Croatian World Games
Encyclopedia
The Croatian World Games are an Olympics-style competition pitting autochthonous Croat
communities in Croatia
and neighbouring nations against each other and Croatian diaspora communities. The first Games were held in 2006 in Zadar
with the intent to stage them again in 2009. The event is organized by the Croatian Olympic Committee
and the Croatian World Congress.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
communities in 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 ...
and neighbouring nations against each other and Croatian diaspora communities. The first Games were held in 2006 in Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
with the intent to stage them again in 2009. The event is organized by the Croatian Olympic Committee
Croatian Olympic Committee
The Croatian Olympic Committee is the non-profit organization representing Croatian athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The COC organizes Croatia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. It also organizes the Croatian contingent at smaller events such as the...
and the Croatian World Congress.
2006 Results
| 1 | 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 ... |
21 | 20 | 28 | 69 |
| 2 | United States of America | 14 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina form one of the three constitutive nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.There is no precise data regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina's population since the last war. Ethnic cleansing within Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s saw the vast majority of Croats move and take... |
4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Croatian World Games Team | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Canada Croatian Canadians The Croatian community is present in most major Canadian cities, including the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Windsor, and Montreal.... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Australia Croatian Australian Croatia has been a source of migrants to Australia, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2006, 128,051 persons resident in Australia identified themselves as having Croatian ancestry.- History :... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Serbia Croats of Serbia Croats of Serbia or Serbian Croats are the recognized Croat national minority in Serbia. They were recognized as national minority in 2005. According to the 2002 census, there were 70,602 Croats in Serbia or 0.94% of the population... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |