EI Baku 2015 - vodič by Hrvatski olimpijski odbor

CRoatiaN sPoRts deLeGatioN

IMPRESSUM PUBLISHER Croatian Olympic Committee Trg Krešimira Ćosića 11 10000 Zagreb, Croatia www.hoo.hr FOR THE PUBLISHER Josip Čop EDITOR Radica Jurkin DATA ON SPORTS DELEGATION Croatian Olympic Committee (Department for the Olympic program) DATA PROCESSING Sports delegation and program - Maja Čizmić Regula Sponsors and partners - Gordana Gaćeša BROCHURE PRODUCTION M 14 d.o.o. Preradovićeva 21-23 , 10000 Zagreb, Croatia TEXT BY Radica Jurkin, Tajana Obradović TRANSLATION Carpe Diem - N. T. Dalma Jagićeva 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia COVER PAGE & LAYOUT Marin Stojić (JET SET MAGAZIN) Preradovićeva 21-23 , 10000 Zagreb, Croatia PHOTOS Romeo Ibrišević, Ivo Pervan, Archives of national sports federations, HINA PRINTED BY Denona Getaldićeva 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia PRINTING RUN 350 copies This edition was prepared for printing on June 2nd, 2015.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Foreword by Zlatko Mateﾅ｡a, President of the Croatian Olympic Committee ...................................................................................

Foreword by Josip ﾄ経p, Secretary General of the Croatian Olympic Committee ..............................................................

I. CROATIAN SPORTS DELEGATION FOR THE EUROPEAN GAMES BAKU 2015

9 Croatian athletes and officials ..................................................................................................................... 10 Medical team........................................................................................................................................................... 38 Competition schedule ..................................................................................................................................... 40 Mission ............................................................................................................................................................................

II. CROATIAN ATHLETES Croatian athletes today and throughout history ..........................................................................

III. SPORTS AND TOURIST CONTRASTS OF CROATIA Country of many beauties and cultural heritage ..........................................................................

IV. SPONSORS OF COC Sponsors and partners of the Croatian Olympic Committee ................................................

FOREWORD

Dear sports friends

nited European sports family has succeeded! Europe, living a full sports and Olympic life for many decades, can â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thanks to gradual building up of this chance - enjoy since this, historical 2015 its new fruit - the European games. Sports that unites almost everything without exception and creates new values (economic, cultural and social), gets through these continental games a new opportunity and new incentive for its further development. Believing that idea and by trying to help Europe strengthen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; through the organization of the first continental games on its very soil - the efforts to make sports a component of creative, modern and highly successful Europe, today we truly happy to succeed in our long-term efforts. From its very beginning, Croatian sports is involved in the promotion of the European Games through encouraging the cooperation among all the member states of the European Sports Association, as well as through mobilizing the national TV house Sportska televizija (Sports television) whose owner and founder is the Croatian Olympic Committee. We wish to congratulate the host of the Games, the city of Baku, which has demonstrated not only a huge potential in the organization, but also an exceptional responsibility and strong hosting motive, for which it is the European Olympic family is very grateful. I wish all the athletes, members of the professional staff, media, volunteers and guests of the first European Games in Baku the best results and to gain the experience that will strengthen the new sports, but also the social characteristic of Europe.

President of the Croatian Olympic Committee and member of the EOC Executive Committee Zlatko MateĹĄa, PhD

FOREWORD

Dear participants of the European Games,

he idea of the European Games exists already for a few decades, but, until recently, no one has had enough courage and patience to deal with the organization of the Games because its organization, of course, involves solving a whole range of different types and levels of problems. Six years ago, European Committees, with consent and support of the International Olympic Committee, started working on the realization of the idea of European Games. Therefore, dear readers and participants of the Games, you will have the honor to be the first participants at the European games organized by the city of Baku in Azerbaijan. The host city has made a miracle in each and every way. Sports facilities at the highest level as well as accommodation of the participants of the Games. There is no doubt that Baku will set high standards that future Gamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; organizers will have difficulties to achieve. As always, the performance of our athletes is intertwined with optimism, even though the participants in certain sports will not be the best Croatian teams or individuals. However, we expect to win several medals. How many? It is difficult to predict, but what I do know for sure is that they will present the colors of their country in the best possible way. They will be, as always, the best ambassadors and promoters of the Republic of Croatia. I wish all the participants of the Games a pleasant stay in Baku and happy return from the first European Games.

Secretary General of the Croatian Olympic Committee Josip Ä&#x152;op

SPORTS ARCHERY BADMINTON BOXING CANOE SPRINT CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE CYCLING ROAD DIVING FENCING GYMNASTICS JUDO KARATE SHOOTING SWIMMING VOLLEYBALL TABLE TENNIS TAEKWONDO TRIATHLON WATERPOLO WRESTLING

MEDICAL TEAM MISSION TOTAL

M 1 2 5 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 7 7 0 3 2 2 13 6 60

Athletes F TOTAL 0 1 3 5 0 5 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 4 1 2 3 4 4 6 5 6 5 12 2 9 12 12 2 5 4 6 1 3 0 13 0 6 47 107

Team Officials

TOTAL

1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 7 2 2 2 5 2 45

2 6 7 4 4 6 6 3 6 8 8 16 11 19 7 8 5 18 8 152

10 5

10 5 167

MISSION

DAMIR ŠEGOTA

ZORAN ŠTEFEC

(CHEF DE MISSION)

(CHEF DE MISSION DEPUTY)

DATE OF BIRTH:

22 May 1966

30 July 1971

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Koprivnica, Croatia

DENIS LUGARIĆ

SANDRA BURIĆ

(PRESS ATACHE)

(MEMBER)

DATE OF BIRTH:

14 November 1973

5 January 1972

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

MAJA GENCEL FALCONI

DARKO MESAREK

(MEMBER)

DATE OF BIRTH:

24 September 1976

30 July 1976

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Rijeka, Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia

VIŠNJA PERAN

IVANA VOLAREVIĆ

(MEMBER)

DATE OF BIRTH:

11 November 1967

15 August 1981

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Baku 2015

Croatian athletes and officials

ARCHERY

MATIJA MIHALIĆ (MEN’S INDIVIDUAL)

DATE OF BIRTH:

23 July 1995 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zabok, Croatia

NENAD MIHALIĆ (COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

17 April 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Varaždin, Croatia

BADMINTON

ZVONIMIR ĐURKINJAK

KATARINA GALENIĆ

(MEN’S DOUBLES, MEN’S SINGLES)

(WOMEN’S DOUBLES)

DATE OF BIRTH:

02 June 1988

23 May 1997

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

ZVONIMIR HOLBLING

STAŠA POZNANOVIĆ

(MEN’S DOUBLES)

(WOMEN’S DOUBLES)

DATE OF BIRTH:

03 August 1989

21 October 1988

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

DOROTEA SUTARA (WOMEN’S SINGLES)

DATE OF BIRTH:

27 March 1996 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

SILVIO JURČIĆ (COACH) DATE OF BIRTH:

23 January 1971 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

BOXING

MATTEO KOMADINA

MARIN MINDOLJEVIĆ

(MEN’S LIGHT / 60 KG)

(MEN’S SUPER HEAVY /+ 91 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

25 December 1993

9 August 1994

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Rijeka, Croatia

Split, Croatia

STIPAN PRTENJAČA

SANJIN-POL VRGOČ

(MEN’S LIGHT WELTER / 64 KG)

(MEN’S MIDDLE - 75 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

15 October 1991

19 August 1985

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Pula, Croatia

ZORAN KRALJ (COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

23 November 1979 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Rijeka, Croatia

MARIJO ŠIVOLIJA- JELICA (COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

29 June 1981 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Rijeka, Croatia

CANOE SPRINT

BRIGITA BAKIĆ

ANTUN NOVAKOVIĆ

DATE OF BIRTH:

28 July 1997

26 May 1997

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Slavonski Brod, Croatia

VINKO MIJOČEVIĆ

VEDRAN BOŽIĆ

(TEAM LEADER)

(COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

26 April 1955

1 August 1987

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Bukovlje, Croatia

Slavonski Brod, Croatia

(KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 200M WOMEN, KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 5000M WOMEN, KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 500M WOMEN)

(KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 1000M MEN, KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 200M MEN, KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 5000M MEN)

CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE

ANDREA KIRŠIĆ

FILIP TURK

(WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY)

(MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY)

DATE OF BIRTH:

5 September 1979

3 December 1990

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Nedešćina, Croatia

Brežice, Slovenia

LUKA ČANAK (TEAM LEADER)

DATE OF BIRTH:

1 June 1983 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

NENAD OKMAŽIĆ (COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

19 April 1967 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Kozica, Croatia

CYCLING ROAD

EMANUEL KIŠERLOVSKI

BRUNO MALTAR

(MEN’S ROAD RACE)

(MEN’S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL MEN’S ROAD RACE)

DATE OF BIRTH:

3 August 1984

6 October 1994

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Čačak, Serbia

Osijek, Croatia

MIA RADOTIĆ

JOSIP RUMAC

(WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL, WOMEN’S ROAD RACE)

(MEN’S ROAD RACE)

DATE OF BIRTH:

2 December 1984

26 October 1994

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Čakovec, Croatia

Rijeka, Croatia

VLADIMIR MIHOLJEVIĆ (HEAD COACH) DATE OF BIRTH:

18 January 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

PAVEL POTOČKI (TECHNICAL PERSONNEL) DATE OF BIRTH:

25 December 1993. PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia 18

DIVING

MAJA BORIĆ

HRVOJE BREZOVAC

DATE OF BIRTH:

24 March 1997

17 September 1999

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

JURAJ MELSA

LORENA TOMIEK

DATE OF BIRTH:

17 March 1998

28 June 1998.

PLACE OF BIRTH:

(WOMEN’S 1M SPRINGBOARD, WOMEN’S 3M SPRINGBOARD, WOMEN’S SYNCHRO 3M SPRINGBOARD)

(MEN’S 1M SPRINGBOARD, MEN’S 3M SPRINGBOARD, MEN’S SYNCHRO 3M SPRINGBOARD)

(WOMEN’S 3M SPRINGBOARD, WOMEN’S SYNCHRO 3M SPRINGBOARD)

Zagreb, Croatia

ANA KERA

PETRA BALOG

(TEAM LEADER - COACH)

(COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

12 August 1966

29 March 1984

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Rijeka, Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia

FENCING

MARCELA DAJČIĆ ( WOMEN’S FOIL INDIVIDUAL)

DATE OF BIRTH:

4 June 1993 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

BOJAN JOVANOVIĆ (MEN’S FOIL INDIVIDUAL)

DATE OF BIRTH:

31 January 1980 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

DARKO LIMOV (COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

22 December 1970 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

GYMNASTICS

ANA ĐEREK

DINA MADIR

(WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND, WOMEN’S TEAM)

DATE OF BIRTH:

4 September 1998

20 May 1995

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

MARIJO MOŽNIK

ANA POŠČIĆ

(MEN’S INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND)

(WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND, WOMEN’S TEAM)

DATE OF BIRTH:

18 January 1987

24 November 1998

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Rijeka, Croatia

TIGRAN GORIČKI (COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

8 May 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

MIROSLAV KONČAREVIĆ (COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

12 June 1973 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

JUDO

ANDREJA ĐAKOVIĆ

ZLATKO KUMRIĆ

(WOMEN - 63 KG)

(MEN - 100 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

19 August 1991

7 March 1994

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Split, Croatia

IVANA MARANIĆ

TOMISLAV MARIJANOVIĆ

(WOMEN -78 KG, WOMEN’S TEAM)

(MEN -81 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

12 September 1991

30 August 1981

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Split, Croatia

BARBARA MATIĆ

MARIJANA MIŠKOVIĆ

(WOMEN -70 KG, WOMEN’S TEAM)

(WOMEN -63 KG, WOMEN’S TEAM)

DATE OF BIRTH:

3 December 1994

8 July 1982

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

VLADIMIR PRERADOVIĆ

GORAN STRMOTIĆ

(COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

5 July 1978

13 January 1969

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia

KARATE

MONIKA BERULEC

DANIL DOMDJONI

(WOMEN’S KUMITE -50 KG)

(MEN’S KUMITE -67 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

16 September 1996

8 September 1985

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Prizren, Kosovo

VLATKA KIUK

JELENA KOVAČEVIĆ

(WOMEN’S KATA)

(WOMEN’S KUMITE -55 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

25 December 1985

16 November 1984

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Rijeka, Croatia

ANA LENARD

MAŠA MARTINOVIĆ

(WOMEN’S KUMITE -61 KG)

(WOMEN’S KUMITE +68 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

30 October 1990

9 January 1989

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Čakovec, Croatia

DAVOR CIPEK

DRAGUTIN GALINA

(TEAM LEADER)

(HEAD COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

23 February 1978

1 January 1957

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Račja Vas, Croatia

SHOOTING

MAŠA BERIĆ

BOJAN ĐURKOVIĆ

(10M AIR RIFLE WOMEN)

(50M RIFLE 3 POSITIONS MEN, 50M RIFLE PRONE MEN)

DATE OF BIRTH:

30 November 1993

17 October 1989

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Rijeka, Croatia

Bjelovar, Croatia

ANTON GLASNOVIĆ

JOSIP GLASNOVIĆ

(TRAP MEN)

DATE OF BIRTH:

18 January 1981

7 May 1983

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

PETAR GORŠA

MARIJA MAROVIĆ

(10M AIR RIFLE MEN, 50M RIFLE 3 POSITIONS MEN, MIXED TEAM 10M AIR 50 RIFLE

(10M AIR PISTOL WOMEN, MIXED TEAM 10M AIR 50 PISTOL)

DATE OF BIRTH:

11 January 1988

16 September 1983

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Bjelovar, Croatia

Split, Croatia

SNJEŽANA PEJČIĆ

TANJA PEREC

(10M AIR RIFLE WOMEN, 50M RIFLE 3 POSITIONS WOMEN, MIXED TEAM 10M AIR 50 RIFLE)

(50M RIFLE 3 POSITIONS WOMEN ) DATE OF BIRTH:

DATE OF BIRTH:

13 July 1982

8 June 1992

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Varaždin, Croatia

Rijeka, Croatia

SHOOTING

VLATKA PERVAN

ŽELJKO POSAVEC

(10M AIR PISTOL WOMEN, 25M PISTOL WOMEN)

(10M AIR PISTOL MEN 50M PISTOL MEN MIXED TEAM 10M AIR 50 PISTOL)

DATE OF BIRTH:

18 October 1979

29 October 1973

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Vinkovci, Croatia

Varaždin, Croatia

SAŠA ŠPIRELJA

IVICA ŠTRITOF

(25M RAPID FIRE PISTOL MEN)

(50M RIFLE PRONE MEN)

DATE OF BIRTH:

3 May 1974

2 September 1960

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

SENO ČUSTO

FRANC GLASNOVIĆ

(COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

22 January 1955

28 January 1954

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Bugojno, Bosnia and Hercegovina

Priština, Kosovo

ZLATKO LOBOREC

SINIŠA VITEZ

(COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

9 January 1956

19 April 1953

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Osijek, Croatia

Split, Croatia

SWIMMING

BRUNO BLAŠKOVIĆ

BORNA JUKIĆ

MEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE, MEN’S 100M FREESTYLE, MEN’S 4 X 100M FREESTYLE RELAY, MEN’S 4 X 100M MEDLEY RELAY, MEN’S 50M BACKSTROKE, MEN’S 50M BUTTERFLY, MEN’S 50M FREESTYLE) DATE OF BIRTH:

(MEN’S 200M FREESTYLE, MEN’S 4 X 200M FREESTYLE RELAY, MEN’S 400M FREESTYLE) DATE OF BIRTH:

31 January 1998

2 August 1998

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Pula, Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia

KRISTIAN KOMLENIĆ

IGOR KOSTOVSKI

(MEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE, MEN’S 4 X 100M FREESTYLE RELAY, MEN’S 4 X 100M MEDLEY RELAY MEN’S 4 X 200M FREESTYLE RELAY, MEN’S 50M BACKSTROKE, MEN’S 50M FREESTYLE)

(MEN’S 200M FREESTYLE, MEN’S 4 X 200M FREESTYLE RELAY, MEN’S 400M FREESTYLE, MEN’S 800M FREESTYLE) DATE OF BIRTH:

DATE OF BIRTH:

11 July 1998

24 June 1997

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Split, Croatia

ANTE LUČEV

KRISTINA MILETIĆ

(MEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY, MEN’S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY, MEN’S 4 X 100M FREESTYLE RELAY, MEN’S 4 X 100M MEDLEY RELAY, MEN’S 4 X 200M FREESTYLE RELAY)

(WOMEN’S 400M FREESTYLE, WOMEN’S 800M FREESTYLE) DATE OF BIRTH:

DATE OF BIRTH:

21 April 2000

13 June 1997

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Split, Croatia

NIKOLA MILJENIĆ

NIKOLA OBROVAC

DATE OF BIRTH:

19 May 1998

18 June 1998

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

(MEN’S 100M FREESTYLE, MEN’S 4 X 100M FREESTYLE RELAY, MEN’S 50M BUTTERFLY MEN’S 50M FREESTYLE)

(MEN’S 100M BREASTSTROKE, MEN’S 4 X 100M MEDLEY RELAY, MEN’S 50M BREASTSTROKE)

SWIMMING

MATEA SUMAJSTORČIĆ (WOMEN’S 100M FREESTYLE, WOMEN’S 200M FREESTYLE, WOMEN’S 400M FREESTYLE) DATE OF BIRTH:

5 April 1999 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

DOMAGOJ ZAJEC

ALEXANDRE SELEZNEV (COACH)

(COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

23 October 1958

13 July 1980

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Moskow, Russia

Zagreb, Croatia

VOLLEYBALL (W)

JELENA ALAJBEG

NIKOLINA BOŽIČEVIĆ

DATE OF BIRTH:

1 October 1989

14 January 1995

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia

MAJA BURAZER

SAMANTA FABRIS

DATE OF BIRTH:

20 March 1988

8 February 1992

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

Pula, Croatia

VEDRANA JAKŠETIĆ

NIKOLINA JELIĆ

DATE OF BIRTH:

17 September 1996

9 November 1991

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Osijek, Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia

KARLA KLARIĆ

DINKA KULIĆ

DATE OF BIRTH:

5 September 1994

2 August 1997

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Osijek, Croatia

VOLLEYBALL (W)

MARIJA PRŠA

TAMARA SUSIĆ

DATE OF BIRTH:

27 November 1989

28 November 1990

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Sisak, Croatia

Čapljina, Bosnia and Hercegovina

MARIJA UŠIĆ

SENNA UŠIĆ JOGUNICA

DATE OF BIRTH:

5 February 1992

14 May 1986

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

JURAJ JOGUNICA

LUIS CARLOS CAETANO

(TEAM LEADER)

(COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

19 March 1981

16 September 1976

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

Joinville, Brasil

GORAN JOVANOVIĆ

RAFAEL PRADO DE CASTRO

(COACH)

(COACH) DATE OF BIRTH:

DATE OF BIRTH:

12 October 1980

31 March 1978

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Pula, Croatia

Sao Paolo, Brasil

VOLLEYBALL (W)

ANGELO ANIBAL VERCESI (COACH) DATE OF BIRTH:

23 June 1967 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Catanduva, Brasil

ALESSANDRO FAZIO (PHYSIOTHERAPIST) DATE OF BIRTH:

21 July 1978 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Reggio Emilia, Italy

SEBASTJAN MAVRIČ (TECHNICAL PERSONNEL) DATE OF BIRTH:

1 March 1977 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia

TABLE TENNIS

ANDREJ GAĆINA

TOMISLAV KOLAREK

(MEN’S SINGLES, MEN’S TEAM)

(MEN’S TEAM)

DATE OF BIRTH:

21 May 1986

28 September 1988

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zadar, Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia

LEA RAKOVAC

RUI WU TAN

(WOMEN’S SINGLES)

(MEN’S SINGLES, MEN’S TEAM)

DATE OF BIRTH:

3 March 1996

30 June 1983

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Shenyang, China

YUAN TIAN

NEVEN CEGNAR

(WOMEN’S SINGLES)

(COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

12 January 1975

23 November 1960

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Shenyang, China

Zagreb, Croatia

ZVONIMIR KORENIĆ (COACH) DATE OF BIRTH:

24 March 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

TAEKWONDO

VEDRAN GOLEC

FILIP GRGIĆ

(MEN’S + 80 KG)

(MEN’S- 68 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

30 June 1989

25 October 1989

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

IVA RADOŠ

MARINA SUMIĆ

(WOMEN’S + 67 KG)

(WOMEN’S - 67 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

7 November 1995

18 August 1991

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Split, Croatia

ANA ZANINOVIĆ

LUCIJA ZANINOVIĆ

(WOMEN’S - 57 KG)

(WOMEN’S - 49 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

26 June 1987

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

VELJKO LAURA

TONI TOMAS

(COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

12 August 1984

17 December 1980

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

TRIATHLON

MATIJA KRIVEC

MATIJA LUKINA

DATE OF BIRTH:

15 January 1991

22 November 1987

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

SONJA ŠKEVIN DATE OF BIRTH:

15 June 1995 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

GORAN BARBIĆ (COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

21 January 1960 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Borovo Naselje, Croatia

VLADIMIR ŽIC (COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

4 March 1985 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Rijeka, Croatia

WATERPOLO (M)

MATIAS BILJAKA

MARKO BLAŽIĆ DATE OF BIRTH:

DATE OF BIRTH:

11 August 1999

20 January 1999

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Rijeka, Croatia

Vienna, Austria

ZVONIMIR BUTIĆ

PETAR BRATIM

DATE OF BIRTH:

8 July 1998

2 November 1998

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

MARIN DAŠIĆ

KARLO KREKOVIĆ

DATE OF BIRTH:

3 April 1998

27 January 1999

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Split, Croatia

IVAN KROLO

FRANKO LAZIĆ

DATE OF BIRTH:

27 September 1998

25 February 1998

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia

WATERPOLO (M)

JACOB MERČEP

LOVRO PAPARIĆ

DATE OF BIRTH:

8 February 1998

5 August 1999

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Rijeka, Croatia

DUJE PEJKOVIĆ

LUKA PODRUG

DATE OF BIRTH:

19 May 1998

20 October 1998

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

MATEO SAFTIĆ

DATE OF BIRTH:

20 Januar 1999 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Rijeka, Croatia

RENATO ŽIVKOVIĆ

JOŠKO KREKOVIĆ

(TEAM LEADER)

(HEAD COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

8 July 1966

17 April 1969

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

WATERPOLO (M)

FRANO KARAČ

RENCO POSINKOVIĆ

(ASSISTANT COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

4 June 1977

4 January 1964

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Split, Croatia

MIA ŠIMUNIĆ (ASSISTANT COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

28 September 1983 PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

WRESTLING

DOMINIK ETLINGER

DANIJEL JANEČIĆ

(MEN’S GRECO-ROMAN 71 KG)

(MEN’S GRECO-ROMAN 66 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

19 February 1992

22 March 1988

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

IVAN LIZATOVIĆ

BOŽO STARČEVIĆ

(MEN’S GRECO-ROMAN 59 KG)

(MEN’S GRECO-ROMAN 80 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

22 November 1988

11 December 1988

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

NEVEN ŽUGAJ

NENAD ŽUGAJ

(MEN’S GRECO-ROMAN 75 KG)

(MEN’S GRECO-ROMAN 85 KG)

DATE OF BIRTH:

19 April 1983

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

ALEN RUNAC

DAVOR LUKIĆ

(TEAM LEADER)

(COACH)

DATE OF BIRTH:

17 April 1966

11 February 1966

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Varaždin, Croatia

Pula, Croatia

MEDICAL TEAM

DINKO PIVALICA

ANTE ŽUPANOVIĆ

(CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER)

(DOCTOR)

DATE OF BIRTH:

11 March 1963

27 September 1949

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Split, Croatia

Šibenik, Croatia

DAMIR JEMENDŽIĆ

BORISLAV RADIĆ

(DOCTOR)

DATE OF BIRTH:

4 January 1980

5 January 1957

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Žepče, Bosnia and Hercegovina

Šibenik, Croatia

MIROSLAV SMERDELJ

LUCIAN VUKELIĆ

(DOCTOR)

DATE OF BIRTH:

11 July 1953

26 January 1963

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Osijek, Croatia

Belgrade, Serbia

ZDENKA ANDRUN

STEVO KURIC

(PHYSIOTHERAPIST)

DATE OF BIRTH:

8 June 1961

14 September 1960

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Josipovac Puntovački, Croatia

Zavidovići, Bosnia and Hercegovina

MEDICAL TEAM

PETAR LEKO

DEAN MISTURA

(PHYSIOTHERAPIST)

DATE OF BIRTH:

10 June 1949

28 December 1970

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Bročanac, Bosnia and Hercegovina

Rijeka, Croatia

EMIR MUJAGIĆ

MARIO NOVAK-STANKO

(PHYSIOTHERAPIST)

DATE OF BIRTH:

6 September 1966

12 January 1974

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zenica, Bosnia and Hercegovina

Zagreb, Croatia

DEJAN SPASIĆ

SHINICHI TAKAHASHI

(PHYSIOTHERAPIST)

DATE OF BIRTH:

26 August 1972

2 August 1979

PLACE OF BIRTH:

Zagreb, Croatia

Kagava, Japan

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Baku

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In the period from 1992 to 2014, Croatian athletes have won 34 medals at the Olympics - 23 at the Summer Olympics and 11 at the Winter Olympics. Among them, there are 10 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze medals.

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reat names of Croatian sports, including 878 athletes-participants at the Olympics, gave a huge contribution to the development and reputation of Croatian sports. During the critical moments of international recognition of Croatia in 1992, the ambassadorial role of Croatian athlete represented a priceless and valuable promotion for the acquisition of Croatian independence. At that time, hardly anyone could believe that Croatian athletes would very quickly win Olympic medals in basic sports such as athletics, gymnastics, and swimming and that they would become the superpower in skiing without a ski center. They are not just Olympians, gold, silver or bronze medalists or nonmedalists, they are our and world value, the driving force, inspiration and social capital.

CROATIAN ATHLETES TODAY AND THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY

Croatian medalists In the period from 1992 to 2014, Croatian athletes have won 34 medals at the Olympics - 23 at the Summer Olympics and 11 at the Winter Olympics. Among them, there are 10 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze medals. Of 10 gold medals, there are seven individual and three team medals. The first Croatian gold medal was won in the individual competition, being - at the same time - the first medal in the history of Croatian skiing. This medal was hanging around the neck of the most successful Croatian Olympian of all time, Janica Kostelić, who has won a total of six Olympic medals - four (three gold and one silver) at the Winter Olympics in Lake City in 2002 as well as gold and silver in Turin in 2006. Gold of the athlete Sandra Perković, current Olympic champion from London 2012, and World and European Champion in discus throw, is the first and so far the only Olympic gold in Croatian athletics. Weightlifter Nikolay Pešalov has won gold in Sydney in 2000, while Giovanni Cernogoraz is the last winner of Olympic gold for Croatia (London 2012 in shooting, discipline trap). In team competition, the first Olympic gold medal was the one won by the Croatian national handball team in Atlanta in 1996. Thanks to them, the Croatian national anthem was played for the first time at the Olympics. The team included Patrik Ćavar, Valner Franković, Slavko Goluža (Olympian with two gold medals and long-time head coach of the Croatian Patrik Ćavar

national handball team), Bruno Gudelj, Vladimir Jelčić, Božidar Jović, Nenad Kljaić, Venio Losert, Valter Matošević (double gold medalist)¸ Zoran Mikulić, Alvaro Načinović, Goran Perkovac, Iztok Puc, Zlatko Saračević, Irfan Smajlagić and Vladimir Šujster. The gold medal was also won by the generation of handball players at the Olympics in Athens in 2004. The team included: Ivano Balić (winner of gold and bronze medals, three times declared the IHF World Player of the Year), Davor Dominiković, Mirza Džomba, Slavko Goluža, Nikša Kaleb, Blaženko Lacković, Venio Losert, Valter Matošević, Petar Metličić, Vlado Šola, Denis Špoljarić, Goran Šprem, Igor Vori, Drago Vuković and Vedran Zrnić. Besides these two handball gold medals, the brightest Olympic medal was won by the generation of water polo players from the Olympics in London in 2012 - Josip Pavić, Damir Burić, Miho Bošković, Nikša Dobud, Maro Joković, Petar Muslim, Ivan Buljubašić, Andro Bušlje, Sandro Sukno, Samir Barač, Igor Hinić, Paulo Obradović and Frano Vićan. From 13 silver Olympic medals (of which two in team competition - water polo and basketball), four were won by one of the best Croatian athletes of all time and the world's most comprehensive skier Ivica Kostelić. At the Winter Olympics in Turin in 2006, Ivica has won – in men’s competition - the first-ever Croatian winter sports medal. Afterwards he has won the second and third silver medal in Vancouver in 2010, and the last, fourth, in Sochi in 2014. His sister Janica Kostelić is the winner of two silver medals - the first

Nikolaj Pešalov

Ivano Balić - three times declared the IHF World Player of the Year

Sandra Perković - current Olympic champion from London 2012

Perica Bukić - in 2008. was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Janica Kostelić - most successful Croatian Olympian of all time 45

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one in Salt Lake City in 2002 and the second one in Turin in 2006. The winners of one silver medal are the athletes Blanka Vlašić (Beijing Olympics 2008), double World Champion in high jump, gymnast Filip Ude (Beijing Olympics 2008), the first Croatian gymnast with Olympic medal and the swimmer Duje Draganja (Athens 2004), multiple World Champion and holder of record in free style. The rowers have also won two Olympic silvers. The “older” one is from Athens 2004 (brothers Siniša and Nikša Skelin), won by the most successful Croatian coxless pairs who have also won a bronze medal as members of the coxed eight in Sydney in 2000. While the last silver medal was won by the current World Champions, members of the quadruple sculls, David Šain, Martin Sinković, Damir Martian and Valent Sinković (London 2012). In team competition, holders of silver Olympic medals are the members of the historical "Croatian Dream Team" from Barcelona in 1992, all of them basketball players Vladan Alanović, Franjo Arapović, Danko Cvjetičanin (all three of them Olympians with two silver medals), Alan Gregov, Arijan Komazec, Toni Kukoč (two Olympic silver medals, also the most successful Croatian basketball player who ever played in the professional NBA league), Aramis Naglić, Velimir Perasović, Dražen Petrović (triple holder of Olympic medals, two silver and one bronze; the greatest basketball player Europe has ever had, also NBA league player Dražen Petrović

who was tragically killed in a car accident in 1993, with permanent memorial monument erected in the park of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne), Dino Rađa (winner of two Olympic silver medals and numerous European titles, NBA league player), Žan Tabak (NBA league) and winner of two Olympic silver, along with European titles, Stojko Vranković. Silver was also won by the water polo players at the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996 - Maro Balić, Perica Bukić (with a total of three medals, two gold and one silver), Damir Glavan, Igor Hinić with gold and silver, Vjekoslav Kobešćak, Joško Kreković, Ognjen Kržić, Dubravko Šimenc (one of the world's best water polo players of all time, winner of gold and silver medal), Siniša Skolneković, Ratko Štritof, Tino Vegar, Renato Vrbičić and Zdeslav Vrdoljak. Among 11 bronze medals (the only team medal is the one won by the handball team), the bronze medal won by the tennis players Goran Ivanišević in Barcelona in 1992 was the first individual Olympic medal in the history of Croatian sports since the Croatian independence. Ivanišević, great Olympian and winner of Wimbledon 2001, one of the most successful Croatian tennis players of all time and athletes in general, has won a second bronze medal at the same Olympics in Men’s Doubles with Goran Prpić. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona, he was also the first Croatian flag-bearer. The holders of bronze are also the members of men's rowing eight in Sydney in 2000 - Igor Boraska (Olympian who has also performed at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in

Ivica Kostelić

Goran Ivanišević - first Croatian individual Olympic medal

Stojko Vranković - winner of two Olympic silver

Rowing men’s eight

Filip Ude - first Croatian gymnast with Olympic medal

Blanka Vlašić - double World Champion in high jump 47

CROATIAN ATHLETES TODAY AND THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY

2002 in four-men bobsleigh team), Tihomir Franković, Kresimir Čuljak, Igor Francetić, Branimir Vujević, Tomislav Smoljenović, double winners of Olympic medals Nikša and Siniša Skelin and coxswain Silvijo Petriško. Bronze medalists are also the weightlifter Nikolaj Pešalov (Sydney 2002) and tennis pair Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić (Athens 2004), which are also most responsible for the Croatian winning of the Davis Cup in 2005. Snježana Pejčić is the holder of bronze medal won at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 in one of the oldest organized sports in Croatia, shooting. Her bronze medal from Summer Olympics was the first Olympic medal won by the Croatian female athlete since the Croatian independence in 1992. Olympic bronze medals won by Martina Zubčić and Sandra Šarić at the Beijing Olympics 2008 are the first medals in Croatian taekwondo. The third Olympic bronze medal in taekwondo was won by Lucija Zaninović at the London Olympics 2012. There is also a bronze medal won by biathlete Jakov Fak at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010, the first and so far the only Croatian Olympic medal in Nordic discipline. The one and only team's Olympic bronze wan won by the handball team at the London Olympics 2012 - Mirko Alilović, Venio Losert (triple Olympian with two gold and one bronze medal), Manuel Štrlek, Ivan Ninčević, Ivan Čupić, Zlatko Horvat, Igor Vori, Jakov Gojun, Drago Vuković, Blaženko Lacković, Domagoj Krešimir Ćosić

Duvnjak, Ivano Balić Marko Kopljar, Denis Buntić and Damir Bičanić.

Olympic foundations and their builders throughout the history The international sports achievements of Croatian basketball, especially at the end of the last century, were strongly influenced by the triple Olympian Kresimir Ćosić, multiple World and European Champion, basketball star of all time, holder of the gold medal in Moscow in 1980 and two silver (Mexico 1968 and Montreal 1976). Among the names highly appreciated by the basketball and sports world is certainly the name of the triple Olympian Andro Knego with gold, silver and bronze. Silver Olympians Žana Lelas, Kornelija Kvesić and Danira Nakić Bilić, as well as bronze duo Mira Bjedov Nikolić and Sanja Ožegović have certainly made a mark on basketball as well. Great female Olympians of Croatian sports are the handball medalists: Biserka Višnjić and Mirjana Ognjenović (most decorated Croatian handball players with gold and silver medal) as well as Katica Ileš and Ana Titlić with a silver medal – a quartet whose achievements are even today a role model to many generations of handball players. Canoeist Matija Ljubek with even four Olympic medals (two gold, one silver and one bronze) is one of the most awarded Croatian athletes at all. Ljubek was a multiple World Champion and - after the active career - he continued working as sports official who has Mate Parlov

woven canoeing into the Croatian and international Olympic family. A strong contribution to the international reputation of Croatian sports was certainly given by the boxer Mate Parlov, winner of Olympic gold in Light Heavyweight (Munich 1972) and holder of the title of World Amateur Champion, followed by Damir Škaro (holder of bronze medal in Seoul in 1988) and Željko Mavrović, European champion in professional boxing and challenger for the World Heavyweight title. The only Olympic medal in Croatian table tennis, the silver one, was brought from Seoul in 1988 by Zoran Primorac, while the legend of Croatian sports is certainly Dragutin Šurbek, Croatian table tennis player with the highest number of European and world trophies. Tamara Boroš is one of the best Croatian female athletes, multiple medalist at European and World Championships in predominantly Asian competition. On the list of swimming notables there are, above all, Đurdica Bjedov, gold and silver Olympian (Mexico 1968) and Gordan Kožulj, holder of world record in backstroke. In Croatian football that achieved its greatest success in 1998 by winning the third place at the World Cup in France, a special place belongs to the top goal scorer from that tournament, Davor Šuker, today’s President of the Croatian Football Federation and FIFA Executive Committee member.

by the gold Olympian Sandra Perković, the World and European Champion and one of the world’s best female athlete for many years, includes also the names of the golden European champion and holder of the world bronze in parallel bars, gymnast Mario Možnik, holder of European bronze medal in high jump Ana Šimić, followed by the junior champion in super heavyweight Filip Hrgović who, after the break in London in 2012, brings back the Croatian boxing at the Olympics, the current World Champions in coxless pairs, brothers Martin and Valent Sinković, as well as many other top athletes.

Croatian sports of tomorrow Croatian sports will soon be able to count on bright young hopes, such as tennis players Borna Ćorić and Ana Konjuh, athlete Martin Marković, swimmer Nikola Obrovac, taekwondo Ivana Babić (current World Junior Champion in the category up to 55 kg), judoka sisters Barbara and Brigita Matić or, for example, national junior basketball team (U18) - Roko Badžim, Borna Kapusta, Josip Jukić, Goran Filipović, Luka Božić, Lovro Mazalin, Nik Slavica, Marko Arapović, Dragan Bender and Ante Toni Žižić. One should not forget the very talented coxless four rowing crew (Bernard Samardžić, Filip Pedić, Josip Banović and Toni Čavka) or even younger athletes, such as skiers Leona Popović or Ida Štimac and many other exceptional talents who are just starting their journey towards great sports successes.

The list with the names of newer generation’s top athletes, led Ivana Babić

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LIST OF MEDALISTS (SUMMER OLYMPICS) MEDAL NAME(S)

GAMES

SPORT

EVENT

Men’s basketball team Goran Ivanišević Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić

1992 Barcelona (Spain) 1992 Barcelona (Spain)

Basketball Tennis

Men’s tournament Men’s singles

1992 Barcelona (Spain)

Tennis

Men’s doubles

£ £

Men’s handball team Men’s water polo team

1996 Atlanta (USA) 1996 Atlanta (USA)

Handball Water polo

Men’s tournament Men’s tournament

£ £

Nikolaj Pešalov 2000 Sydney (Australia) Weightlifting Men’s 62 kg Igor Francetić, Tihomir Franković, Tomislav Smoljanović, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čuljak, Igor Boraska, Branimir Vujević, Silvijo Petriško 2000 Sydney (Australia) Rowing Men’s eight with coxswain

£ £ £ £ £

Men’s handball team Nikša Skelin and Siniša Skelin Duje Draganja Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić Nikolaj Pešalov

2004 Athens (Greece) 2004 Athens (Greece) 2004 Athens (Greece) 2004 Athens (Greece) 2004 Athens (Greece)

Handball Rowing Swimming Tennis Weightlifting

Men’s tournament Men’s coxless pair Men’s 50 metre freestyle Men’s doubles Men’s 69 kg

£ £ £ £ £

Blanka Vlašić Filip Ude Snježana Pejčić Martina Zubčić Sandra Šarić

2008 Beijing (China) 2008 Beijing (China) 2008 Beijing (China) 2008 Beijing (China) 2008 Beijing (China)

Athletics Gymnastics Shooting Taekwondo Taekwondo

Women’s high jump Men’s pommel horse Women’s 10 metre air rifle Women’s 57 kg Women’s 67 kg

£ £ £ £

Sandra Perković Giovanni Cernogoraz Men’s water polo team David Šain, Martin Sinković, Damir Martin, Valent Sinković Lucija Zaninović Men’s handball team

2012 London (UK) 2012 London (UK) 2012 London (UK)

Athletics Shooting Water polo

Women’s discus throw Men’s trap Men’s tournament

2012 London (UK) 2012 London (UK) 2012 London (UK)

Rowing Taekwondo Handball

Men’s quadruple sculls Women’s 49 kg Men’s tournament

£ £ £

£ £

LIST OF MEDALISTS (WINTER OLYMPICS) MEDAL £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

NAME(S)

GAMES

Janica Kostelić Janica Kostelić Janica Kostelić Janica Kostelić

2002 Salt Lake City 2002 Salt Lake City 2002 Salt Lake City 2002 Salt Lake City

Janica Kostelić Janica Kostelić Ivica Kostelić

2006 Turin (Italy) 2006 Turin (Italy) 2006 Turin (Italy)

Ivica Kostelić Ivica Kostelić Jakov Fak

2010 Vancouver (Canada) Alpine skiing 2010 Vancouver (Canada) Alpine skiing 2010 Vancouver (Canada Biathlon

Men’s combined Men’s slalom Men’s sprint

Ivica Kostelić

2014 Sochi (Russia)

Men’s combined

(USA) (USA) (USA) (USA)

SPORT

EVENT

Alpine skiing Alpine skiing Alpine skiing Alpine skiing

Women’s combined Women’s slalom Women’s giant slalom Women’s super-G

Alpine skiing Alpine skiing Alpine skiing

Women’s combined Women’s super-G Men’s combined

Alpine skiing

MEDALS BY SUMMER GAMES GAMES

ATHLETES

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

TOTAL

SPORT

1992 Barcelona (Spain)

1996 Atlanta (USA)

2000 Sydney (Australia)

2004 Athens (Greece)

2008 Beijing (China)

105

2012 London (UK)

110

Handball Athletics Water polo Shooting Weightlifting Rowing Basketball Gymnastics Swimming Taekwondo Tennis

TOTAL

SILVER

BRONZE

TOTAL

1900 Paris (France)

as part of Austria (AUT)

1904–1912

did not participate

1920–1988

as part of Yugoslavia (YUG)

TOTAL

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

TOTAL

2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0

1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3

3 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 3

GOLD 4 0

SILVER 6 0

BRONZE 0 1

TOTAL 10 1

1924–1988

GOLD

as part of Yugoslavia (YUG) 0

1994 Lillehammer (Norway)

1998 Nagano (Japan)

2002 Salt Lake City (USA)

2006 Turin (Italy)

2010 Vancouver (Canada)

2014 Sochi (Russia)

Jakov Fak

Filip Ude

TOTAL

Lucija Zaninović

Giovanni Cernogoraz

1992 Albertville (France)

SPORT Alpine skiing Biathlon TOTAL

Goran Prpić

ATHLETES

Nikša & Siniša Skelin

MEDALS BY WINTER GAMES GAMES

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