# Croatia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Croatia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the post-Yugoslav era. The Croatian Olympic Committee (Croatian: Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, HOO) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since its debut in 1992. A total of 81 athletes, 66 men and 15 women, competed in 14 sports. Men's water polo, and men's handball were the only team-based sports in which Croatia had its representation in these Olympic Games.
The Croatian team featured three Olympic medalists from Sydney: rowers and brothers Nikša and Siniša Skelin, and four-time Olympian and defending weightlifting champion Nikolaj Pešalov in the men's lightweight class. Table tennis player and Olympic silver medalist Zoran Primorac became the first Croatian to participate in five Olympic Games as an individual athlete (his first appearance competed under the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Former Bosnian athlete and discus thrower Dragan Mustapić served as the team captain and oldest member of the team at age 41, while backstroke swimmer Sanja Jovanović was youngest at age 17. Three-time Olympic water polo player and two-time medalist Dubravko Šimenc was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Croatia left Athens with a total of five medals (one gold, two silver, and two bronze), being considered as the nation's most successful Olympics in history based on the overall medal tally. All of these medals were awarded for the first time to the Croatian athletes in swimming, men's coxless pair in rowing, and men's tennis doubles. Meanwhile, Croatia men's handball team (led by team captain Venio Losert) proved particularly successful in Athens, as they beat the Germans for their only gold medal at these Games, adding it to their previous record from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Croatia men's national handball team Ivano BalićDavor DominikovićMirza DžombaSlavko GolužaNikša KalebBlaženko LackovićVenio LosertValter MatoševićPetar MetličićVlado ŠolaDenis ŠpoljarićGoran ŠpremIgor VoriDrago Vuković | Handball | Men's tournament | August 29 |
| Silver | Duje Draganja | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle | August 20 |
| Silver | Nikša Skelin Siniša Skelin | Rowing | Men's pair | August 21 |
| Bronze | Nikolaj Pešalov | Weightlifting | Men's 69 kg | August 18 |
| Bronze | Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić | Tennis | Men's doubles | August 21 |

## Athletics

Croatian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

### 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 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jurica Grabušić | 110 m hurdles | 13.87 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Branko Zorko | 1500 m | 3:48.28 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Siniša Ergotić | Long jump | 7.77 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edis Elkasević | Shot put | 18.44 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| András Haklits | Hammer throw | 74.43 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nedžad Mulabegović | Shot put | 19.07 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dragan Mustapić | Discus throw | 54.66 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edi Ponoš | Javelin throw | 71.43 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Vera Begić | Discus throw | 57.31 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ivana Brkljačić | Hammer throw | 68.21 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sanja Gavrilović | Hammer throw | 56.79 | 45 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Blanka Vlašić | High jump | 1.95 | 7 Q | 1.89 | 11 |

## Boxing

Croatia sent two boxers to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
| 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 |
| Marijo Šivolija | Light heavyweight | Muñoz (VEN) L 23–31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vedran Đipalo | Heavyweight | — | Forsyth (AUS) L 22–32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Danko Herceg | Men's C-1 | 103.84 | 7 | 100.33 | 3 | 204.17 | 6 Q | 203.49 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dinko Mulić | Men's K-1 | 102.71 | 20 | 108.05 | 24 | 210.76 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Emanuel Horvatiček | Men's C-1 500 m | 1:55.528 | 5 q | 2:06.347 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emanuel Horvatiček | Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:27.662 | 7 q | 4:24.604 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

## Equestrian
### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Pepo Puch | Banville d'Ivoy | Individual | 68.60 | 65 | 80.60 | 149.20 | 66 | 9.00 | 158.20 | 63 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 158.20 | 63 |

## 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 | Iceland W 34–30 | Slovenia W 27–26 | South Korea W 29–26 | Russia W 26–25 | Spain W 30–22 | 1 | Greece W 33–27 | Hungary W 33–31 | Germany W 26–24 | |

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Croatia roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coaches: Lino Červar
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Venio Losert
* (1976-07-25)25 July 1976 (aged 28)
* 1.91 m
* BM Granollers
* 2
* LW
* Nikša Kaleb
* (1973-03-09)9 March 1973 (aged 31)
* 1.84 m
* RK Zagreb
* 4
* CB
* Ivano Balić
* (1979-04-01)1 April 1979 (aged 25)
* 1.89 m
* Portland San Antonio
* 6
* LB
* Blaženko Lacković
* (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 23)
* 1.95 m
* SG Flensburg
* 7
* RW
* Vedran Zrnić
* (1979-09-26)26 September 1979 (aged 24)
* 1.88 m
* RK Gorenje Velenje
* 9
* P
* Igor Vori
* (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 23)
* 2.02 m
* RK Zagreb
* 10
* LB
* Davor Dominiković
* (1978-04-07)7 April 1978 (aged 26)
* 2.03 m
* Kronau Ostringen
* 11
* RW
* Mirza Džomba
* (1977-02-28)28 February 1977 (aged 27)
* 1.90 m
* BM Ciudad Real
* 12
* GK
* Vlado Šola
* (1968-11-17)17 November 1968 (aged 35)
* 1.94 m
* Fotex Veszprem
* 14
* RB
* Drago Vuković
* (1983-08-03)3 August 1983 (aged 21)
* 1.94 m
* RK Zagreb
* 15
* CB
* Slavko Goluža
* (1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 32)
* 1.95 m
* Fotex Veszprem
* 16
* GK
* Valter Matošević
* (1970-06-11)11 June 1970 (aged 34)
* 1.93 m
* Wilhelmshavener HV
* 17
* LW
* Goran Šprem
* (1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 25)
* 1.83 m
* RK Zagreb
* 18
* CB
* Denis Špoljarić
* (1979-08-20)20 August 1979 (aged 24)
* 1.94 m
* RK Zagreb
* 19
* RB
* Petar Metličić
* (1976-12-25)25 December 1976 (aged 27)
* 1.94 m
* CB Ademar León

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 129 | +17 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 137 | +17 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 158 | −15 | 2 | |
| 6 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 149 | −19 | 2 | |
* 1 2 South Korea 35–32 Russia
* 1 2 Iceland 30–25 Slovenia
| 14 August 2004 19:30 | Croatia | 34 - 30 | Iceland | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 14 August 2004 19:30 | Metličić 8 | (16-12) | Stefansson 8 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 14 August 2004 19:30 | 3× 9× | | 3× 7× 1× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 16 August 2004 11:30 | Slovenia | 26 - 27 | Croatia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR) |
| 16 August 2004 11:30 | Brumen 10 | (10-13) | Vori 8 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR) |
| 16 August 2004 11:30 | 3× 7× 2× | | 3× 7× 1× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR) |
| 18 August 2004 09:30 | Croatia | 29 - 26 | South Korea | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 18 August 2004 09:30 | Džomba 9 | (12-10) | Yoon 8 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 18 August 2004 09:30 | 3× 6× | | 3× 3× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 20 August 2004 19:30 | Russia | 25 - 26 | Croatia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 20 August 2004 19:30 | Torgovanov, Rastvortsev 6 | (14-10) | Lacković 9 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 20 August 2004 19:30 | 2× 5× | | 3× 3× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 22 August 2004 11:30 | Croatia | 30 - 22 | Spain | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 22 August 2004 11:30 | Džomba 7 | (15-9) | García 5 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 22 August 2004 11:30 | 3× 1× | | 3× 4× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 24 August 2004 16:30 | Croatia | 33 - 27 | Greece | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 24 August 2004 16:30 | Džomba 11 | (19-11) | Balomenos, Alvanos 6 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 24 August 2004 16:30 | 3× | | 4× 2× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |

#### Semifinal

| 27 August 2004 14:30 | Croatia | 33 - 31 | Hungary | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |
| 27 August 2004 14:30 | Balić 9 | (18-16) | Pérez 8 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |
| 27 August 2004 14:30 | 3× 3× | | 3× 2× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |

#### Gold Medal Final

| 29 August 2004 16:45 | Croatia | 26 - 24 | Germany | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 29 August 2004 16:45 | Džomba 9 | (11-12) | Kretzschmar 9 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 29 August 2004 16:45 | 3× 2× | | 3× 5× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |

#### Won Gold Medal
## Rowing

Croatian rowers qualified the following boats:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Nikša Skelin Siniša Skelin | Pair | 7:01.28 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:23.57 | 2 FA | 6:32.64 | |
| Igor Boraska Marko Dragičević Petar Milin Damir Vučičić | Four | 6:34.05 | 4 R | 5:58.48 | 3 SA/B | 6:05.54 | 6 FB | 5:57.36 | 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; R=Repechage

## Sailing

Croatian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

### Men

| 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 |
| Karlo Kuret | Finn | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 4 |
| Tomislav Bašić Petar Cupać | 470 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 136 | 19 |

### Open

| 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 |
| Mate Arapov | Laser | 6 | 11 | 2 | 22 | OCS | 13 | 3 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 139 | 14 |
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Mirela Skoko-Ćelić | 10 m air pistol | 381 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mirela Skoko-Ćelić | 25 m pistol | 569 | =27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Croatian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Nenad Buljan | 400 m freestyle | 4:02.76 | 37 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nenad Buljan | 1500 m freestyle | 15:56.54 | 29 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Krešimir Čač | 200 m individual medley | 2:05.33 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mario Delač | 200 m freestyle | 1:55.82 | 54 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Duje Draganja | 50 m freestyle | 22.28 | 5 Q | 22.19 | 8 Q | 21.94 NR | |
| Duje Draganja | 100 m freestyle | 49.07 | 4 Q | 49.14 | 6 Q | 49.23 | 6 |
| Duje Draganja | 100 m butterfly | 52.56 | 6 Q | 52.74 | 8 Q | 52.46 | 7 |
| Saša Imprić | 400 m individual medley | 4:32.02 | 32 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gordan Kožulj | 100 m backstroke | 55.80 | 16 Q | 56.02 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gordan Kožulj | 200 m backstroke | 2:00.94 | 12 Q | 1:59.61 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vanja Rogulj | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.16 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vanja Rogulj | 200 m breaststroke | 2:18.81 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Igor Čerenšek Mario Delač Duje Draganja Ivan Mladina | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:21.01 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Petra Banović | 200 m freestyle | 2:04.24 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Petra Banović | 200 m individual medley | 2:20.83 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anita Galić | 400 m freestyle | 4:26.09 | 37 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anita Galić | 800 m freestyle | 9:10.91 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sanja Jovanović | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.47 | =17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sanja Jovanović | 200 m backstroke | 2:15.01 | 16 Q | 2:13.76 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Smiljana Marinović | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.00 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Smiljana Marinović | 200 m breaststroke | 2:32.52 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Three Croatian table tennis players qualified for the following events.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Zoran Primorac | Men's singles | Bye | Miličević (BIH) W 4–1 | Ma L (CHN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tamara Boroš | Women's singles | Bye | Bye | Kravchenko (ISR) W 4–0 | Pavlovich (BLR) W 4–2 | Zhang Yn (CHN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cornelia Vaida | Women's singles | Lay (AUS) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tamara Boroš Cornelia Vaida | Women's doubles | Bye | Bye | Štrbíková / Vachovcová (CZE) W 4–1 | Bátorfi / Tóth (HUN) W 4–1 | Kim B-R / Kim K-A (KOR) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Two Croatian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sandra Šarić | Women's −67 kg | Solheim (NOR) L 2–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nataša Vezmar | Women's +67 kg | Bye | Dawani (JOR) L 4–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Croatia nominated three male and two female tennis players in the tournament.
| 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 |
| Mario Ančić | Men's singles | Haas (GER) L 1–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ivo Karlović | Men's singles | Pavel (ROM) W 6–4, 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 6–2 | Clément (FRA) W 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6, 6–4 | Moyá (ESP) L 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ivan Ljubičić | Men's singles | Sargsian (ARM) W 6–3, 6–2 | Johansson (SWE) W 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 | Dent (USA) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić | Men's doubles | — | Björkman / Johansson (SWE) W RET | Damm / Suk (CZE) W 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–5 | Llodra / Santoro (FRA) W 4–6, 6–3, 9–7 | González / Massú (CHI) L 5–7, 6–4, 4–6 | Bhupathi / Paes (IND) W 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, 16–14 | |
| Jelena Kostanić | Women's singles | Brandi (PUR) L 5–7, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karolina Šprem | Women's singles | Dulko (ARG) W 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5 | Widjaja (INA) W 6–3, 6–1 | Sugiyama (JPN) L 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jelena Kostanić Karolina Šprem | Women's doubles | — | Prakusya / Widjaja (INA) W 6–3, 6–2 | Asagoe / Sugiyama (JPN) L 3–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Water polo
### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Zoran Roje
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2004 club |
| 1 | Frano Vićan | GK | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 24 January 1976 | Sportiva Nervi |
| 2 | Damir Burić | CB | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | 2 December 1980 | VK Primorje |
| 3 | Tihomil Vranješ | D | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 10 November 1977 | VK Jug Dubrovnik |
| 4 | Dubravko Šimenc | CB | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | 2 November 1966 | Bissolati Cremona |
| 5 | Goran Volarević | GK | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 2 April 1977 | VK Jug Dubrovnik |
| 6 | Ratko Štritof (C) | CB | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 14 January 1972 | Circolo Nautico Posillipo |
| 7 | Mile Smodlaka | CF | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | 1 January 1976 | VK Jug Dubrovnik |
| 8 | Danijel Premuš | CF | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 15 April 1981 | VK Primorje |
| 9 | Nikola Franković | D | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 9 November 1982 | VK Primorje |
| 10 | Samir Barač | D | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 2 November 1973 | Leonessa Brescia |
| 11 | Igor Hinić | CF | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | 4 December 1975 | Leonessa Brescia |
| 12 | Elvis Fatović | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 8 May 1971 | VK Jug Dubrovnik |
| 13 | Vjekoslav Kobešćak | D | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 20 January 1974 | HAVK Mladost |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 10 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 8 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 4 | United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 2 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 0 | |
| 15 August 2004 22:15 | Croatia | 6–7 | United States | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Bookelman (NED) |
| Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Bookelman (NED) |||
| 15 August 2004 22:15 | Štritof 3 | Goals | Azevedo 3 | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Bookelman (NED) |
| 17 August 2004 22:15 | Hungary | 10–8 | Croatia | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bookelman (NED) |
| Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bookelman (NED) |||
| 17 August 2004 22:15 | Kásás, Biros 3 | Goals | Burić, Štritof 2 | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bookelman (NED) |
| 19 August 2004 22:15 | Croatia | 8–9 | Russia | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Kratochvil (SVK) |
| Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Kratochvil (SVK) |||
| 19 August 2004 22:15 | Franković, Fatović 2 | Goals | Zinnourov 2 | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Kratochvil (SVK) |
| 21 August 2004 21:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 11–8 | Croatia | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED) |
| Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED) |||
| 21 August 2004 21:00 | Šapić 5 | Goals | 3 players with 2 | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED) |
| 23 August 2004 10:45 | Croatia | 5–4 | Kazakhstan | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Rezek (CZE) |
| Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Rezek (CZE) |||
| 23 August 2004 10:45 | Smodlaka 2 | Goals | 4 players with 1 | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Rezek (CZE) |

#### 7th-12th Classification Quarterfinal

| 25 August 2004 10:45 | Croatia | 12–1 | Egypt | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Zhong (CHN), Pinker (RSA) |
| Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Zhong (CHN), Pinker (RSA) |||
| 25 August 2004 10:45 | Burić 3 | Goals | Rezk 1 | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Zhong (CHN), Pinker (RSA) |

#### 7th-10th Classification Semifinal

| 27 August 2004 17:00 | Italy | 11–7 | Croatia | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Afanasiev (RUS), Koryzna (POL) |
| Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Afanasiev (RUS), Koryzna (POL) |||
| 27 August 2004 17:00 | Bencivenga 3 | Goals | Franković 3 | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Afanasiev (RUS), Koryzna (POL) |

#### 9th-10th Place Classification

| 29 August 2004 09:30 | Australia | 8–7 | Croatia | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY) |
| Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY) |||
| 29 August 2004 09:30 | Whalan 5 | Goals | Franković 3 | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY) |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Nikolaj Pešalov | Men's −69 kg | 150 | 3 | 187.5 | =2 | 337.5 | |