Croatia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Croatia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country's delegation consisted of 25 competitors.

Croatia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	CRO
NPC	Croatian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.hpo.hr
in Beijing
Competitors	25
Flag bearer	Marija Iveković
Medals Ranked 37th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 4
Summer Paralympics appearances
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1972–1988)

Croatian competitors took part in table tennis,[1] athletics, equestrian, and swimming.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Antonia Balek	Athletics	Women's javelin throw F33–34/52–53	13 September
Gold	Antonia Balek	Athletics	Women's shot put F32–34/52–53	15 September
Gold	Darko Kralj	Athletics	Men's shot put F42	10 September
Silver	Branimir Budetić	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F11–12	10 September

Athletics

Men

Track events

Athlete	Event	Class	Heat		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Petar Bešlić	1500 m	T11	4:31.52	14	Did not advance
Vedran Lozanov	5000 m	T13	16:04.03	10	15:41.36	6
	10000 m	T12	N/A		35:04.76	9
Goran Žeželj	100 m	T12	11.66	17	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Class	Final
			Distance	Points	Position
Branimir Budetić	Javelin throw	F11–12	57.11	1009
	Pentathlon	P12	–	3102	5
Darko Kralj	Shot put	F42	14.43 WR	–
Miroslav Matić	Club throw	F32/51	21.48	891	8
	Discus throw	F32/51	9.43	960	10
Josip Slivar	Shot put	F44	14.67	916	5
Denis Slunjski	Shot put	F40	9.83	–	7
Mladen Tomić	Shot put	F42	12.78	–	6
Goran Žeželj	Pentathlon	P12	–	2400	11

Women

Field events

Athlete	Event	Class	Final
			Distance	Points	Position
Antonia Balek	Javelin throw	F33–34/52–53	12.82	1425 WR
	Shot put	F32–34/52–53	5.69	1240 WR
	Discus throw	F32–34/51–53	13.11	883	10
Marija Iveković	Discus throw	F12–13	31.76	746	9
	Long jump	F12	5.54	1003	6
Milka Milinković	Javelin throw	F54–56	14.55	819	13
	Shot put	F54–56	5.84	702	15
Jelena Vuković	Discus throw	F42–46	24.90	818	7
	Shot put	F42–46	8.31	891	7

Cycling

Men

Athlete	Event	Class	Final
			Result	Position
Tomislav Zadro	Individual Road Race	LC1–2/CP4	2:01:44	26
	Individual Time Trial	LC 2	39:42.59	10

Equestrian

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Class	Final
			Points	Position
Slaven Hudina	Mixed Dressage - Championship	grade Ia	63.700	5
	Mixed Dressage - Freestyle	grade Ia	66.889	5
Ivan Sršić	Mixed Dressage - Championship	grade Ia	61.500	6
	Mixed Dressage - Freestyle	grade Ia	65.998	6

Shooting

Men, mixed

Athlete	Event	Class	Qualification		Final
			Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Damir Bošnjak	Men's 10 m air pistol	SH1	562	9	Did not advance
	Mixed 50 m free pistol	SH1	521	12	Did not advance
	Mixed 25 m sport pistol	SH1	553	14	Did not advance
Ivica Bratanović	Mixed 10 m air rifle prone	SH1	597	13	Did not advance
	Mixed 10 m air rifle standing	SH1	594	15	Did not advance
Rudolf Petrović	Mixed 10 m air rifle prone	SH1	591	21	Did not advance
	Mixed 10 m air rifle standing	SH1	583	21	Did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Class	Heat		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mihovil Španja	100 m backstroke	S8	1:13.62	7	1:14.25	7
	100 m breaststroke	S7	1:28.82	7	1:26.35	6
	200 m individual medley	SM8	2:39.55	7	2:37.77	6
Kristijan Vincetić	100 m butterfly	S9	1:04.51	10	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Class	Heat		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nataša Sobočan	100 m backstroke	S7	1:46.48	10	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	SB6	2:04.88	10	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	S7	6:32.66	11	Did not advance
Ana Sršen	100 m breaststroke	SB8	1:39.28	14	Did not advance

Table tennis

Men's singles preliminaries (class 6)

Athlete	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
Daniel Arnold (GER)	3	3	0	9	2
Alexander Esaulov (RUS)	3	2	1	6	6
Vjekoslav Gregorović (CRO)	3	1	2	4	8
Chao Chen (CHN)	3	0	3	6	9

Men's singles preliminaries (class 4–5)

Athlete	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
Kyoung Sik Choi (KOR)	2	2	0	6	0
Claudiomiro Segatto (BRA)	2	1	1	3	3
Zoran Križanec (CRO)	2	0	2	0	6

See also

• 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Croatia at the Paralympics
• Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

References

1. "9 Nations preparing for the Paralympics in Lasko", official website of the International Paralympic Table Tennis Federation

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee