Croatia at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Croatia at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Croatia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Croatia – Flag bearers
IOC code  CRO
NOC Croatian Olympic Committee
Website www.hoo.hr (Croatian)
At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City
Competitors 13 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Janica Kostelić
Medals
Rank: 12
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
4
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Winter Games
1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010
Other related appearances
 Austria (1896–1912)
 Hungary (1896–1912)
Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Croatia competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. Janica Kostelić won four medals (three gold), a record for the most medals ever won by a woman skier at a single Olympics. Croatia had never won any Winter Olympic medals previously.

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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić Alpine skiiing Women's combined
 Gold Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić Alpine skiiing Women's slalom
 Gold Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić Alpine skiiing Women's giant slalom
 Silver Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić Alpine skiiing Women's Super-G

Results by event

Alpine skiing

  • Janica Kostelić
    • women's combined: gold medal
    • women's slalom: gold medal
    • women's giant slalom: gold medal
    • women's Super-G: silver medal
  • Nika Fleiss
    • women's slalom: 12th place
    • women's giant slalom: 36th place
  • Ana Jelušić
    • women's slalom: 23rd place
    • women's giant slalom: 37th place
  • Ivica Kostelić
    • men's giant slalom: 9th place
    • men's slalom: no result

Biathlon

  • Žarko Galjanić
    • men's 20 km: 83rd place
    • sprint 10 km: 84th place

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

  • Maja Kezele
    • women's 15 km freestyle: 55th place
    • women's 10 km classical: 57th place
    • women's 10 km (5 km + 5 km) pursuit: 66th place
  • Damir Jurčević
    • men's 30 km freestyle: 63rd place
    • men's 15 km classical: 61st place
    • men's 20 km (10 km + 10 km) pursuit: 72nd place
    • sprint 1,5 km freestyle: 48th place
    • men's 50 km classical: 53rd place
  • Denis Klobučar
    • men's 30 km freestyle: 66th place
    • men's 15 km classical: 58th place
    • men's 20 km (10 km + 10 km) pursuit: 67th place
    • men's 50 km classical: 54th place

Figure skating

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