-2 1000 m title at the World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. In 2004, he started competing for Croatia.Janić is a member of the Kajak klub Jarun from...	K-1 500 m	1:37.724	3	1:41.689	1	1:38.729	9
	K-1 1000 m	3:31.369	2	3:33.942	2	3:30.495	7

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Emir Mujčinović Emir Mujcinovic Emir Mujčinović is a Croatian slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the C-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*...	C-1	189.31	15	Did not advance

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Radoslav Rogina Radoslav Rogina - External links :...	Road race	6:26:17 (+2:38)	25
Matija Kvasina	Road race	6:34:26 (+10:37)	56
	Time trial	1:09.06 (+6:55)	38
Vladimir Miholjević Vladimir Miholjevic Vladimir Miholjević is a Croatian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He turned pro in 1997.- Palmares :* Paris–Nice - Mountains Classification * Trophy Riviera...	Road race	Did not finish

Men

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Qualification		Final
		Floor	Pommel horse	Rings	Vault	Parallel bars	Horizontal bar	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Filip Ude Filip Ude Filip Ude is a Croatian gymnast.On 9 August 2008 he qualified in 3rd place for the Olympic final of the men's pommel horse at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and on 17 August he won a silver medal in the finals....	All-around	14.775	15.475					30.250	87	Did not advance
	Pommel Horse		15.475					15.475	3 Q	15.725

Women

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
		Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Tina Erceg Tina Erceg Tina Erceg is a Croatian international gymnast. The senior all-around National Champion in 2004 and 2005 and the winner of several medals on the World Cup circuit, Erceg is considered to be the Croatia's most successful international gymnast...	All-around	13.650	11.825	14.075	13.700	53.250	57	Did not advance

Men

• Croatia men's national handball team
  Croatia national handball team
  The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...
  
  
• Team roster
  • Mirko Alilović
    Mirko Alilovic
    Mirko Alilović is a Croatian handball goalkeeper who plays for KC Veszprém. He is also member of the Croatia national handball team, with them he won the silver medals both on the World Championship and the European Championship .He was named the best athlete from Ljubuški in 2007.-Achievements:*...
    
    
  • Mirza Džomba
    Mirza Džomba
    Mirza Džomba is a retired Croatian handball player, World champion and Olympic champion.-Career:Džomba began his career by his hometown club RK Zamet Rijeka, where he stayed until 1996, when he signed to RK Zagreb. He spent five years with the capital team, winning the national championship and...
    
    
  • Ljubo Vukić
    Ljubo Vukic
    Ljubo Vukić is a Croatian handball player. Born in Split, he was a member of the Croatia national handball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- References :...
    
    
  • Igor Vori
    Igor Vori
    Igor Vori is a Croatian handball player. He is World champion from 2003 with the Croatian national team, and Olympic champion from 2004. He received a silver medal at the 2005 World championship, and a silver medal at the 2008 European championship, where he also was voted Best defensive player...
    
    
  • Ivano Balić
  • Renato Sulić
    Renato Sulic
    Renato Sulić is a Croatian handball player who currently plays for MKB Veszprém KC.He is a former Croatian international, who represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-External links:*...
    
    
  • Drago Vuković
    Drago Vukovic
    Drago Vuković , is a Croatian handball player. He is Olympic champion from 2004 with the Croatian national team, and he received a silver medal at the 2008 European championship. He is the twin brother of the soccer player, the goalkeeper of RNK Split, Andrija Vuković.-External links:*...
    
    
  • Tonči Valčić
    Tonci Valcic
    Tonči Valčić is a Croatian handball player. He was a member of the Croatia national handball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-References:...
    
    
  • Domagoj Duvnjak
    Domagoj Duvnjak
    Domagoj Duvnjak is a Croatian handball player. He became a member of the Croatia national handball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China....
    
    
  • Petar Metličić
    Petar Metlicic
    Petar Metličić is a Croatian handball player. He was captain of the Croatian national team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as well as the 2003 World Handball Championship in Portugal...
    
    
  • Blaženko Lacković
    Blaženko Lackovic
    Blaženko Lacković is a Croatian handball player. He is World champion from 2003 with the Croatian national team, and Olympic champion from 2004...
    
    
  • Venio Losert
  • Goran Šprem
    Goran Šprem
    Goran Šprem is a Croatian handball player.Šprem started his professional career with RK Zagreb in the late 1990s. He also spent a season with RK Medveščak Zagreb in 2001 and 2002, before returning to RK Zagreb for a second spell with the club between 2002 and 2004...
    
    
  • Zlatko Horvat
    Zlatko Horvat
    Zlatko Horvat is a Croatian handball player. He is currently playing for RK Zagreb, where he played for the first team since 2002.Horvat is currently also a member of the Croatian national handball team...
    
    
  • Davor Dominiković
    Davor Dominikovic
    Davor Dominiković is a Croatian handball player. He is World champion from 2003 with the Croatian national team, and Olympic champion from 2004. He received a silver medal at the 2005 World championship, and a silver medal at the 2008 European championship.-Club player:Dominiković is currently...
    
    

• Preliminary round

  Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
  	5	4	1	0	148	115	33	9
  	5	3	1	1	147	128	19	7
  	5	3	0	2	140	115	25	6
  	5	3	0	2	152	145	7	6
  	5	1	0	4	129	153	-24	2
  	5	0	0	5	104	164	-60	0

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Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final B		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
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:*... 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:*...	Pairs	7:16.35	4 R	6:38.30	2 Q	7:14.50	6 FB	7:12.19	6	12
Ante Kušurin Mario Vekić Mario Vekić - External links :* at sports-reference.com...	Double sculls	6:27.38	2 Q			6:24.89	4 FB	DNS		12

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Total Pts	Net Pts	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Luka Mratović	RS:X	29	32	34	33	34	34	20	23	32	29	DNA	299	265	32
Luka Radelić	Laser	26	15	7	21	1	21	3	16	17	CAN	DNA	127	101	12
Šime Fantela Igor Marenić	470	18	6	9	30 OCS	12	17	6	7	15	1	8	137	107	9
Marin Lovrović Siniša Mikuličić	Star	15	5	14	13	4	14	4	14	15	15	DNA	113	98	15

Key: OCS = On the Course Side of the starting line

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Total Pts	Net Pts	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Mateja Petronijević	Laser Radial	8	9	5	4	19	19	13	21	22	CAN	DNA	120	98	11

Open

Athlete	Event	Race																Total Pts	Net Pts	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ivan Kljaković Gašpić	Finn	7	10	10	8	16	9	1	13	18								92	76	8
Petar Cupać Pavle Kostov	49er	14	16	16	18	20 OCS	11	9	19	18	10	17	10	Cancelled			DNA	178	158	17

Key: OCS = On the Course Side of the starting line

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
		Score	Rank	Score	Total
Petar Gorša	10 m air rifle	588	37	Did not advance
	50 m rifle Prone	583	49	Did not advance
	50 m Rifle Three Positions	1148	44	Did not advance
Josip Glasnović	Trap	119 (+3)	6 Q	21	140 (+2)	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
		Score	Rank	Score	Total
Snježana Pejčić Snježana Pejcic Snježana Pejčić is an athlete from Croatia. She competes in shooting. Her first notable success was winning silver at the Juniors European Shooting Championship in Thessaloniki in 2002, and she won second place at a ISSF World Cup held in Munich in 2008...	10 m air rifle	399	3 Q	101.9	500.9
	50 m rifle three positions	576	26	Did not advance
Suzana Cimbal Špirelja	10 m air rifle	393	30	Did not advance
	50 m rifle three positions	580	12	Did not advance

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Duje Draganja Duje Draganja Duje 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....	50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	22.05	12 Q	21.85 NR	10	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	49.49	34	Did not advance
Marko Strahija Marko Strahija Marko Strahija is a backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed at two Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....	100 m backstroke	55.89	34	Did not advance
Mario Todorović	100 m butterfly	52.26 NR	20	Did not advance
Gordan Kožulj Gordan Kožulj Gordan Kožulj is a former backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996....	100 m backstroke	55.05	24	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	1:57.81	8 Q	1:59.22	14	Did not advance
Alexei Puninski	100 m butterfly	53.65	47	Did not advance
Saša Imprić Saša Impric Saša Imprić is a medley swimmer from Croatia, who made his Olympic debut for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 400 m Individual Medley....	200 m individual medley	2:01.83	29	Did not advance
Vanja Rogulj Vanja Rogulj Vanja Rogulj is a 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia. He swam for Croatia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....	100 m breaststroke	1:02.42	42	Did not advance
Nikša Roki	400 m individual medley	4:22.44 NR	23	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	1:59.58 NR	31	Did not advance
Dominik Straga	200 m freestyle	1:49.63 NR	37	Did not advance
Gordan Kožulj Gordan Kožulj Gordan Kožulj is a former backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.... Vanja Rogulj Vanja Rogulj Vanja Rogulj is a 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia. He swam for Croatia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... Mario Todorović Duje Draganja Duje Draganja Duje 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....	4×100 m medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification summary:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Final:* Q = Qualified, DSQ = Disqualified* WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record...	3:37.69	12			Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sanja Jovanović Sanja Jovanovic Sanja Jovanović is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, where she finished in 17th and 13th position...	100 m backstroke	1:01.30	22	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:15.57	31	Did not advance
Monika Babok	50 m freestyle	26.84	49	Did not advance
Smiljana Marinović Smiljana Marinovic Smiljana Marinović is a breaststroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Sydney 2000.-External links:*...	100 m breaststroke	1:10.94	33	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:32.80	34	Did not advance
Anja Trišić	200 m freestyle	2:03.57	42	Did not advance

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Zoran Primorac Zoran Primorac Zoran Primorac is an accomplished male table tennis player from Croatia. He is considered to be among the best European players in the last 25 years .-Biography:Primorac was born in Zadar and started playing...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....	Bye		W 4−2	W 4−2	W 4−2	L 1−4	Did not advance
Tan Ruiwu	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....	Bye		W 4−1	W 4−0	W 4−2	L 0−4	Did not advance

Team

Andrej Gaćina

Andrej Gaćina

Andrej Gaćina is a male table tennis player from Croatia. Since 2007, he has won two medals in doubles and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...

 will also participate in the men's team event, with Ronald Ređep as an alternate.

August 13

0–3

August 14

	3–1
	3–0

Team (Group B)	Pts	Pld	W	L	GW	GL
	6	3	3	0	9	1
	5	3	2	1	6	4
	4	3	1	2	5	6
	3	3	0	3	0	9

Bronze Playoff Round 1

1–3

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Andrea Bakula Andrea Bakula Andrea Bakula is a Croatian table tennis player.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the first round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition....	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....	W 4−0	L 1−4	Did not advance
Tamara Boroš Tamara Boroš Tamara Boroš is a female table tennis player competing for Croatia. She has been one of the relatively rare European players who competes at the highest level of the sport together with the players from Far East....	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....	Bye		W 4−1	L 1-4	Did not advance
Sandra Paović Sandra Paovic Sandra Paović is a Croatian table tennis player.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition....	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....	Bye	W 4−3	L 2−4	Did not advance

Team

Kornelija Vajda will be an alternate for the women's team.

August 13

	0–3
	0–3

August 14

3–1

Team (Group A)	Pts	Pld	W	L	GW	GL
	6	3	3	0	9	0
	5	3	2	1	6	3
	4	3	1	2	3	7
	3	3	0	3	1	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Semifinals	Repechage Final	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Martina Zubčić Martina Zubcic Martina Zubčić is a Croatian taekwondo athlete, who competed in the Women's 57 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China and won the bronze medal.- References :...	57 kg	W 4-3	W 3-2	L 3-5		W 5-4	DNA
Sandra Šarić Sandra Šaric Sandra Šarić is a Croatian taekwondo athlete. Representing Croatia at the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, she won the silver medal in the welterweight division, losing to 2000 Olympic champion Lee Sun-Hee of South Korea in the final...	67 kg	W 4-1	L 1-3	Did not advance	W 4-0	W 5-1	DNA

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Rank
Marin Čilić Marin Cilic Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...	Singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets...		W 6-4 6-7 6-3		L 6-4 6-2	Did not advance
Ivo Karlović Ivo Karlovic Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...	Singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets...	Withdrew due to illness on 8 August 2008
Ivan Ljubičić Ivan Ljubicic ----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....	Singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets...	Withdrew due to injury on 9 August 2008
Ivan Ljubičić Ivan Ljubicic ----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....   Marin Čilić Marin Cilic Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...	Doubles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles The Men's Doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 16 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. Matches were best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was best-of-5 sets...	Withdrew from the doubles tournament due to Ljubičić's recurring injury on 10 August 2008

Water polo

Croatia participated in the men's tournament, where the team finished in 6th place.

Men's tournament

Roster

Group play

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Medal round

Quarterfinal
Classification 5th–6th