# Croatia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Croatia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Croatian Olympic Committee (Croatian: Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, HOO) confirmed a roster of 87 athletes, 68 men and 19 women, to compete across 18 sports at the Games.
Croatia left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 10 medals (5 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze), finishing seventeenth in the overall standings. These Games also marked the nation's most successful outcome in Summer Olympic history since the break-up of SFR Yugoslavia, surpassing the six medals won at London 2012. Three of the medals were awarded to the team in track and field, two in rowing and sailing, and one each in shooting and boxing. Croatia also proved particularly successful in traditional team sports, as the water polo players obtained the silver medal in the men's tournament, despite losing its title defense to neighboring Serbia at the final match.
Among the medalists were super heavyweight boxer Filip Hrgović and Laser sailor Tonči Stipanović, who both secured historic first Olympic medals for Croatia in their respective sports. 470 duo Šime Fantela and Igor Marenić controlled the race ahead of their top rivals Australia and Greece to win the nation's first ever sailing title. Discus thrower Sandra Perković successfully defended her Olympic title, while 21-year-old Sara Kolak trounced the vastly experienced field to become the women's javelin throw champion. Shooter Josip Glasnović succeeded his teammate Giovanni Cernogoraz as the new Olympic champion in the men's trap. Brothers Martin and Valent Sinković fought a tough duel against Lithuania to capture a gold medal in the men's double sculls, adding it to their world and European titles over the last two years.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Josip Glasnović | Shooting | Men's trap | 8 August |
| Gold | Martin Sinković Valent Sinković | Rowing | Men's double sculls | 11 August |
| Gold | Sandra Perković | Athletics | Women's discus throw | 16 August |
| Gold | Šime Fantela Igor Marenić | Sailing | Men's 470 | 18 August |
| Gold | Sara Kolak | Athletics | Women's javelin throw | 18 August |
| Silver | Damir Martin | Rowing | Men's single sculls | 13 August |
| Silver | Tonči Stipanović | Sailing | Laser | 16 August |
| Silver | Croatia men's national water polo teamJosip PavićDamir BurićAntonio PetkovićLuka LončarMaro JokovićLuka BukićMarko MacanAndro BušljeSandro SuknoIvan KrapićAnđelo ŠetkaXavier GarcíaMarko Bijač | Water polo | Men's tournament | 20 August |
| Bronze | Filip Hrgović | Boxing | Men's super heavyweight | 19 August |
| Bronze | Blanka Vlašić | Athletics | Women's high jump | 20 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Water polo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| 8 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 August | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 August | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |

## Competitors

The Croatian Olympic Committee (Croatian: Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, HOO) fielded a team of 87 athletes, 68 men and 19 women, across eighteen sports at the Games; it was the nation's fourth-largest delegation sent to the Olympics, but the smallest since 2004.
More than 50 percent of the men's side competed in traditional team sports, with the water polo players looking to defend their Olympic title from the London Games four years earlier. Track and field accounted for the largest number of athletes on the squad by an individual-based sport, with 10 entries. There was a single competitor each in diving, judo, table tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling.
Nine of the past Olympic medalists from the individual-based sports returned, including defending champions Giovanni Cernogoraz (men's trap shooting) and Sandra Perković (women's discus throw), taekwondo fighter Lucija Zaninović (women's 49 kg), along with her twin sister Ana, rifle shooter Snježana Pejčić, gymnast Filip Ude (men's pommel horse), and experienced high jumper Blanka Vlašić. Rowers Damir Martin and brothers Martin and Valent Sinković, all of whom won silver as members of the quadruple sculls crew from London 2012, qualified separately for the smaller boats at the Games, with the latter two entering as reigning world champions and top medal favorites in the double sculls.
Other notable athletes on the Croatian roster included world sailing champions Šime Fantela and Igor Marenić in the men's 470 class, world-ranked tennis player Marin Čilić, and boxing pro Filip Hrgović (men's super heavyweight). Water polo goalkeeper Josip Pavić, who helped his team secure a gold-medal triumph in the men's tournament at London 2012, was selected by the committee as Croatia's flag bearer for the opening ceremony.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Handball | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sailing | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Shooting | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tennis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Water polo | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 68 | 19 | 87 |

## Athletics

Croatian athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Andrea Ivančević | Women's 100 m hurdles | 12.90 | 4 q | 12.93 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matea Matošević | Women's marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:50:00 | 104 |
| Marija Vrajić | Women's marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:59:24 | 119 |

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Ivan Horvat | Pole vault | 5.30 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Filip Mihaljević | Shot put | 19.69 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stipe Žunić | Shot put | 20.52 | 8 q | 20.04 | 11 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Sara Kolak | Javelin throw | 64.30 NR | 3 Q | 66.18 NR | |
| Sandra Perković | Discus throw | 64.81 | 3 Q | 69.21 | |
| Ana Šimić | High jump | 1.89 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Blanka Vlašić | High jump | 1.94 | =1 Q | 1.97 | |

## Basketball
### Men's tournament

Croatia men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by securing its lone outright berth and winning the final match over Italy at the Turin leg of the 2016 FIBA World Qualifying Tournament, signifying the nation's comeback to the men's tournament after an eight-year hiatus.

#### Team roster

The following is the Croatia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 400 | 407 | −7 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 432 | 357 | +75 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 392 | 428 | −36 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 441 | 428 | +13 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 411 | 407 | +4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 392 | 441 | −49 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 4 In games among the four teams at 3–2, Croatia and Spain were 2–1 while Argentina and Lithuania were 1–2. Croatia beat Spain 72–70, and Lithuania beat Argentina 81–73.
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 19:00
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 72–70 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 19–17, 15–16, 25–16 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 23 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Šarić 5 | | Pts: Gasol 26 Rebs: Gasol 9 Asts: Rodríguez 7 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,039 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
* 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 90–82 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 24–18, 27–14, 17–28 |||
| Pts: Scola 23 Rebs: Scola 9 Asts: Campazzo 8 | | Pts: Šarić 19 Rebs: Šarić 10 Asts: Šarić 7 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,514 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 76–80 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 14–22, 19–18, 26–21 |||
| Pts: Barbosa 16 Rebs: Lima 6 Asts: Huertas 9 | | Pts: Bogdanović 33 Rebs: Šarić 7 Asts: Ukić 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 10,756 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 76–90 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 11–22, 17–27, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 28 Rebs: Simon 6 Asts: Ukić 4 | | Pts: Umeh 19 Rebs: Diogu 12 Asts: Ere 6 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,720 Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS)
* 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 22:30
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 81–90 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 20–34, 14–28, 26–15 |||
| Pts: Kalnietis 26 Rebs: Valančiūnas 6 Asts: Kalnietis 11 | | Pts: Bogdanović 22 Rebs: Simon 10 Asts: Simon 6 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,809 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Steven Anderson (USA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

#### Quarterfinal

* 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 22:15
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 83–86 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 19–12, 14–34, 31–20 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 28 Rebs: Planinić 9 Asts: Simon 5 | | Pts: Bogdanović 18 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Teodosić 10 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,027 Referees: Juan García (ESP), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Roberto Vázquez (PUR)

## Boxing

Croatia has entered two boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Hrvoje Sep and Filip Hrgović were the only Croatians to be selected to the Olympic team by virtue of top two finishes of their respective division in the AIBA Pro Boxing series and World Series of Boxing.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Hrvoje Sep | Men's light heavyweight | Salah (EGY) W 2–1 | Borges (BRA) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Filip Hrgović | Men's super heavyweight | Bye | Demirezen (TUR) W 3–0 | Pero (CUB) W TKO | Yoka (FRA) L 1–2 | Did not advance | |

## Cycling
### Road

Croatian riders qualified for a maximum of two quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Kristijan Đurasek | Men's road race | 6:13:36 | 18 |
| Matija Kvasina | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |

## Diving

Croatia has received a spare continental berth freed up by South Africa from FINA to send a diver competing in the women's individual springboard to the Olympics, based on her results at the 2016 FINA World Cup series, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Marcela Marić | Women's 3 m springboard | 271.40 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Croatia has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Beijing 2008 silver medalist Filip Ude and Ana Đerek had claimed their Olympic spots each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Filip Ude | Pommel horse | — | 14.333 | — | — | — | — | 14.333 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Ana Đerek | All-around | 0.000 | DNS | 11.433 | 13.200 | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Handball
### Summary

Key:
* ET – After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Croatia men's | Men's tournament | Qatar L 23–30 | Argentina W 27–26 | Denmark W 27–24 | France W 29–28 | Tunisia W 41–26 | 1 | Poland L 27–30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Men's tournament

Croatia men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the third meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Herning, Denmark.

#### Team roster

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Željko Babić
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Ivan Stevanović
* (1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 34)
* 1.93 m
* 15
* 0
* Zagreb
* 5
* CB
* Domagoj Duvnjak
* (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 28)
* 1.97 m
* 153
* 497
* THW Kiel
* 7
* RB
* Luka Stepančić
* (1990-11-20)20 November 1990 (aged 25)
* 2.03 m
* 16
* 26
* Paris Saint-Germain
* 8
* RB
* Marko Kopljar
* (1986-02-12)12 February 1986 (aged 30)
* 2.10 m
* 124
* 254
* Telekom Veszprém
* 10
* LB
* Jakov Gojun
* (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 30)
* 2.04 m
* 125
* 71
* Füchse Berlin
* 12
* GK
* Ivan Pešić
* (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 27)
* 1.93 m
* 22
* 0
* Meshkov Brest
* 13
* RW
* Zlatko Horvat
* (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 31)
* 1.79 m
* 115
* 332
* Zagreb
* 18
* CB
* Igor Karačić
* (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 27)
* 1.89 m
* 27
* 71
* Vardar
* 26
* LW
* Manuel Štrlek
* (1988-12-01)1 December 1988 (aged 27)
* 1.81 m
* 99
* 318
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 27
* RW
* Ivan Čupić
* (1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 30)
* 1.78 m
* 112
* 440
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 30
* LB
* Marko Mamić
* (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 22)
* 2.00 m
* 4
* 3
* Dunkerque
* 32
* LB
* Ivan Slišković
* (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 24)
* 1.97 m
* 37
* 87
* Telekom Veszprém
* 34
* P
* Ilija Brozović
* (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 (aged 25)
* 1.95 m
* 15
* 12
* THW Kiel
* 44
* P
* Krešimir Kozina
* (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 (aged 26)
* 1.96 m
* 2
* 0
* Flensburg-Handewitt

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 134 | +13 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 126 | +26 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 127 | +9 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Qatar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 127 | −5 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 126 | −16 | 2 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 118 | 145 | −27 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Croatia 29–28 France
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 09:30 | Croatia | 23–30 | Qatar | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 09:30 | Štrlek 5 | (8–15) | Marković 10 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 09:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 1× 6× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 21:50 | Argentina | 26–27 | Croatia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 21:50 | F. Fernández 8 | (15–14) | Štrlek 7 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 21:50 | 2× 4× 1× | Report | 4× 3× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 14:40 | Denmark | 24–27 | Croatia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 14:40 | Svan Hansen 9 | (12–15) | Duvnjak 8 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 14:40 | 2× 3× | Report | 4× 5× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 11:30 | Croatia | 29–28 | France | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 11:30 | Kopljar 6 | (14–12) | Guigou 10 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 11:30 | 4× 5× 2× | Report | 4× 2× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 19:50 | Croatia | 41–26 | Tunisia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 19:50 | Karačić 9 | (25–10) | Boughanmi 7 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 19:50 | 2× 4× | Report | 1× 1× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 20:30 | Croatia | 27–30 | Poland | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 20:30 | Čupić, Stepančić 7 | (14–18) | Bielecki 12 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 20:30 | 4× 2× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |

## Judo

Croatia has qualified one judoka for the women's middleweight category (70 kg) at the Games. Barbara Matić earned a continental quota spot from the European region as highest-ranked Croatian judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Barbara Matić | Women's −70 kg | Pérez (PUR) L 000–011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

Croatia qualified two boats for each of the following classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowers competing in the men's single and double sculls had confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Damir Martin | Men's single sculls | 7:23.08 | 2 QF | Bye | Bye | 6:44.44 | 1 SA/B | 6:59.43 | 2 FA | 6:41.34 | |
| Martin Sinković Valent Sinković | Men's double sculls | 6:30.09 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:12.27 | 1 FA | 6:50.28 | |
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

Croatian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Luka Mratović | RS:X | 13 | 11 | 15 | 21 | DNF | 19 | 27 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 30 | EL | 245 | 24 |
| Tonči Stipanović | Laser | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 76 | |
| Ivan Kljaković-Gašpić | Finn | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 13 | — | — | 20 | 89 | 5 |
| Šime Fantela Igor Marenić | 470 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 43 | |
| Petar Cupać Pavle Kostov | 49er | 9 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10 | EL | 122 | 15 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Tina Mihelić | Laser Radial | DSQ | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 14 | DNF | 5 | 23 | 16 | EL | 124 | 13 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Croatian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016.
Following the completion of the two-year qualifying period, Croatia had selected a total of seven shooters to compete at the Games, including 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Snježana Pejčić and defending Olympic trap champion Giovanni Cernogoraz.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Giovanni Cernogoraz | Trap | 116 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Josip Glasnović | Trap | 120 | 3 Q | 15 | 1 Q | 13 (+4) | |
| Petar Gorša | 10 m air rifle | 628.0 | 3 Q | — | — | 101.0 | 7 |
| Petar Gorša | 50 m rifle prone | 621.9 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Petar Gorša | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1174 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Valentina Gustin | 10 m air rifle | 413.9 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marija Marović | 10 m air pistol | 377 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Snježana Pejčić | 10 m air rifle | 416.0 | 7 Q | 102.0 | 7 |
| Snježana Pejčić | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 580 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tanja Perec | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 572 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

## Swimming

Croatian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mario Todorović | Men's 50 m freestyle | 22.65 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matea Samardžić | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:00.46 | 13 Q | 1:00.60 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matea Samardžić | Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:10.51 | 15 Q | 2:09.83 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matea Samardžić | Women's 400 m individual medley | 4:39.41 | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Croatia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Remarkably going to his third Olympics, Andrej Gaćina was automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players in the men's singles based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Andrej Gaćina | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Drinkhall (GBR) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Croatia entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Twin sisters and 2012 Olympians Lucija and Ana Zaninović qualified automatically and respectively for the women's flyweight (49 kg) and featherweight (57 kg) category by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings. Filip Grgić secured the third spot on the Croatian team by virtue of his top two finish in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Filip Grgić | Men's −68 kg | González (ESP) L 3–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lucija Zaninović | Women's −49 kg | Yesbergenova (KAZ) W 18–7 | Aziez (FRA) 0L 3–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ana Zaninović | Women's −57 kg | Alizadeh (IRI) L 6–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Croatia has entered four tennis players into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Marin Čilić (world no. 13) and Borna Ćorić (world no. 48) qualified directly for the men's singles as two of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings as of 6 June 2016.
Having been directly entered to the singles, Čilić also opted to play with his partner Marin Draganja in the men's doubles. Following the withdrawal of several players, Ana Konjuh (world no. 76) received an entry on 15 July 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Marin Čilić | Men's singles | Dimitrov (BUL) W 6–1, 6–4 | Albot (MDA) W 6–3, 6–4 | Monfils (FRA) L 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Borna Ćorić | Men's singles | Simon (FRA) L 4–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marin Čilić Marin Draganja | Men's doubles | — | Djokovic / Zimonjić (SRB) L 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ana Konjuh | Women's singles | Beck (GER) W 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 | Suárez Navarro (ESP) L 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Water polo
### Summary

Key:
* FT – After full-time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Croatia men's | Men's tournament | United States W 7–5 | Montenegro W 8–7 | Spain L 4–9 | Italy W 10–7 | France L 8–9 | 2 | Brazil W 10–6 | Montenegro W 12–8 | Serbia L 7–11 | |

### Men's tournament

Croatia men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics, after reaching the final in the men's tournament at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

#### Team roster

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Ivica Tucak
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
| 1 | Josip Pavić (c) | GK | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 15 January 1982 | Olympiacos |
| 2 | Damir Burić | CB | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | 2 December 1980 | Primorje Rijeka |
| 3 | Antonio Petković | D | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 11 January 1986 | Sport Management |
| 4 | Luka Lončar | CF | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | 26 June 1987 | HAVK Mladost |
| 5 | Maro Joković | D | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 1 October 1987 | Jug Dubrovnik |
| 6 | Luka Bukić | D | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 30 April 1994 | HAVK Mladost |
| 7 | Xavier García | CF | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 5 January 1984 | Primorje Rijeka |
| 8 | Andro Bušlje | CB | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | 4 January 1986 | Posillipo |
| 9 | Sandro Sukno | CF | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 30 June 1990 | Pro Recco |
| 10 | Ivan Krapić | CF | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 14 February 1989 | Primorje Rijeka |
| 11 | Anđelo Šetka | D | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 14 September 1985 | Primorje Rijeka |
| 12 | Marko Macan | CB | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 109 kg (240 lb) | 26 April 1993 | Jug Dubrovnik |
| 13 | Marko Bijač | GK | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 12 January 1991 | Jug Dubrovnik |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 2 | |
| 6 August 2016 10:20 | Report | United States | 5–7 | Croatia | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
| 6 August 2016 10:20 | Report | Azevedo 2 | Goals | Joković, Šetka 2 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| 8 August 2016 20:50 | Report | Croatia | 8–7 | Montenegro | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
| 8 August 2016 20:50 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Brguljan, Janović 2 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| 10 August 2016 20:50 | Report | Spain | 9–4 | Croatia | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |||
| 10 August 2016 20:50 | Report | Echenique 4 | Goals | four players 1 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
| 12 August 2016 10:20 | Report | Croatia | 10–7 | Italy | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
| 12 August 2016 10:20 | Report | Sukno 5 | Goals | Gallo 2 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| 14 August 2016 16:50 | Report | France | 9–8 | Croatia | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |||
| 14 August 2016 16:50 | Report | Marzouki 3 | Goals | Sukno 3 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 16 August 2016 15:10 | Report | Brazil | 6–10 | Croatia | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |||
| 16 August 2016 15:10 | Report | Gomes 3 | Goals | García, Joković 3 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |

#### Semifinal

| 18 August 2016 12:20 | Report | Montenegro | 8–12 | Croatia | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Joseph Peila (USA) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Joseph Peila (USA) |||
| 18 August 2016 12:20 | Report | Brguljan, Ivović 3 | Goals | Bušlje 4 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Joseph Peila (USA) |

#### Gold medal match

| 20 August 2016 17:50 | Report | Croatia | 7–11 | Serbia | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Péter Molnár (HUN) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Péter Molnár (HUN) |||
| 20 August 2016 17:50 | Report | Sukno 3 | Goals | Mandić 4 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Péter Molnár (HUN) |

## Weightlifting

For the first time since 2004, Croatia has received an unused quota place from IWF to send a male weightlifter to the Olympics, as a response to the complete ban of the Russian weightlifting team from the Games due to "multiple positive" cases of doping.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Amar Musić | Men's −85 kg | 150 | 15 | 186 | 14 | 336 | 14 |

## Wrestling

Croatia has received a spare host berth freed up by Brazil as the next highest-ranked eligible nation, not yet qualified, to send a wrestler competing in the men's Greco-Roman 75 kg to the Olympics, based on the results from the World Championships.
Key:
* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Decision by points – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Božo Starčević | −75 kg | Bye | Çebi (TUR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bisek (USA) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Vlasov (RUS) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Kim H-w (KOR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 5 |