Croatia at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCRO
NPCCroatian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.hpo.hr
in Tokyo
Competitors22 in 8 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1972–2000)

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

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8 2 10
Boccia 1 0 1
Judo 0 1 1
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 3 1 4
Table tennis 1 2 3
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Triathlon 1 0 1
Total 16 6 22

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Three Croatian athletes (Ivan Katanušić, Miljenko Vučić, Matija Sloup and Mikela Ristoski) successfully 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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ivan Katanušić Men's discus throw F64 55.06 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Boccia

Main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

Main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Lucija Brešković received invitation from IBSA.[6]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Lucija Brešković −70 kg  Uluçam (TUR)
L 00–10 		Did not advance  Zabrodskaia (RPC)
L 00–10 		Did not advance 7

Paratriathlon

Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

Main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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

Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Pavao Jozić Individual C7  Shuo (CHN)
L 0–3 		 Salmin (BRA)
L 2–3 		3 Did not advance
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 		— 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 —  Turkey (TUR)
W 2–0 		 South Korea (KOR)
L 0–2 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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 		—  Aziziaghdam (IRI)
L 10–12 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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  5. ^ "Ljetne paraolimpijske igre: U Tokio putuje 22 hrvatskih parasportaša". nacional.hr (in Croatian). 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Lucija Brešković dobila pozivnicu za Tokio". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Franko prvi hrvatski triatlonac na Paraolimpijskim igrama". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-17.
  9. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Mlada Paula dobila pozivnicu za nastup na POI u Tokiju". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Pavao Jozić evidentni kandidat za PI Tokyo 2020". hpo.hr (in Croatian). 27 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Helena Dretar Karić dobila pozivnicu za Tokyo". hpo.hr (in Croatian). 28 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020 World Rankings" (PDF). Taekwondo Oezer. 1 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-09.
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