Croatia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
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Croatia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Velimir Šandor | Athletics | Men's discus throw F52 | 29 August |
| Silver | Ivan Katanušić | Athletics | Men's discus throw F64 | 2 September |
| Silver | Ivan Mikulić | Taekwondo | Men's +75 kg | 4 September |
 Bronze | Anđela Mužinić Helena Dretar Karić | Table tennis | Women's team – Class 1–3 | 1 September |
| Bronze | Dino Sinovčić | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke S6 | 3 September |
| Bronze | Mikela Ristoski | Athletics | Women's long jump T20 | 3 September |
| Bronze | Deni Černi | Athletics | Men's shot put F33 | 4 September |
Competitors
Athletics
Three Croatian athletes (Ivan Katanušić, Miljenko Vučić, Matija Sloup and Mikela Ristoski) qualified for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit.[4] Zoran Talić, Deni Černi, Velimir Šandor, Marijan Presečan, Ana Gradečak and Vladimir Gašpar will also compete.[5]
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Miljenko Vučić | Men's shot put F11 | 13.17 | 4 |
| Deni Černi | Men's shot put F33 | 11.25 | |
| Matija Sloup | Men's shot put F40 | 10.60 | 4 |
| Marijan Presečan | Men's shot put F53 | 7.53 | 6 |
| Velimir Šandor | Men's discus throw F52 | 19.98 | |
| Ivan Katanušić | Men's discus throw F64 | 55.06 | |
| Vladimir Gašpar | Men's javelin throw F41 | 36.54 | 7 |
| Zoran Talić | Men's long jump T20 | 6.82 | 5 |
| Ana Gradečak | Women's shot put F41 | 8.07 | 8 |
| Mikela Ristoski | Women's long jump T20 | 5.46 | |
Boccia
Davor Komar get a ticker for Croatia in Individual BC4 events.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Davor Komar | Mixed individual BC4 |  Lau (HKG)L 3–4 |
 Strehársky (SVK)W 5–2 |
 Levine (CAN)W 8–2 |
2 | Did not advance | |||
Judo
Paratriathlon
Antonio Franko qualified for PTS4 event as one of the top nine ranked athletes on the ITU Paralympic Qualification Ranking List.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (0.75 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Franko | Men's PTS4 | 11:16 | 2:08 | 31:47 | 1:19 | 19:19 | 1:05:49 | 5 |
Shooting
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Damir Bošnjak | P1 Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 544 - 6x | 22 | Did not advance | |
| P3 Mixed 25m air pistol SH1 | 554 - 12x | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| P4 Mixed 50m air pistol SH1 | 497 - 5x | 32 | Did not advance | ||
Swimming
Three Croatian swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS (Dino Sinovčić, Kristijan Vincetić, Tomi Brajša).[8][9] In July 2021, Paula Novina received invitation from World Para Swimming for 100m breaststroke SB8 event.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dino Sinovčić | Men's 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:13.26 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 100 m backstroke S6 | 1:16.74 | 3 Q | 1:15.74 | | |
| Tomi Brajša | Men's 50 m freestyle S4 | 48.33 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 200 m freestyle S4 | 3:32.14 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Kristijan Vincetić | Men's 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:02.68 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Paula Novina | Women's 100 m breaststroke SB8 | 1:31.62 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Table tennis
Croatia entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Anđela Mužinić qualified via World Ranking allocation.[11] In May 2021, after withdrawal of current European champion in M7, the Regional Slot has been reallocated to Pavao Jozić.[12] In June 2021, Helena Dretar Karić received invitation from International Table Tennis Federation.[13]
- Men
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Helena Dretar Karić | Individual C3 |  Xue Juan (CHN)L 1–3 |
 Duman (TUR)W 3–1 |
N/a | 2 | Kánová (SVK) L 1–3 |
Did not advance | |||
| Anđela Mužinić | Individual C3 |  Sigala (MEX)W 3–0 |
 Brunelli (ITA)W 3–1 |
 Blanco (ARG)W 3–0 |
1 | Bye |  Ji-yu (KOR)L 1–3 |
Did not advance | ||
| Helena Dretar Karić Anđela Mužinić |
Team C1–3 | N/a | Turkey (TUR) W 2–0 |
South Korea (KOR) L 0–2 |
Did not advance | | ||||
Taekwondo
Para taekwondo makes its debut appearance in the Paralympic programme, Ivan Mikulić qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via World Ranking.[14]
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ivan Mikulić | Men's +75 kg | Bye |  Alaoui (MAR)W 28–11 |
 Medell (USA)W 28–9 |
N/a |  Aziziaghdam (IRI)L 10–12 |
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