Croatia at the 2002 Winter Olympics

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.[1]

Croatia at the
2002 Winter Olympics
IOC codeCRO
NOCCroatian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoo.hr (in Croatian and English)
in Salt Lake City
Competitors14 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Janica Kostelić
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
4
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988)

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing Women's combined
  Gold Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing Women's slalom
  Gold Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom
  Silver Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing Women's Super-G

Alpine Skiing

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Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Ivica Kostelić Men's giant slalom 1:13.05 1:11.87 2:24.92 9
Men's slalom 49.60 DNF
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Nika Fleiss Women's giant slalom 1:20.94 1:19.23 2:40.17 36
Women's slalom 55.39 55.88 1:51.27 12
Ana Jelušić Women's giant slalom 1:21.73 1:18.82 2:40.55 37
Women's slalom 57.42 57.59 1:55.01 23
Janica Kostelić Women's combined 44.60 42.68 1:16.00 2:43.28  
Women's giant slalom 1:16.00 1:14.01 2:30.01  
Women's slalom 52.14 53.96 1:46.10  
Women's super-G 1:13.64  

Biathlon

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Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Žarko Galjanić Men's individual 1:04:54.4 0+2+1+3 83
Men's sprint 30:33.0 1+2 84

Bobsleigh

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Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ivan Šola
Boris Lovrić
Đulijano Kolundra
Niki Drpić
Igor Boraska*
Four-man 48.84 29 48.45 28 49.17 26 49.68 18 3:16.14 26

Cross-country skiing

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  • 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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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Janica Kostelic of Croatia Wins Gold in Combined Skiing". VOA News. 15 February 2002. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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