# Croatia at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Croatia had 24 athletes qualified in 13 sports.

## Medalists

Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Brigita Matić | Judo | Girls' -78 kg | 19 August |
| Gold | Ivana Babić | Taekwondo | Girls' −55 kg | 19 August |
| Gold | Nikola Obrovac | Swimming | Boys' 50 m breaststroke | 22 August |
| Silver | Toni Filipi | Boxing | Boys' Heavyweight | 27 August |
| Bronze | Brigita Matić | Judo | Mixed Team | 21 August |
| Bronze | Luka Plantić | Boxing | Boys' Middleweight | 27 August |

## Athletics

Croatia qualified one athlete.
Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Eva Mustafić | Hammer throw | 56.73 PB FB | 15 qB | NM | NM |

## Badminton

Croatia qualified one athlete based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Maja Pavlinić | Girls' Singles | Lesnaya (UKR) W 2-0 | Lee (TPE) L 0-2 | Qin (CHN) L 0-2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Maja Pavlinić (CRO) Muhammed Ali Kurt (TUR) | Mixed Doubles | Shishkov (BUL) Heim (GER) W 2-0 | Ginting (INA) Beton (SLO) L 0-2 | Weisskirchen (GER) Ishaak (SUR) W 2-0 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

Croatia qualified three athletes based on its performance at the 2014 Youth World Boxing Championships.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / RM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Luka Prtenjača | Welterweight | Solano (DOM) L 0-3 | Did not advance | Bout for 5th place  Kharabadze (GEO) | — |
| Luka Plantić | Middleweight | Bye | Nesterov (RUS) L 0-3 | Bronze medal Bout  Mardonov (UZB) W 3-0 | |
| Toni Filipi | Heavyweight | Bye | Kim (KOR) W 2-1 | Hernandez (CUB) L 1-2 | |

## Fencing

Croatia qualified one athlete at the 2014 World Cadet Championships.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Pool Round | Seed | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Petar Fileš | Foil | Marostega (BRA)  Fitzgerald (AUS)  Braun (GER)  Haglund (USA) W 5-4 Roger (FRA) | | Braun (GER) W 15-10 | | | | |

### Mixed Team

| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals / PM | Final / PM | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Europe 4 Theodora Gkountoura (GRE) Claudia Borella (ITA) Inna Brovko (UKR) Tudor Cucu (ROU) Petar Files (CRO) Samuel Unterhauser (GER) | Team | Bye | Asia-Oceania 1 (MIX) L 22-30 | America 1 (MIX) W 30-27 | America 2 (MIX) L 28-30 | 6 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic Gymnastics

Croatia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 European MAG Championships.

#### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Jakov Vlahek | Qualification | 12.875 23 | 13.650 7 Q | 11.450 31 | 12.950 34 | 12.975 17 | 12.150 26 | 76.050 | 21 |
| Jakov Vlahek | Pommel Horse | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.533 | 5 |

## Judo

Croatia qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2013 Cadet World Judo Championships.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Rep 1 | Rep 2 | Rep 3 | Rep 4 | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Lovro Kovač | Boys' -81 kg | Montoya (COL) W 000-000 | Silva (CUB) L 000-100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bye | Penning (LUX) L 000-100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Brigita Matić | Girls' -78 kg | — | — | Rodríguez (VEN) W 001-000 | Snyman (RSA) W 100-000 | — | — | — | — | Samardzic (BIH) W 000-000 | |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Team Ruska Sadjia Amrane (ALG) Jose Basile (BRA) Harutyun Dermishyan (ARM) Szabina Gercsák (HUN) Lovro Kovac (CRO) Kamila Pasternak (POL) Julian Sancho (CRC) Betina Temelkova (BUL) | Mixed Team | Bye | Team Rouge (MIX) L 2 – 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Team Douillet Gustavo Basile (ARG) Marko Bubanja (AUT) Adonis Diaz (USA) Liudmyla Drozdova (UKR) Lee Hye-kyeong (KOR) Brigita Matic (CRO) Peter Miles (GBR) | Mixed Team | Team Yamashita (MIX) W 3$^{200}$ – 3$^{112}$ | Team Nevzorov (MIX) W 5 – 2 | Team Geesink (MIX) L 3$^{111}$ – 3$^{202}$ | Did not advance | |

## Rowing

Croatia qualified two boats. The boys' pairs qualified from the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships and the girls' single sculls was reallocated to Croatia as an unused quota.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ivo Bonacin Bernard Samardžić | Boys' Pairs | 3:13.94 | 3 R | 3:15.24 | 2 FA | — | — | 3:14.76 | 5 |
| Marina Kaić | Girls' Single Sculls | 3:57.25 | 5 R | 3:53.88 | 2 SA/B | 4:01.56 | 5 FB | 4:05.06 | 12 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage

## Sailing

Croatia qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Byte CII Championships. Croatia also received a reallocated quota place in girls' Byte CII class.
| 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 |
| Pavle Živanović | Boys' Byte CII | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | (21) | 7 | 11 | 15 | Cancelled | Cancelled | 80.00 | 59.00 | 7 |
| Karla Šavar | Girls' Byte CII | 20 | 16 | 19 | (23) | 20 | 14 | 16 | 20 | Cancelled | Cancelled | 148.00 | 125.00 | 23 |

## Shooting

Croatia qualified two shooters based on its performance at the 2014 European Shooting Championships.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Borna Petanjek | Boys' 10m Air Rifle | 612.1 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ivana Babić | Girls' 10m Air Rifle | 410.9 | 8 Q | 141.4 | 5 |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Borna Petanjek (CRO) Ekaterina Parshukova (RUS) | Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle | | 7 Q | Babayan (ARM) Akter (BAN) L 7-10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Ivana Babic (CRO) Sybrand Laurens (RSA) | Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle | 811.9 | 14 Q | Borgo (MEX) Alvian (INA) W 10–6 | Riccardi (SMR) Milovanovic (SRB) L 6–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

## Swimming

Croatia qualified three swimmers.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sven Arnar Saemundsson | 400 m freestyle | 3:57.55 | 18 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sven Arnar Saemundsson | 800 m freestyle | — | — | — | — | 8:06.72 | 8 |
| Sven Arnar Saemundsson | 200 m individual medley | 2:08.97 | 18 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nikola Obrovac | 50 m breaststroke | 27.97 | 1 Q | 28.00 | 1 Q | 27.83 | |
| Nikola Obrovac | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.49 | 4 Q | 1:02.79 | 7 Q | 1:01.94 | 5 |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ema Šarar | 50 m freestyle | 26.99 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ema Šarar | 50 m backstroke | 29.89 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ema Šarar | 100 m backstroke | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Table tennis

Croatia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the European Qualification Event. Later, Croatia qualified another athlete at the Road to Nanjing series.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Rank | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Tomislav Pucar | Boys | Group H  Hung (HKG) L 2 - 3 | 2 Q | Zatowka (POL) L 2 - 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Tomislav Pucar | Boys | Schmid (SUI) W 3 - 1 | 2 Q | Zatowka (POL) L 2 - 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Tomislav Pucar | Boys | Al-Naggar (QAT) W 3 - 0 | 2 Q | Zatowka (POL) L 2 - 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Lea Rakovac | Girls | Group F  Mischek (AUT) L 1 - 3 | 1 Q | Arvelo (VEN) W 4 - 1 | Kato (JPN) L 1 - 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Lea Rakovac | Girls | Bajor (POL) W 3 - 0 | 1 Q | Arvelo (VEN) W 4 - 1 | Kato (JPN) L 1 - 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Lea Rakovac | Girls | Edghill (GUY) W 3 - 0 | 1 Q | Arvelo (VEN) W 4 - 1 | Kato (JPN) L 1 - 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Group stage | Rank | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Croatia Lea Rakovac (CRO) Tomislav Pucar (CRO) | Mixed | Austria Mischek (AUT) Levenko (AUT) W 3 - 0 | 2 Q | Europe 1 Diaconu (ROU) Chen (POR) W 2 - 0 | Hong Kong Doo (HKG) Hung (HKG) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Croatia Lea Rakovac (CRO) Tomislav Pucar (CRO) | Mixed | Thailand Khetkhuan (THA) Tanviriyavechakul (THA) L 1 - 2 | 2 Q | Europe 1 Diaconu (ROU) Chen (POR) W 2 - 0 | Hong Kong Doo (HKG) Hung (HKG) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Croatia Lea Rakovac (CRO) Tomislav Pucar (CRO) | Mixed | Latin America 3 Edghill (GUY) Toranzos (PAR) W 3 - 0 | 2 Q | Europe 1 Diaconu (ROU) Chen (POR) W 2 - 0 | Hong Kong Doo (HKG) Hung (HKG) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
Qualification Legend: Q=Main Bracket (medal); qB=Consolation Bracket (non-medal)

## Taekwondo

Croatia qualified two athletes based on its performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament.

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ivana Babić | −55 kg | Bye | Mwaka Masale (COD) W 14 (PTG) - 1 | Roebben (BEL) W 13 - 4 | Sarıdoğan (TUR) W 1 - 0 | |
| Matea Jelić | −63 kg | Tolba (EGY) W 14 - 5 | Turutina (RUS) L 4 - 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

## Tennis

Croatia qualified one athlete based on the ITF ranking.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nino Serdarušić | Boys' Singles | Geens (BEL) L 0-2 3-6, 2-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |

### Doubles

| Athletes | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nino Serdarušić (CRO) Petros Chrysochos (CYP) | Boys' Doubles | — | Matsumura (JPN) Yamasaki (JPN) L 0-2 3-6, 4-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Akvile Parazinskaite (LTU) Nino Serdarušić (CRO) | Mixed Doubles | Minnen (BEL) Geens (BEL) L 1-2 6-3, 3-6, [4]-[10] | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |