Croatia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Croatia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	CRO
NPC
Website	www.hpo.hr
in Beijing
Competitors	25
Flag bearer	Marija Iveković
Medals Ranked 37th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 4
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Croatia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country's delegation consisted of 25 competitors.

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
	1500 m	T11	4:31.52	14	Did not advance
	5000 m	T13	16:04.03	10	15:41.36	6
	10000 m	T12	N/A		35:04.76	9
	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	–
	Club throw	F32/51	21.48	891	8
	Discus throw	F32/51	9.43	960	10
	Shot put	F44	14.67	916	5
	Shot put	F40	9.83	–	7
	Shot put	F42	12.78	–	6
	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
	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
	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
	Mixed Dressage - Championship	grade Ia	63.700	5
	Mixed Dressage - Freestyle	grade Ia	66.889	5
	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
	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
	Mixed 10 m air rifle prone	SH1	597	13	Did not advance
	Mixed 10 m air rifle standing	SH1	594	15	Did not advance
	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
	100 m butterfly	S9	1:04.51	10	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Class	Heat		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	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
(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
(CRO)	2	0	2	0	6

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee