Croatia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Croatia at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Croatia IPC code  CRO NPC Croatian Sports Federation for the Disabled
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London
Competitors	25 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Darko Kray
Medals Rank: 58	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 3	Total 5
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Winter Games
1992-1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1972–1988)

Croatia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Darko Kralj	Athletics	Men's Shot Put F42-44	31 August
Silver	Zoran Talić	Athletics	Long Jump F20	4 September
Bronze	Mihovil Španja	Swimming	Men's 100m Backstroke S7	30 August
Bronze	Mikela Ristoski	Athletics	Women's Long Jump F20	3 September
Bronze	Branimir Budetić	Athletics	Javelin Throw F12-13	5 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men’s Field Events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Darko Kralj	Shot Put F42-44	14.21 (987 pts)
Josip Silvar	Shot Put F42-44	15.07 (812 pts)	7
	Discus Throw F44	46.70	5
Mladen Tomić	Shot Put F42-44	13.00 (903 pts)	5
	Javelin Throw F42	39.07	10
Boro Rađenović	Shot Put F57-58	11.67 (797 pts)	10
Slaven Hudina	Discus Throw F32-34	17.09 (791 pts)	13
	Club Throw F31-32/51	23.09 (733 pts)	14
Albin Vidović	Discus Throw F35-36	36.20	7
Miroslav Matić	Discus Throw F51-53	NM	-
	Club Throw F31-32/51	24.03 (909 pts)	7
Branimir Budetić	Javelin Throw F12-13	56.78
Zoran Talić	Long Jump F20	7.09

Women’s Field Events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Mikela Ristoski	Long Jump F20	5.28
Jelena Vuković	Shot Put F42-44	7.85 (683 pts)	5
Milka Milinković	Shot Put F54-56	6.46 (647 pts)	15
	Javelin Throw F54-56	14.50	10
Marija Iveković-Meštrović	Discus Throw F11-12	33.77 (776 pts)	9
Marija Vidaček	Javelin Throw F12-13	27.05	7

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Gracijano Turčinović	Road Race H2	LAP
	Time Trial H2	35:23.81	13

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Mario Alilović	Road Race T1-2	1:07:44	12
	Time Trial T1-2	17:18.53	14

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Ivica Bratanović	Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	597	22	Did not advance
	Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	592	22	Did not advance
Stanko Piljak	Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	589	30	Did not advance
	Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	588	25	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athletes	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Matija Grebenić	100m freestyle S5	1:30.23	10	Did not advance
	200m freestyle S5	3:06.43	8 Q	3:05.15	7
	50m backstroke S5	49.36	15	Did not advance
	50m butterfly S5	52.12	18	Did not advance
Kristijan Vincetić	100m freestyle S9	1:00.86	18	Did not advance
	400m freestyle S9	4:37.39	10	Did not advance
	100m butterfly S9	1:03.25	10	Did not advance
Mihovil Španja	400m freestyle S7	4:52.99	4 Q	4:52.22	5
	100m backstroke S7	1:13.36	3 Q	1:12.53
	100m breaststroke SB6	1:28.96	5 Q	1:28.45	5
	200m individual medley SM7	2:40.14	3 Q	2:41.52	5

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tomislav Špalj	Individual C4	Burkhardt (GER) W 3-2	Thomas (FRA) L 2-3	2	Did not advance
Vjekoslav Gregorović	Individual C6	Choy (HKG) L 0-3	Rau (GER) L 2-3	3	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Helena Dretar Karić	Individual C3	Cho (KOR) W 3-1	Kanova (SVK) L 0-3	2	Did not advance
Anđela Mužinić	Individual C3	Fontaine (USA) W 3-2	Jung (KOR) L 0-3	2	Did not advance
Helena Dretar Karić Anđela Mužinić	Team C1-3	N/A			South Korea L 1-3	Did not advance

See also

• Croatia at the 2012 Summer Olympics