Croatia participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China for the fifth time in its history, and won three silver and three gold medals. The national team consisted of 99 athletes (80 men, 19 women).
| Croatia at the Olympics | ||||
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| IOC Code | Cro | |||
| NOC | Croatian Olympic Committee link | |||
| Beijing Olympics | ||||
| Athletes | 99 in 15 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | Ivano Balich | |||
| Medals Place 56 | Gold 0 | Silver 2 | Bronze 3 | Total five |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics | ||||
| 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 | ||||
| Participation in the Winter Olympics | ||||
| 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018 | ||||
| see also | ||||
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Content
Medalists
| Medal | Sportsman | Kind of sport | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Philip Oude | Gymnastics | Men horse |
| Silver | Blanka Vlašić | Athletics | Women high jump |
| Bronze | Sandra Saric | Taekwondo | Women, up to 67 kg |
| Bronze | Martina Zubchich | Taekwondo | Women, up to 57 kg |
| Bronze | Snezhana Peichich | Shooting | Women, air rifle, 10 m |
Competition Results
Rowing
In the next round from each race several best crews passed (depending on the discipline). 6 strongest crews reached the finals of A, the rest played places in the BF consolatory finals.
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Advance check | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Semi final | The final | Summary a place | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check in | Time | A place | Check in | Time | A place | Check in | Time | A place | Check in | Time | A place | Time | A place | |||
| twos | Siniša Skelin Niksha Skelin | 3 | 7: 16.35 | four | one | 6: 38.30 | 2Q | not carried out | one | 7: 14.50 | 6 | Final B | 12 | |||
| 7: 11,19 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Table Tennis
Table tennis competitions were held in a play-off system . Each match lasted until one of the tennis players won 4 games. The strongest 16 athletes started the competition from the third round, the next 16 by rating started from the second round.
- Team rank
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Group stage | 1/4 finals | 1/2 finals | The final | Summary a place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 duel | 2 fight | 3 duel | A place | ||||||
| Team rank | Andrey Gachina Zoran Primorac Tan Ruyu | Group B | Playoff for 3rd place | ||||||
| Germany P 0: 3 | Singapore 3: 1 | Canada B 3: 0 | 2 | Austria P 1: 3 | Complete the show | 7 | |||
Links
- Croatian national team on Sports-reference.com (English)