Team Croatia - Profile

Highlights:

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Croatia competed with a team of 18 athletes (12 men, six women) competing in four sports: Alpine skiing, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, and luge. Its best finish was 12th by Alpine skier Filip Zubcic in men's super combined.

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Natko Zrncic-Dim (ALP)
Closing Ceremony: Drazen Silic (BOB)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
The National Olympic Committee of Croatia was formed in 1991 and provisionally recognised by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1992, allowing it to make its Olympic debut at the Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games.

Croatia has gone on to compete at every Olympic Winter Games since, with its athletes appearing in eight disciplines - Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, luge, skeleton and snowboarding.

Croatia has had 62 Winter Olympians (42 men, 20 women) and has won 11 Winter Olympic medals (four gold). All the gold medals, and six medals overall, have been won by Alpine skier Janica Kostelic, who is the most successful Croatian Olympian, winter or summer. Her brother, Ivica Kostelic, contributed four silver medals in Alpine skiing, giving the Kostelic family 10 of Croatia's 11 Olympic Winter Games medals. The remaining bronze medal was won by biathlete Jakov Fak at Vancouver 2010 (sprint).

Croatian athletes have won 52 Olympic medals, including 18 gold. Of these, 41 medals were won in the summer edition of the Olympic Games, with 14 gold.

At its first Olympic Games as an independent nation (Barcelona 1992), Croatia's basketball team won a silver medal, losing to the United States in the gold medal match.

MILESTONES

First Competitor, Female: Zeljka Cizmesija (19 February 1992) - 1992 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 25th
First Competitor, Male: Tomislav Cizmesija (13 February 1992) - 1992 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 29th
First Competitor, Male: Sinisa Vukonic (13 February 1992) - 1992 - Cross-Country Skiing (10km Classical) - 75th

Youngest Competitor, Female: Ana Jelusic (15y-053d) - 2002 - Alpine Skiing (Slalom) - 23rd
Youngest Competitor, Male: Danko Marinelli (18y-271d) - 2006 - Alpine Skiing (Slalom) - DNF

Oldest Competitor, Female: Morena Makar (29y-020d) - 2014 - Snowboard (Halfpipe) - 24th
Oldest Competitor, Male: Ivan Sola (48y-075d) - 2010 - Bobsleigh (4-man) - 20th

First Medallist, Female: Janica Kostelic (14 February 2002) - 2002 - Alpine Skiing (Combined) - Gold
First Medallist, Male: Ivica Kostelic (14 February 2006) - 2006 - Alpine Skiing (Combined) - Silver

First Gold Medallist, Female: Janica Kostelic (14 February 2002) - 2002 - Alpine Skiing (Combined) - Gold

Youngest Medallist, Female: Janica Kostelic (20y-039d) - 2002 - Alpine Skiing (Combined) - Gold
Youngest Medallist, Male: Jakov Fak (22y-197d) - 2010 - Biathlon (10km Sprint) - Bronze

Youngest Gold Medallist, Female: Janica Kostelic (20y-039d) - 2002 - Alpine Skiing (Combined) - Gold

Oldest Medallist, Female: Janica Kostelic (24y-045d) - 2006 - Alpine Skiing (Super G) - Silver
Oldest Medallist, Male: Ivica Kostelic (34y-083d) - 2014 - Alpine Skiing (Super Combined) - Silver

Oldest Gold Medallist, Female: Janica Kostelic (24y-043d) - 2006 - Alpine Skiing (Combined) - Gold

Most Medals, Female: Janica Kostelic (6 | 4-2-0) - Alpine Skiing
Most Medals, Male: Ivica Kostelic (4 | 0-4-0) - Alpine Skiing

Most Gold Medals, Female: Janica Kostelic (4) - Alpine Skiing

Additional Information:

http://www.hoo.hr/

Anthem Title: Lijepa nasa domovino (Our Beautiful Homeland)

Anthem Composer: Music: Josip Runjanin, Lyrics: Antun Mihanovic

Anthem Inducted: 1972

Founding Date: 1991

IOC Recognition Date: 1993

Delegation President: Zlatko Matesa

Delegation Secretary General: Sinisa Krajac

IOC Members: Current:Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (entry into IOC: 2020)Former:Antun Vrdoljak (1995-2012)Antun Vrdoljak (IOC member from 1995 to 2011, Honorary Member since 2012)

First OG/PG Appearance: 1992

Number OG/PG Appearances: 8

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