Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

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Nations at the 2008 Summer OlympicsCroatia at the Summer Olympics by year2008 in Croatian sport


BeijingPeople's Republic of ChinaLino Cervar




































Croatia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Croatia.svg
IOC code CRO
NOC Croatian Olympic Committee
Website
www.hoo.hr (in Croatian) (in English)
in Beijing
Competitors
102 in 14 sports
Flag bearer
Ivano Balić (opening)
Tamara Boroš (closing)

Medals
Ranked 56th

Gold

0

Silver

2

Bronze

3

Total

5

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

  • 1992

  • 1996

  • 2000

  • 2004

  • 2008

  • 2012

  • 2016

  • 2020

Other related appearances

 Austria (1900)
 Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Croatia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.




Contents






  • 1 Medalists


  • 2 Athletics


  • 3 Basketball


    • 3.1 Men's tournament




  • 4 Boxing


  • 5 Canoeing


    • 5.1 Slalom


    • 5.2 Sprint




  • 6 Cycling


    • 6.1 Road




  • 7 Gymnastics


    • 7.1 Artistic




  • 8 Handball


    • 8.1 Men's tournament




  • 9 Rowing


  • 10 Sailing


  • 11 Shooting


  • 12 Swimming


  • 13 Table tennis


  • 14 Taekwondo


  • 15 Tennis


  • 16 Water polo


    • 16.1 Men's tournament




  • 17 See also


  • 18 References





Medalists







































Medal
Name
Sport
Event
 Silver Filip Ude Gymnastics
Men's pommel horse
 Silver Blanka Vlašić Athletics
Women's high jump
 Bronze Snježana Pejčić Shooting
Women's 10 m air rifle
 Bronze Sandra Šarić Taekwondo
Women's 67 kg
 Bronze Martina Zubčić Taekwondo
Women's 57 kg


Athletics





Key


  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only


  • Q = Qualified for the next round


  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target


  • NR = National record

  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event

  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round




Men

Track & road events




























Athlete
Event
Heat
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Result
Rank
Result
Rank
Result
Rank
Result
Rank

Jurica Grabušić

110 m hurdles
14.18
7
Did not advance

Field events




































Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Distance
Position
Distance
Position

András Haklits

Hammer throw
77.12
4 Q
76.58
8

Martin Marić

Discus throw
59.25
29
Did not advance

Nedžad Mulabegović

Shot put
19.35
29
Did not advance


Women

Track & road events
































Athlete
Event
Heat
Semifinal
Final
Result
Rank
Result
Rank
Result
Rank

Nikolina Horvat

400 m hurdles
56.65
6
Did not advance

Vanja Perišić

800 m

2:06.82

DSQ*
Did not advance

* Vanja Perišić of Croatia was later disqualified for failing an in-competition drugs test.[1]


Field events










































Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Distance
Position
Distance
Position

Vera Begić

Discus throw
58.50
22
Did not advance

Ivana Brkljačić

Hammer throw
68.38
16
Did not advance

Sanja Gavrilović
60.55
45
Did not advance

Blanka Vlašić

High jump
1.93
6 Q
2.05

2nd, silver medalist(s)


Basketball




Men's tournament


Roster

The following is the Croatia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]













Croatia men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster

Players Coaches























































































































Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth
Height Club
Ctr.

PG
4

Ukić, Roko

7003864800000000000♠23 – (1984-12-05)December 5, 1984

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Toronto Raptors

Canada

G
5

Kus, Davor

7004109770000000000♠30 – (1978-07-21)July 21, 1978

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Unicaja Málaga

Spain

PG
6

Popović, Marko

7003955500000000000♠26 – (1982-06-12)June 12, 1982

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

BC Žalgiris

Lithuania

SF
7

Rozić, Marin

7003930800000000000♠25 – (1983-02-14)February 14, 1983

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

KK Cibona

Croatia

F/C
8

Prkačin, Nikola

7004119560000000000♠32 – (1975-11-15)November 15, 1975

6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)

KK Cibona

Croatia

G/F
9

Tomas, Marko

7003861900000000000♠23 – (1985-01-03)January 3, 1985

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Real Madrid

Spain

G
10

Planinić, Zoran

7003946300000000000♠25 – (1982-09-12)September 12, 1982

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

CSKA Moscow

Russia

C
11

Nicević, Sandro

7004117420000000000♠32 – (1976-06-16)June 16, 1976

6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)

Beşiktaş

Turkey

F
12

Rudež, Damjan

7003808900000000000♠22 – (1986-06-17)June 17, 1986

6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)

KK Union Olimpija

Slovenia

PF
13

Banić, Marko

7003874400000000000♠23 – (1984-08-31)August 31, 1984

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)

iurbentia Bilbao

Spain

PF
14

Lončar, Krešimir

7003931000000000000♠25 – (1983-02-12)February 12, 1983

6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)

Lokomotiv Rostov

Russia

C
15

Barać, Stanko

7003803200000000000♠21 – (1986-08-13)August 13, 1986

7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)

TAU Ceramica

Spain


Head coach





  • Croatia Jasmin Repeša


Assistant coach(es)





  • Croatia Dražen Anzulović



Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament


  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008



Group play




Qualified for the quarterfinals





















































































Team


Pld

W

L

PF

PA

PD

Pts
Tie

 Lithuania
5
4
1
425
400 +25

9

1–0

 Argentina
5
4
1
425
361 +64

9

0–1

 Croatia
5
3
2
399
380 +19

8

1–0

 Australia
5
3
2
457
405 +52

8

0–1

 Russia
5
1
4
387
406 −19

6

 

 Iran
5
0
5
323
464 −141

5

 




10 August 2008
20:00




Report















Australia 
82–97
 Croatia

Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 17–26, 22–26, 29–24

Pts: Nielsen 13
Rebs: Anstey 7
Asts: Barlow 3

Pts: Prkačin, Banić 16
Rebs: Lončar 10
Asts: Popović 5



Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)







12 August 2008
11:15




Report














Croatia 
85–78

 Russia

Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 26–19, 18–15, 25–27

Pts: Popović 22
Rebs: Barać 7
Asts: Popović, Lončar 3

Pts: Kirilenko 18
Rebs: Kirilenko 6
Asts: Kirilenko, Bikov 3



Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)







14 August 2008
22:15




Report














Argentina 
77–53

 Croatia

Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 19–9, 19–16, 18–15

Pts: Nocioni 18
Rebs: Nocioni 8
Asts: Ginobili 8

Pts: Tomas, Banić 9
Rebs: Banić 6
Asts: Ukić 2



Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga (ESP)







16 August 2008
14:30




Report















Croatia 
73–86
 Lithuania

Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 30–29, 17–16, 11–28

Pts: Ukić 13
Rebs: Banić 7
Asts: Kus 3

Pts: Lukauskis 20
Rebs: K. Lavrinovič 7
Asts: Jasikevičius 6



Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)







18 August 2008
09:00




Report















Iran 
57–91
 Croatia

Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 8–35, 23–16, 18–21

Pts: Nikkhah 25
Rebs: Haddadi 15
Asts: Haddadi 2

Pts: Rozić, Tomas 16
Rebs: Lončar, Barać 7
Asts: Ukić 8



Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)




Quarterfinals




20 August 2008
14:30




Report















Spain 
72–59

 Croatia

Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 15–15, 14–12, 21–21

Scoring by half: 37–26, 35–33

Pts: P. Gasol 20
Rebs: P. Gasol 10
Asts: Calderón, P. Gasol 2

Pts: Banić 15
Rebs: Banić, Planinić 5
Asts: Kus, Nicević 2



Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)





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

Light heavyweight

 Tavui (SAM)
W RSC

 Kurbanov (TJK)
L 1–8
Did not advance

Marko Tomasović

Super heavyweight
N/A

 Cammarelle (ITA)
L 1–13
Did not advance


Canoeing




Slalom



































Athlete
Event
Preliminary
Semifinal
Final
Run 1
Rank
Run 2
Rank
Total
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Total
Rank

Emir Mujčinović

Men's C-1
95.41
15
93.90
15
189.31
15
Did not advance


Sprint





































Athlete
Event
Heats
Semifinals
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank

Stjepan Janić

Men's K-1 500 m
1:37.724
3 QS
1:41.689
1 Q
1:38.729
9

Men's K-1 1000 m
3:31.369
2 QS
3:33.942
2 Q
3:30.495
7

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final



Cycling




Road






























Athlete
Event
Time
Rank

Matija Kvasina

Men's road race
6:34:26
56

Men's time trial
1:09:06
38

Vladimir Miholjević

Men's road race
Did not finish

Radoslav Rogina
6:26:17
25


Gymnastics




Artistic


Men




















































Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank

F

PH

R

V

PB

HB

F

PH

R

V

PB

HB

Filip Ude

Floor
14.775
N/A
14.775
41
Did not advance

Pommel horse
N/A
15.475
N/A
15.475
3 Q
N/A
15.725
N/A
15.725

2nd, silver medalist(s)

Women





































Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank

F

V

UB

BB

F

V

UB

BB

Tina Erceg

All-around
13.700
13.650
11.825
14.075
53.250
57
Did not advance


Handball




Men's tournament



Roster


The following is the Croatia roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3][4]



Head coach: Lino Cervar




































































































































































No.
Pos.
Name
Date of birth (age)
Height
App.
Goals
Club
1
GK

Venio Losert

(1976-07-25)25 July 1976 (aged 32)
1.91 m
149
0

Spain FC Barcelona Handbol
3
P

Renato Sulić

(1979-10-12)12 October 1979 (aged 28)
1.97 m
95
233

Slovenia RK Celje
4
CB

Ivano Balić

(1979-04-01)1 April 1979 (aged 29)
1.90 m
132
420

Spain SDC San Antonio
5
CB

Domagoj Duvnjak

(1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 20)
1.97 m
19
34

Croatia RK Zagreb
6
LB

Blaženko Lacković

(1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 27)
1.95 m
111
340

Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
9
P

Igor Vori

(1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 27)
2.02 m
103
257

Croatia RK Zagreb
10
CB

Davor Dominiković

(1978-04-07)7 April 1978 (aged 30)
2.03 m
147
177

Spain SDC San Antonio
11
RW

Mirza Džomba

(1977-02-28)28 February 1977 (aged 31)
1.90 m
173
667

Croatia RK Zagreb
13
RW

Zlatko Horvat

(1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 23)
1.79 m
35
65

Croatia RK Zagreb
14
CB

Drago Vuković

(1983-08-03)3 August 1983 (aged 25)
1.94 m
53
50

Slovenia RK Gorenje
17
LW

Goran Šprem

(1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 29)
1.83 m
96
241

Germany HSG Nordhorn
19
RB

Petar Metličić

(1976-12-25)25 December 1976 (aged 31)
1.94 m
152
338

Spain BM Ciudad Real
23
LW

Ljubo Vukić

(1982-08-03)3 August 1982 (aged 26)
1.91 m
29
38

Croatia RK Zagreb
24
LB

Tonči Valčić

(1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 30)
1.94 m
92
141

Spain CB Ademar León
25
GK

Mirko Alilović

(1985-09-15)15 September 1985 (aged 22)
2.00 m
25
0

Spain CB Ademar León


Group play




Qualified for the quarterfinals
















































































Team

Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Points

 France
5 4 1 0 148 115 +33
9

 Poland
5 3 1 1 147 128 +19
7

 Croatia
5 3 0 2 140 115 +25
6

 Spain
5 3 0 2 152 145 +7
6

 Brazil
5 1 0 4 129 153 –24
2

 China
5 0 0 5 104 164 –60
0



















10 August 2008
09:00


Croatia 

31 – 29

 Spain

Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Lemme, Ulrich (GER)

Lacković, Džomba 5
(16–11)

García 5
Suspension 4×Yellow card

Report
Suspension 3×Yellow card



















12 August 2008
09:00


Brazil 

14 – 33

 Croatia

Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)

Ertel, Souza 3
(9–18)

Džomba 7
Suspension 3×Yellow card

Report
Suspension 2×Yellow card



















14 August 2008
20:45


France 

23 – 19

 Croatia

Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Chernega, Paladenko (RUS)

Gille 7
(11–9)

Džomba 5
Suspension 3×Yellow card

Report
Suspension 3×Yellow card



















16 August 2008
19:00


Croatia 

24 – 27

 Poland

Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)

Džomba 7
(12–13)

Tłuczyński 7
Suspension 3×Yellow card

Report
Suspension 2×Yellow card



















18 August 2008
15:45


Croatia 

33 – 22

 China

Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)

Šprem 8
(17–13)

Hao 6
Suspension 2×Yellow card

Report
Suspension 3×Yellow card 1×Red card

Quarterfinal



















20 August 2008
18:00


Denmark 

24 – 26

 Croatia

Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)

Christiansen 6
(14–12)

Šprem 7
Suspension 2×Yellow card

Report
Suspension 2×Yellow card

Semifinal



















22 August 2008
18:00


France 

25 – 23

 Croatia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)

Burdet, Narcisse 6
(12–11)

Horvat, Šprem 5
Suspension 4×Yellow card

Report
Suspension 3×Yellow card

Bronze medal game



















24 August 2008
13:30


Croatia 

29 – 35

 Spain

Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)

Duvnjak 7
(14–12)

García, Prieto 7
Suspension 3×Yellow card

Report
Suspension 3×Yellow card


Rowing



Men











































Athlete
Event
Heats
Repechage
Semifinals
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank

Nikša Skelin
Siniša Skelin

Pair
7:16.35
4 R
6:38.30
2 SA/B
7:14.50
6 FB
7:12.19
12

Ante Kušurin
Mario Vekić

Double sculls
6:27.38
2 SA/B
Bye
6:24.89
4 FB

DNS
12

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage



Sailing



Men


























































































Athlete
Event
Race
Net points
Final rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
M*

Luka Mratović

RS:X
29
32

34
33
34
34
20
23
32
29
EL
265
32

Luka Radelić

Laser

26
15
7
21
1
21
3
16
17
CAN
EL
101
12

Šime Fantela
Igor Marenić

470
18
6
9

30
OCS

12
17
6
7
15
1
8
107
9

Marin Lovrović, Jr.
Siniša Mikuličić

Star

15
5
14
13
4
14
4
14
15
15
EL
98
15

Women







































Athlete
Event
Race
Net points
Final rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
M*

Mateja Petronijević

Laser Radial
8
9
5
4
19
19
13
21

22
CAN
EL
98
11

Open



































































Athlete
Event
Race
Net points
Final rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
M*

Ivan Kljaković Gašpić

Finn
7
10
10
8

16
9
1
13
18
CAN
CAN
N/A
76
8

Petar Cupać
Pavle Kostov

49er
14
16
16
18

20
OCS

11
9
19
18
10
17
10
CAN
CAN
CAN
EL
158
17

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled; OCS = On the course side of the starting line



Shooting



Men









































Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Points
Rank
Points
Rank

Josip Glasnović

Trap
119 S/O 3
6 Q
140 S/O 2
5

Petar Gorša

10 m air rifle
588
37
Did not advance

50 m rifle prone
583
49
Did not advance

50 m rifle 3 positions
1148
44
Did not advance

Women









































Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Points
Rank
Points
Rank

Snježana Pejčić

10 m air rifle
399
3 Q
500.9

3rd, bronze medalist(s)

50 m rifle 3 positions
576
26
Did not advance

Suzana Cimbal Špirelja

10 m air rifle
393
30
Did not advance

50 m rifle 3 positions
580
12
Did not advance


Swimming



Men















































































































Athlete
Event
Heat
Semifinal
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank

Duje Draganja

50 m freestyle
22.05
12 Q
21.85
10
Did not advance

100 m freestyle
49.49
34
Did not advance

Saša Imprić

200 m individual medley
2:01.83
29
Did not advance

Gordan Kožulj

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

Vanja Rogulj

100 m breaststroke
1:02.42
42
Did not advance

Nikša Roki

200 m butterfly
1:59.58 NR
31
Did not advance

400 m individual medley
4:22.44 NR
23
N/A
Did not advance

Marko Strahija

100 m backstroke
55.89
34
Did not advance

Dominik Straga

200 m freestyle
1:49.63 NR
37
Did not advance

Mario Todorović

100 m butterfly
52.26 NR
20
Did not advance

Duje Draganja
Gordan Kožulj
Vanja Rogulj
Mario Todorović

4 × 100 m medley relay
3:37.69
12
N/A
Did not advance

Women

























































Athlete
Event
Heat
Semifinal
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank

Monika Babok

50 m freestyle
26.84
49
Did not advance

Sanja Jovanović

100 m backstroke
1:01.30
22
Did not advance

200 m backstroke
2:15.57
31
Did not advance

Smiljana Marinović

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



Singles

































































Athlete
Event
Preliminary round
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank

Zoran Primorac

Men's singles
Bye

 Gardos (AUT)
W 4–2

 Maze (DEN)
W 4–2

 Yang Z (SIN)
W 4–2

 Persson (SWE)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Tan Ruiwu
Bye

 Kishikawa (JPN)
W 4–1

 Gao N (SIN)
W 4–0

 Li C (HKG)
W 4–2

 Wang Lq (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Andrea Bakula

Women's singles

 Silva (MEX)
W 4–0

 Huang I-h (TPE)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Tamara Boroš
Bye

 Stefanova (ITA)
W 4–1

 Li Jw (SIN)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Sandra Paović
Bye

 Lay J F (AUS)
W 4–3

 Shen Yf (ESP)
L 2–4
Did not advance

Team






































Athlete
Event
Group round
Semifinals
Bronze playoff 1
Bronze playoff 2
Bronze medal
Final
Opposition
Result
Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank

Andrej Gaćina
Zoran Primorac
Tan Ruiwu

Men's team

Group B
 Germany (GER)
L 0 – 3
 Singapore (SIN)
W 3 – 1
 Canada (CAN)
W 3 – 0
2
Did not advance

 Austria (AUT)
L 1 – 3
Did not advance

Andrea Bakula
Tamara Boroš
Sandra Paović

Women's team

Group A
 China (CHN)
L 0 – 3
 Austria (AUT)
L 0 – 3
 Dominican Republic (DOM)
W 3 – 1
3
Did not advance


Taekwondo













































Athlete
Event
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Repechage
Bronze Medal
Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank

Martina Zubčić

Women's −57 kg

 Gatterer (ISR)
W 4–3

 Nunes (BRA)
W 3–2

 Tanrıkulu (TUR)
L 3–5
Bye

 Su L-w (TPE)
W 5–4
Did not advance

3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Sandra Šarić

Women's −67 kg

 Rivero (PHI)
W 4–1

 Hwang K-S (KOR)
L 1–3
Did not advance

 Al-Maktoum (UAE)
W 4–0

 Ocasio (PUR)
W 5–1
Did not advance

3rd, bronze medalist(s)


Tennis











































Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank

Marin Čilić

Men's singles

 Mónaco (ARG)
W 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3

 González (CHI)
L 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance

Ivo Karlović

Withdrew due to illness on 8 August 2008

Ivan Ljubičić

Withdrew due to injury on 9 August 2008

Ivan Ljubičić
Marin Čilić

Men's doubles

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

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]



































































































































Name

Pos.
Height
Weight
Date of birth
Club
1 Frano Vićan GK 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 24 January 1976
Croatia VK Jug Dubrovnik
2 Damir Burić CB 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 2 December 1980
Croatia HAVK Mladost
3 Andro Bušlje CB 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 4 January 1986
Croatia VK Jug Dubrovnik
4 Zdeslav Vrdoljak D 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 15 March 1971
Croatia HAVK Mladost
5 Aljoša Kunac CB 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 18 August 1980
Montenegro Cattaro Kotor
6 Maro Joković D 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 1 October 1987
Croatia VK Jug Dubrovnik
7 Mile Smodlaka CF 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 1 January 1976
Croatia VK Jug Dubrovnik
8 Teo Đogaš D 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 19 February 1977
Montenegro Cattaro Kotor
9 Pavo Marković D 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 20 April 1985
Croatia VK Jug Dubrovnik
10 Samir Barač D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 2 November 1973
Croatia Primorje EB
11 Igor Hinić CF 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (240 lb) 4 December 1975
Croatia HAVK Mladost
12 Miho Bošković D 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 11 January 1983
Croatia VK Jug Dubrovnik
13 Josip Pavić GK 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 15 January 1982
Croatia HAVK Mladost


Head coach: Ratko Rudić

Group play


















Qualified for the semifinals
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Will play for places 7–10
Will play for places 7–12
















































































Team


GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 United States
5 4 0 1 37 31 +6
8

 Croatia
5 4 0 1 56 31 +25
8

 Serbia
5 3 0 2 50 38 +12
6

 Germany
5 2 0 3 33 44 −11
4

 Italy
5 2 0 3 57 50 +7
4

 China
5 0 0 5 25 64 −39
0


  •  United States is placed above  Croatia due to their head to head record.

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

















10 August 2008
15:20


Game reference

Croatia 

11–7

 Italy

Ying Tung Natatorium
Referees:
Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS)

Score by quarters: 3-3, 2-0, 4-1, 2-3

Bošković 3, Bušlje 2, Marković 2

Goals

Felugo 3, Calcaterra 2
















12 August 2008
15:20


Game reference

Serbia 
8–11

 Croatia

Ying Tung Natatorium
Referees:
Turcotte (CAN), Klopper (NED)

Score by quarters: 3-1, 1-4, 1-4, 3-2

Šapić 4, Udovičić 2

Goals

Joković 3, Barač 3, Smodlaka 2
















14 August 2008
9:30


Game reference

Croatia 

13–5

 Germany

Ying Tung Natatorium
Referees:
Moliner Molins (ESP), Argyros (GRE)

Score by quarters: 4-1, 3-2, 2-1, 4-1

Burić 3, Joković 2, Smodlaka 2, Marković 2, Bošković 2

Goals

Politze 2

















16 August 2008
12:10


Game reference

Croatia 
5–7

 United States

Ying Tung Natatorium
Referees:
Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS)

Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-3, 0-0, 2-2

Đogaš 2

Goals

Azevedo 3
















18 August 2008
16:40


Game reference

China 
4–16

 Croatia

Ying Tung Natatorium

Score by quarters: 0-4, 0-3, 1-1, 3-8

Wu 2

Goals

Barač 4, Joković 3, Đogaš 2, Marković 2, Hinić 2

Quarterfinal
















20 August 2008
16:00


Game reference

Montenegro 

7–6

 Croatia

Ying Tung Natatorium
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Bock (GER)

Score by quarters: 3-1, 2-3, 1-0, 1-2

N. Janović 2, Ivović 2, Gojković 2

Goals

Hinić 2

Classification round (5th–6th place)
















24 August 2008
13:00


Game reference

Croatia 
9–11

 Spain

Ying Tung Natatorium
Referees:
Chaney (USA), Kiszelly (HUN)

Score by quarters: 2-0, 3-5, 1-3, 3-3

Bušlje 2, Đogaš 2

Goals

X. García 4, Minguell 3, F. Perrone 2


See also


  • Croatia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics


References


  • sports-reference




  1. ^ IAAF Newsletter Edition 112 Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2010-04-27). Retrieved on 2010-04-27.


  2. ^ "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Croatia roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


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  5. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.









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