Croatia Ranks 30th on the Medal Table at the Paris Games with Seven Olympic Medals

Valent and Martin Sinković in rowing, along with Barbara Matić in judo, claimed gold medals for Croatia. Silver medals were secured by Donna Vekić in tennis and the Croatian water polo team, while bronze went to Miran Maričić in shooting, Sandra Elkasević in athletics, and Lena Stojković in taekwondo. Our athletes also achieved numerous fourth and fifth-place finishes, narrowly missing out on Olympic medals. Those who came close include Sara Kolak (athletics), Katarina Krišto (judo), Ivan Šapina (taekwondo), Aurel Benović (gymnastics), and Gabrijel Veočić (boxing).

For comparison, at the previous Games in Tokyo, Croatia was represented by 59 athletes, who won eight medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze). The record medal haul remains from the Rio de Janeiro Games, where Croatia secured 10 medals (5 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze). A total of 87 Croatian Olympians competed in 18 sports. At that time, based on the number of gold medals relative to population size, Croatia ranked a sensational 3rd out of 206 participating nations. By a similar criterion (medals won relative to population size) in Paris, Croatia would rank 11th.

On the overall medal table, which included 204 nations at the Paris Games, medals were won by representatives from 90 countries and the Refugee Olympic Team. Croatia is tied for 30th place with Azerbaijan. This result further confirms Croatia's membership in the elite group of sporting nations, this time led by the United States with 126 medals (40 gold), followed by China with 91 (40 gold) and Japan with 45 (20 gold) medals.