Croatia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Croatia at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCRO
NPCCroatian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.hpo.hr
in London
Competitors25 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Darko Kralj
Medals
Ranked 58th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1972–2000)

Croatia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.[1]

Medalists

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) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Zoran Talić Long Jump F20 7.09 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women's Field Events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Mikela Ristoski Long Jump F20 5.28 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 —  South Korea
L 1-3 		did not advance

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Croatia - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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