List of Croatian sportspeople

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This is a partial list of famous Croatian sportspeople.

Individual sports[]

Alpine skiing[]

Boxing[]

  • Stjepan Božić - WBF Super Middleweight Champion
  • George Chuvalo - Fmr. Canadian Heavyweight Champion
  • Stipe Drviš - World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion
  • Željko Mavrović - Fmr. European Boxing Champion
  • Bob Mirović - 8 Times Australian Heavyweight Champion
  • Mate Parlov - Fmr. WBC & European Light Heavyweight Champion
  • Diana Prazak - professional female boxer from Australia
  • Mario Preskar
  • Damir Škaro - Olympic silver medal 1988
  • Fritzie Živić (The Croat Comet) - Fmr. World Welterweight Champion

Discus throw[]

Kayaking[]

Kickboxing[]

Martial arts[]

MMA[]

  • Mirko Filipović (Cro Cop) - Mixed Martial Artist And Kickboxer, PRIDE FC 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion and last K-1 World Grand Prix Champion
  • Zelg Galešić - Mixed Martial Artist
  • Pat Miletich (The Croatian Sensation) - Former UFC Champion
  • Stipe Miočić - Current UFC Heavyweight Champion
  • Igor Pokrajac - UFC Mixed Martial Artist
  • Goran Reljić - UFC Mixed Martial Artist

Motorsport[]

Running[]

  • Branko Zorko

Rowing[]

  • Luka Grubor - UK Olympic Gold Medalist (Rowing)
  • Damir Martin - Olympic Silver Medalist in 2012 & 2016
  • Valent Sinković - Olympic Gold Medalist in 2016, Olympic Silver Medalist in 2012
  • Martin Sinković - Olympic Gold Medalist in 2016, Olympic Silver Medalist in 2012

Sailing[]

Shooting[]

Swimming[]

Table tennis[]

Tennis[]

Triathlon[]

Wrestling[]

Team sports[]

Football[]

1998 FIFA World Cup bronze medalists
Current players
Former players

American football[]

  • Bill Belichick - NFL Coach (grandson of Croatian immigrants)
  • Brian Belichick - NFL coach (great-grandson of Croatian immigrants)
  • Stephen Belichick - NFL coach (great-grandson of Croatian immigrants)
  • Steve Belichick - NFL player & coach (son of Croatian immigrants)
  • Brian Billick - NFL Coach
  • Tony Butkovich – College football player
  • Pete Carroll - NFL Coach (Irish father, Croatian mother)
  • David Diehl - NFL player
  • Eddie Erdelatz – NFL player
  • Elvis Grbac - NFL player
  • John Jurkovic - NFL player
  • Joe Kuharich - NFL Coach
  • Les Horvath – NFL player
  • John Jurkovic – NFL player
  • Tony Mandarich - NFL player
  • Vic Markov – NFL player (son of Croatian immigrants)
  • Rob Ninkovich – NFL player (grandson of Croatian immigrants)
  • Lou Saban – NFL Coach
  • Nick Saban - College football coach
  • Cole Cubelic - American college football player and radio host
  • Frank Sinkwich - NFL player, 1942 winner of the Heisman Trophy (born in Croatia)
  • Paul Skansi – American football player
  • Nick Skorich – American football player and coach
  • Josef Spudich – American football player
  • Joe Stydahar – American football player
  • Chris Zorich - NFL player (African-American father, Croatian mother)

Australian rules football[]

  • Adrian Barich - Australian rules footballer and Rugby League player
  • Tony Begovich - Australian rules footballer
  • Gavin Crosisca - Australian rules footballer
  • Alan Didak - Australian rules footballer
  • Jon Dorotich - Australian rules footballer
  • Marc Dragicevic - Australian rules footballer
  • Ray Gabelich - Australian rules footballer
  • Darren Gaspar - #1 pick in 1993
  • Travis Gaspar - Australian rules footballer
  • John Gerovich - Australian rules footballer
  • Brent Grgic - Australian rules footballer
  • Ilija Grgic - Australian rules footballer
  • George Grljusich - Australian rules footballer
  • Allen Jakovich - Australian rules footballer
  • Glen Jakovich - Australian rules footballer
  • Judd Lalich - Australian rules footballer
  • Matthew Liptak - Australian rules footballer
  • Addam Maric - Australian rules footballer
  • Ivan Maric - Australian rules footballer
  • Lukas Markovic - Australian rules footballer
  • Tony Modra - Australian rules footballer
  • Matthew Pavlich - Australian rules footballer
  • Val Perovic - Australian rules footballer
  • Steven Salopek - Australian rules footballer
  • Craig Starcevich - Australian rules footballer
  • Nick Suban - Australian rules footballer
  • Peter Sumich - Australian rules footballer
  • Jacob Surjan - Australian rules footballer
  • Andrew Ukovic - Australian rules footballer

Baseball[]

  • Johnny Babich - Baseball player
  • Reid Brignac – Baseball player
  • Ann Cindric - Baseball player
  • Tom Haller – Baseball player
  • Ed Jurak - Baseball player
  • Al Jurisich – Baseball player
  • Mike Kreevich – Baseball player
  • Curt Leskanic – Baseball player
  • Johnny Logan – Baseball player
  • Mickey Lolich - Baseball player
  • Steve Lubratich – Baseball player
  • Roger Maris - Baseball Legend
  • Catfish Metkovich – Baseball player
  • Erv Palica (Pavlicevich) - Baseball player
  • Johnny Pesky - Baseball player
  • Dan Plesac – Baseball player
  • Matt Skrmetta - baseball player
  • Paul Spoljaric - Baseball player
  • Christian Yelich - baseball player
  • Bob Zupcic - baseball player

Basketball[]

Dragan Bender
Antonija Mišura
Dario Šarić

Cricketers[]

  • Anton Devcich - NZ cricket player
  • Simon Katich - Australian cricket player
  • Antony Sumich - NZ cricket player - player for Croatia
  • Joseph Yovich - NZ cricket player

Handball[]

Hockey[]

  • Joseph Cattarinich – NHL Hall of Famer
  • Jonathan Filewich – ice hockey player
  • Mark Fistric – ice hockey player
  • Travis Hamonic – ice hockey player
  • John Hecimovic – ice hockey player
  • Tony Hrkac - Fmr. NHL player
  • Dan Kordic - Fmr. NHL player
  • John Kordic - Fmr. NHL player
  • Frank Mahovlich - NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)
  • Peter Mahovlich - Fmr. NHL player, nr. 2 in 1963 NHL Amateur Draft
  • John Mayasich - Fmr. hockey player
  • Phil Oreskovic – ice hockey player
  • Victor Oreskovich – ice hockey player
  • Mark Pavelich - Fmr. NHL player (Miracle on Ice)
  • Matt Pavelich - first NHL linesman inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Marty Pavelich - Fmr. NHL player
  • Borna Rendulić - NHL player
  • Cory Sarich - Fmr. NHL player
  • Joe Sakic - fmr. NHL player
  • Buzz Schneider - ice hockey player
  • Adrien Plavsic - (Serb father, Croat mother) Fmr. NHL player
  • Joel Prpic - Hockey player (brief appearance in the NHL)
  • Rob Valicevic - NHL player
  • Marc-Édouard Vlasic - NHL player

Rugby[]

  • Anthony Boric - Rugby Union player
  • Frano Botica - Rugby Union player
  • Ivan Cleary - Rugby League player and coach
  • Matthew Cooper - Rugby Union player
  • Bronko Djura - Rugby League player
  • Sean Fitzpatrick - Rugby Union player
  • Ivan Henjak - Rugby League player
  • Matt Henjak - Rugby Union player
  • Max Krilich - Rugby league player
  • Dan Luger - Rugby Union player
  • Tony Mestrov - Rugby League player
  • James Stosic - NZ Rugby League player
  • Antony Sumich - Rugby Union player
  • Brendon Winslow - Rugby Union player
  • Croatia national rugby union team

Volleyball[]

Waterpolo[]

Other sports[]

  • Sandra Bezic – figure skater, choreographer and television commentator
  • Val Bezic – figure skater
  • Fred Couples – Golfer (former World number 1)
  • Mirko Filipović - K1, UFC, PRIDE fighter
  • Gary Gabelich – American automobile-racing driver
  • Sofia Mulanovich - famous Peruvian surfer
  • Franjo Mihalic - Marathon athlete
  • Frank Nobilo - NZ Golfer
  • Abdon Pamich – race walker
  • Snježana Pejčić- shooting player
  • Sandra Perković – discus thrower
  • The Great Antonio - Strongman and Eccentric
  • Blanka Vlašić – High jumper
  • Luka Perković - Midlaner, former botlaner and MSI 2019 Champion

See also[]

  • List of VFL/AFL players by ethnicity
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