# List of Croatian sportspeople

This is a partial list of famous Croatian sportspeople.

## Individual sports
### Alpine skiing

* Nika Fleiss - Alpine skier,
* Ana Jelušić - Alpine skier,
* Janica Kostelić - Alpine Skier World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 and 2006 - (Four Olympic Gold and Two Silver Medals)
* Ivica Kostelić - Alpine skier, Olympic Silver Medalist in 2006 and 2010.
* Danko Marinelli - Alpine skier,
* Sofija Novoselić - Alpine skier,
* Ivan Ratkić - Alpine skier,
* Dalibor Šamšal - Alpine skier,
* Antony Sumich
* Filip Zubčić - Alpine skier,

### Boxing

* Stjepan Božić - WBF Super Middleweight Champion
* George Chuvalo - Fmr. Canadian Heavyweight Champion
* Stipe Drviš - World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion
* Željko Mavrović - Fmr. European Boxing Champion
* Bob Mirović - 8 Times Australian Heavyweight Champion
* Mate Parlov - Fmr. WBC and European Light Heavyweight Champion
* Diana Prazak - professional female boxer from Australia
* Mario Preskar
* Damir Škaro - Olympic silver medal 1988
* Fritzie Živić (The Croat Comet) - Fmr. World Welterweight Champion

### Discus throw

* Sandra Perković - Olympic Gold Medal 2012

### Kayaking

* Matija Ljubek

### Kickboxing

* Mladen Brestovac - K1 Kickboxer and FFC Heavyweight Champion
* Branko Cikatić - First K-1 Grand Prix Winner
* Igor Jurković - K1 kickboxer
* Stefan Leko - Croatian heritage. German K1 Kickboxer
* Marko Tomasović
* Ivan Stanić

### Martial arts

* Sandra Šarić - Olympic Bronze Medal 2008
* Lucija Zaninović - Olympic Bronze Medal 2012
* Martina Zubčić - Olympic Bronze Medal 2008

### MMA

* Mirko Filipović (Cro Cop) - Mixed Martial Artist And Kickboxer, PRIDE FC 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion and last K-1 World Grand Prix Champion
* Zelg Galešić - Mixed Martial Artist
* Pat Miletich (The Croatian Sensation) - Former UFC Champion
* Stipe Miočić - Current UFC Heavyweight Champion
* Igor Pokrajac - UFC Mixed Martial Artist
* Goran Reljić - UFC Mixed Martial Artist

### Motorsport

* Robbie Frančević - NZ Touring car race driver
* Gary Gabelich - American automobile-racing driver
* Paul Radisich - NZ Racing car driver (Son of Frank Radisich)
* Auggie Vidovich – NASCAR Driver

### Running

* Branko Zorko

### Rowing

* Luka Grubor - UK Olympic Gold Medalist (Rowing)
* Damir Martin - Olympic Silver Medalist in 2012 and 2016
* Valent Sinković - Olympic Gold Medalist in 2016, Olympic Silver Medalist in 2012
* Martin Sinković - Olympic Gold Medalist in 2016, Olympic Silver Medalist in 2012

### Sailing

* Petar Cupać
* Šime Fantela
* Ivan Kljaković Gašpić
* Pavle Kostov
* Igor Marenić
* Tina Mihelić
* Luka Mratović
* Enia Ninčević
* Tonči Stipanović
* Romana Župan

### Shooting

* Giovanni Cernogoraz - Olympic Gold Medal 2012
* Bojan Đurković
* Anton Glasnović
* Petar Gorša
* Snježana Pejčić

### Swimming

* Đurđica Bjedov
* Duje Draganja
* Sanja Jovanović
* Mirna Jukić
* Tomislav Karlo
* Gordan Kožulj
* Miloš Milošević
* Kim Daniela Pavlin
* Marko Strahija
* Mario Todorović

### Table tennis

* Tamara Boroš
* Zoran Primorac
* Antun Stipančić
* Dragutin Šurbek
* Tian Yuan

### Tennis

* Mario Ančić
* Marin Čilić
* Borna Ćorić
* Ivan Dodig
* Željko Franulović
* Sabrina Goleš
* Saša Hiršzon
* Goran Ivanišević
* Boro Jovanović
* Ivo Karlović
* Ivan Ljubičić
* Mirjana Lučić
* Iva Majoli
* Petra Martić
* Josip Palada
* Nikola Pilić
* Goran Prpić
* Franjo Punčec
* Jelena Kostanić Tošić
* Antonio Veić
* Donna Vekić

### Triathlon

* Dejan Patrčević

### Wrestling

* Victor Jovica
* Josip Peruzović
* Jerry Sags
* Stan Stasiak
* Shawn Stasiak
* Hugo Savinovich
* Nenad Žugaj - Bronze at World Championships 2011
* Neven Žugaj - Bronze at World Championships 2010

## Team sports
### Football
#### 1998 FIFA World Cup bronze medalists

* Aljoša Asanović
* Slaven Bilić
* Miroslav Blažević - Head coach
* Zvonimir Boban
* Alen Bokšić
* Robert Jarni
* Goran Jurić
* Krunoslav Jurčić
* Ardian Kozniku
* Petar Krpan
* Dražen Ladić
* Zoran Mamić
* Silvio Marić
* Marijan Mrmić
* Robert Prosinečki
* Mario Stanić
* Anthony Šerić
* Dario Šimić
* Davor Šuker - 1998 Golden Boot Winner
* Igor Štimac
* Igor Tudor
* Vladimir Vasilj
* Goran Vlaović

#### Current players

* Milan Badelj
* Borna Barišić
* Karlo Bartolec
* Filip Bradarić
* Josip Brekalo
* Marcelo Brozović
* Duje Ćaleta-Car
* Duje Čop
* Vedran Ćorluka
* Tin Jedvaj
* Lovre Kalinić
* Nikola Kalinić
* Mateo Kovačić
* Andrej Kramarić
* Marin Leovac
* Karlo Letica
* Marko Livaja
* Dominik Livaković
* Dejan Lovren
* Matej Mitrović
* Antonio Milić
* Luka Modrić
* Zoran Nižić
* Mario Pašalić
* Ivan Perišić
* Josip Pivarić
* Marko Pjaca
* Ivan Rakitić
* Ante Rebić
* Marko Rog
* Ivan Santini
* Simon Sluga
* Borna Sosa
* Ivan Strinić
* Danijel Subašić
* Domagoj Vida
* Nikola Vlašić
* Šime Vrsaljko

#### Former players

* Srđan Andrić
* Marko Babić
* Boško Balaban
* Bruno Belin
* Rudolf Belin
* Nenad Bjelica
* Stjepan Bobek
* Ivan Bošnjak
* Miroslav Brozović
* Igor Budan
* Josip Bukal
* Ivan Buljan
* Tomislav Butina
* Zlatko Čajkovski
* Tomislav Crnković
* Hrvoje Ćustić
* Stjepan Deverić
* Joey Didulica
* Tomislav Dujmović
* Mario Galinović
* Franjo Glazer
* Ivan Gudelj
* Ivan Hitrec
* Ivan Horvat
* Tomislav Ivković
* Dražan Jerković - Golden Boot Winner at the EURO 1960 and World Cup 1962.
* Jurica Jerković
* Davor Jozić
* Dario Knežević
* Mirko Kokotović
* Niko Kovač
* Robert Kovač
* Ivica Križanac
* Gustav Lehner
* Ivan Leko
* Jerko Leko
* Mario Mandžukić
* Vlatko Marković
* Frane Matošić
* Marko Mlinarić
* Ivica Mornar
* Miljenko Mumlek
* Dražen Mužinić
* Mato Neretljak
* Željko Perušić
* Luka Peruzović
* Nikola Pokrivač
* Danijel Pranjić
* Danijel Premerl
* Dado Pršo
* Petar Radaković
* Milan Rapaić
* Đovani Roso
* Vedran Runje
* Zlatko Runje
* Darijo Srna
* Daniel Šarić
* Mateo Silić
* Dario Šimić
* Josip Skoblar - European Golden Boot, 1971
* Blaž Slišković
* Tomislav Šokota
* Franjo Šoštarić
* Ivica Šurjak
* Mario Tokić
* Stjepan Tomas
* Hrvoje Vejić
* Franjo Vladić
* Jurica Vranješ
* Davor Vugrinec
* Zlatko Vujović
* Zoran Vujović
* Bernard Vukas
* Zoran Vulić
* Velimir Zajec
* Slaven Zambata
* Ante Žanetić
* Branko Zebec
* Aleksandar Živković (footballer, born 1912)
* Boris Živković

### American football

* Bill Belichick - NFL Coach (grandson of Croatian immigrants)
* Brian Belichick - NFL coach (great-grandson of Croatian immigrants)
* Stephen Belichick - NFL coach (great-grandson of Croatian immigrants)
* Steve Belichick - NFL player and coach (son of Croatian immigrants)
* Brian Billick - NFL Coach
* Tony Butkovich – College football player
* Pete Carroll - NFL Coach (Irish father, Croatian mother)
* David Diehl - NFL player
* Greg Dulcich - NFL player
* Eddie Erdelatz – NFL player
* Elvis Grbac - NFL player
* John Jurkovic - NFL player
* Joe Kuharich - NFL Coach
* Les Horvath – NFL player
* John Jurkovic – NFL player
* Tony Mandarich - NFL player
* Vic Markov – NFL player (son of Croatian immigrants)
* Rob Ninkovich – NFL player (grandson of Croatian immigrants)
* Lou Saban – NFL Coach
* Nick Saban - College football coach
* Cole Cubelic - American college football player and radio host
* Frank Sinkwich - NFL player, 1942 winner of the Heisman Trophy (born in Croatia)
* Paul Skansi – American football player
* Nick Skorich – American football player and coach
* Josef Spudich – American football player
* Joe Stydahar – American football player
* Chris Zorich - NFL player (African-American father, Croatian mother)

### Australian rules football

* Adrian Barich - Australian rules footballer and Rugby League player
* Tony Begovich - Australian rules footballer
* Gavin Crosisca - Australian rules footballer
* Alan Didak - Australian rules footballer
* Jon Dorotich - Australian rules footballer
* Marc Dragicevic - Australian rules footballer
* Ray Gabelich - Australian rules footballer
* Darren Gaspar - #1 pick in 1993
* Travis Gaspar - Australian rules footballer
* John Gerovich - Australian rules footballer
* Brent Grgic - Australian rules footballer
* Ilija Grgic - Australian rules footballer
* George Grljusich - Australian rules footballer
* Allen Jakovich - Australian rules footballer
* Glen Jakovich - Australian rules footballer
* Judd Lalich - Australian rules footballer
* Matthew Liptak - Australian rules footballer
* Addam Maric - Australian rules footballer
* Ivan Maric - Australian rules footballer
* Lukas Markovic - Australian rules footballer
* Tony Modra - Australian rules footballer
* Matthew Pavlich - Australian rules footballer
* Val Perovic - Australian rules footballer
* Steven Salopek - Australian rules footballer
* Craig Starcevich - Australian rules footballer
* Nick Suban - Australian rules footballer
* Peter Sumich - Australian rules footballer
* Jacob Surjan - Australian rules footballer
* Andrew Ukovic - Australian rules footballer

### Baseball

* Johnny Babich - Baseball player
* Reid Brignac – Baseball player
* Ann Cindric - Baseball player
* Tom Haller – Baseball player
* Ed Jurak - Baseball player
* Al Jurisich – Baseball player
* Mike Kreevich – Baseball player
* Curt Leskanic – Baseball player
* Johnny Logan – Baseball player
* Mickey Lolich - Baseball player
* Steve Lubratich – Baseball player
* Roger Maris - Baseball Legend
* Catfish Metkovich – Baseball player
* Erv Palica (Pavlicevich) - Baseball player
* Johnny Pesky - Baseball player
* Dan Plesac – Baseball player
* Matt Skrmetta - baseball player
* Paul Spoljaric - Baseball player
* Christian Yelich - baseball player
* Bob Zupcic - baseball player

### Basketball

* John Abramovic - Fmr. NBA player
* Franjo Arapović - Fmr. NBA Player
* Dalibor Bagarić - Fmr. NBA player
* Dragan Bender (born 1997) - player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Bojan Bogdanović - NBA player
* Andrew Bogut - Australian NBA player, drafted 1st overall in 2005 (both parents Croatian)
* Krešimir Ćosić - NBA Hall of Famer
* Zoran Čutura
* Danko Cvjetičanin
* Ivana Dojkić - WNBA player
* Frank Drmic - Australian basketball player
* Gordan Giriček - NBA player
* Vinko Jelovac - basketball player
* Mario Kasun - NBA player
* Arijan Komazec
* Toni Kukoč - NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year, 1995–1996 season)
* Jack Marin - Fmr. American NBA Star
* Kevin McHale - NBA Hall of Famer (Croatian mother)
* George Mikan - NBA Hall of Famer
* Antonija Mišura
* Nika Mühl - WNBA player
* Dražen Petrović - NBA Hall of Famer
* Zoran Planinić - NBA player
* Gregg Popovich - American Basketball Coach
* Dino Rađa - Fmr. NBA player
* Dario Šarić (Super Dario) – NBA Player with the Phoenix Suns
* Petar Skansi
* Branko Skroče
* Damir Šolman
* Ivan Sunara
* Bruno Šundov - Fmr. NBA player
* Josip Gjergja
* Nikola Plećaš
* Vinko Jelovac
* Željko Jerkov
* Andro Knego
* Duje Krstulović
* Mihovil Nakić
* Mirko Novosel
* Velimir Perasović
* Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović
* Marianna Raguž
* Žan Tabak - Fmr. NBA player
* Rudy Tomjanovich - Fmr. NBA player and coach, No.2 pick in 1970 NBA draft
* Andy Tonkovich - 1948 first NBA pick
* Ratomir Tvrdić
* Roko Ukic - Current NBA player, No. 41 pick in 2005 NBA draft
* Andrew Vlahov - Fmr. Australian NBA player
* Stojan Vranković - Fmr. NBA player
* Nikola Vujčić (born 1978) - basketball player and team manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv
* Ante Žižić (born 1997) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

### Cricketers

* Anton Devcich - NZ cricket player
* Simon Katich - Australian cricket player
* Antony Sumich - NZ cricket player - player for Croatia
* Joseph Yovich - NZ cricket player

### Handball

* Ivano Balić
* Mirko Bašić
* Patrik Ćavar
* Lino Červar
* Davor Dominiković
* Mirza Džomba
* Valner Franković
* Slavko Goluža
* Bruno Gudelj
* Hrvoje Horvat - Handball Player
* Boris Jarak
* Vladimir Jelčić
* Božidar Jović
* Pavle Jurina
* Nikša Kaleb
* Nenad Kljaić
* Velimir Kljaić
* Ante Kostelić
* Blaženko Lacković
* Venio Losert
* Valter Matošević
* Petar Metličić
* Zoran Mikulić
* Zdravko Miljak
* Alvaro Načinović
* Željko Nimš
* Goran Perkovac
* Miroslav Pribanić
* Iztok Puc
* Zlatko Saračević
* Zvonimir Serdarušić
* Irfan Smajlagić
* Ivan Snoj
* Vlado Šola
* Denis Špoljarić
* Goran Šprem
* Vladimir Šujster
* Renato Sulić
* Albin Vidović
* Igor Vori
* Drago Vuković
* Zdenko Zorko
* Zdravko Zovko
* Vedran Zrnić

### Hockey

* Joseph Cattarinich – NHL Hall of Famer
* Jonathan Filewich – ice hockey player
* Mark Fistric – ice hockey player
* Travis Hamonic – ice hockey player
* John Hecimovic – ice hockey player
* Tony Hrkac - Fmr. NHL player
* Dan Kordic - Fmr. NHL player
* John Kordic - Fmr. NHL player
* Frank Mahovlich - NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)
* Peter Mahovlich - Fmr. NHL player, nr. 2 in 1963 NHL Amateur Draft
* John Mayasich - Fmr. hockey player
* Phil Oreskovic – ice hockey player
* Victor Oreskovich – ice hockey player
* Mark Pavelich - Fmr. NHL player (Miracle on Ice)
* Matt Pavelich - first NHL linesman inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
* Marty Pavelich - Fmr. NHL player
* Borna Rendulić - NHL player
* Cory Sarich - Fmr. NHL player
* Joe Sakic - fmr. NHL player
* Buzz Schneider - ice hockey player
* Adrien Plavsic - (Serb father, Croat mother) Fmr. NHL player
* Joel Prpic - Hockey player (brief appearance in the NHL)
* Rob Valicevic - NHL player
* Marc-Édouard Vlasic - NHL player

### Rugby

* Anthony Boric - Rugby Union player
* Frano Botica - Rugby Union player
* Ivan Cleary - Rugby League player and coach
* Matthew Cooper - Rugby Union player
* Bronko Djura - Rugby League player
* Sean Fitzpatrick - Rugby Union player
* Ivan Henjak - Rugby League player
* Matt Henjak - Rugby Union player
* Max Krilich - Rugby league player
* Dan Luger - Rugby Union player
* Tony Mestrov - Rugby League player
* James Stosic - NZ Rugby League player
* Antony Sumich - Rugby Union player
* Brendon Winslow - Rugby Union player
* Croatia national rugby union team

### Volleyball

* Elena Chebukina
* Tomislav Čošković
* Barbara Jelić
* Igor Omrčen
* Nataša Osmokrović
* Marcos Milinkovic - Argentine volleyball player
* Maja Poljak
* Alejandro Spajic - Argentine volleyball player

### Waterpolo

* Veljko Bakašun
* Ozren Bonačić - Fmr. water polo player and coach
* Marko Brainović
* Perica Bukić - Water polo player and politician
* Ivo Cipci
* Nikša Dobud - Water polo player
* Tomislav Franjković
* Zdravko Hebel
* Vladimir Ivković
* Zoran Janković (water polo)
* Zdravko Ježić
* Hrvoje Kačić
* Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić
* Ivo Kurtini
* Ronald Lopatni
* Deni Lušić
* Kristijan Milaković
* Miroslav Poljak
* Lovro Radonjić
* Ivo Štakula
* Karlo Stipanić
* Goran Sukno
* Dubravko Šimenc
* Ivo Trumbić
* Božo Vuletić
* Marijan Žužej

## Other sports

* Aida Badić – former artistic gymnast
* Sandra Bezic – figure skater, choreographer and television commentator
* Val Bezic – figure skater
* Fred Couples – Golfer (former World number 1)
* Mirko Filipović – K1, UFC, PRIDE fighter
* Gary Gabelich – American automobile-racing driver
* Sofia Mulanovich - famous Peruvian surfer
* Franjo Mihalic - Marathon athlete
* Frank Nobilo - NZ Golfer
* Abdon Pamich – race walker
* Snježana Pejčić – shooting player
* Sandra Perković – discus thrower
* The Great Antonio - Strongman and Eccentric
* Blanka Vlašić – High jumper