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Rio - Sports
Olympic Games Rio 2016 were held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from August 5th to August 21st 2016. At the Olympics, 11,547 athletes from 205 countries competed in 33 sports.
The Croatian Olympic Delegation counted 88 athletes (of which 19 female athletes) and competed in 18 sports: Athletics, Cycling, Boxing, Gymnastics, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Sailing, Judo, Basketball, Swimming, Volleyball, Diving, Table tennis, Shooting, Taekwondo, Tennis, Water Polo and Rowing. Our athletes were accompanied by 82 officials under the leadership of the Croatian Olympic Committee’s Mission. At the Opening Ceremony, held on August 5th, the captain of the Croatian Olympic Water Polo Team Rio 2016 Josip Pavić wore the Croatian flag, while brothers Martin and Valent Sinković, winners of gold medal in Double Sculls, wore the flag at the Closing Ceremony.
Croatian athletes have won 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze - a total of 10 medals - at the Games; gold medals were won by Sandra Perkovic (Discus Throw), Sara Kolak (Javelin Throw), Šime Fantela and Igor Marenic (470), Martin and Valent Sinković (Double Sculls) and Josip Glasnović (trap). Water polo players, Tonči Stipanović (Laser) and Damir Martin (Single Sculls) have won silver, while Filip Hrgović (Boxing) and Blanka Vlašić (High Jump) have won bronze.
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Athletics
Athletics, the Queen of Sports, is present at the Olympics since the very beginning of modern Olympic Games – the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. -
Basketball
Basketball entered the Olympic program at the Olympic Games in St. Louis in 1904 as demonstration sports and since the Berlin Olympics in 1936, it was present at each subsequent edition of the Olympic Games. -
Boxing
Boxing made its Olympic debut at the Olympic Games in St. Louis in 1904. The first Croatian boxer participating at the Olympics was Tomislav Krizmanić (Helsinki Olympics 1952) -
Cycling
Cycling is present at the Olympics since the very beginning of modern Olympic Games – the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. -
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is present at the Olympics since the very beginning of modern Olympic Games – the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. -
Handball
Handball is present at the Olympics since the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972. -
Judo
Judo is present at the Olympics since the Olympic Games in 1964 (Tokio Olympics 1964). -
Rowing
Rowing is present at the Olympics since the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900. -
Sailing
Sailing was first contested at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900, made its next Olympic appearance in 1908 and has been on every Olympic program since that year. -
Shooting
Shooting is present at the Olympics since the very beginning of modern Olympic Games – the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. -
Swimming
Swimming is present at the Olympics since the very beginning of modern Olympic Games – the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. -
Table Tennis
Table Tennis is present at the Olympics since the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988. -
Taekwondo
Taekwondo made its Olympic debut, as demonstration sports, at the Olympic Games in Seoul 1988 and at the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992. and since the Sydney Olympics in 2000, it was present at each subsequent edition of the Olympic Games. -
Tennis
Tennis was present at the Olympics already at the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, however, after the Olympics in Paris in 1924, it was dropped out of the Olympic program until the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984, when it returned as demonstration sports. After that, tennis was reintroduced as a full medal sport at Seoul Olympics 1988. -
Water Polo
Water polo made its Olympic debut at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 and since 1908, it was present at each subsequent edition of the Olympic Games. -
Wrestling
Wrestling was first introduced at the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896.
