Croatia at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC codeCRO
NOCCroatian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoo.hr
in Nanjing
Competitors24 in 13 sports
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

Croatia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Croatia had 24 athletes qualified in 13 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Brigita Matić Judo Girls' -78 kg 19 August
 Gold Ivana Babić Taekwondo Girls' −55 kg 19 August
 Gold Nikola Obrovac Swimming Boys' 50 m breaststroke 22 August
 Silver Toni Filipi Boxing Boys' Heavyweight 27 August
 Bronze Brigita Matić Judo Mixed Team 21 August
 Bronze Luka Plantić Boxing Boys' Middleweight 27 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified one athlete.[2]

Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)

Girls
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Eva Mustafić Hammer throw 56.73 PB FB 15 qB NM

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified one athlete based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[3]

Singles
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Maja Pavlinić Girls' Singles  Lesnaya (UKR)
W 2-0 		 Lee (TPE)
L 0-2 		 Qin (CHN)
L 0-2 		3 did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
 Maja Pavlinić (CRO)
 Muhammed Ali Kurt (TUR) 		Mixed Doubles  Shishkov (BUL)
 Heim (GER)
W 2-0 		 Ginting (INA)
 Beton (SLO)
L 0-2 		 Weisskirchen (GER)
 Ishaak (SUR)
W 2-0 		2 did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified three athletes based on its performance at the 2014 Youth World Boxing Championships.[4]

Boys
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final / RM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Luka Prtenjača Welterweight  Solano (DOM)
L 0-3 		Did not advance Bout for 5th place

 Kharabadze (GEO)

 —
Luka Plantić Middleweight Bye  Nesterov (RUS)
L 0-3 		Bronze medal Bout

 Mardonov (UZB)
W 3-0

3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Toni Filipi Heavyweight Bye  Kim (KOR)
W 2-1 		 Hernandez (CUB)
L 1-2 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified one athlete at the 2014 World Cadet Championships.[5]

Boys
Athlete Event Pool Round Seed Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Petar Fileš Foil

 Marostega (BRA)

 Fitzgerald (AUS)

 Braun (GER)

 Haglund (USA)
W 5-4
 Roger (FRA)

  Braun (GER)
W 15-10
Mixed Team
Athletes Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals / PM Final / PM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Europe 4
 Theodora Gkountoura (GRE)
 Claudia Borella (ITA)
 Inna Brovko (UKR)
 Tudor Cucu (ROU)
 Petar Files (CRO)
 Samuel Unterhauser (GER) 		Team Bye  Asia-Oceania 1 (MIX)
L 22-30 		 America 1 (MIX)
W 30-27 		 America 2 (MIX)
L 28-30 		6

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Artistic Gymnastics

Croatia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 European MAG Championships.[6]

Boys
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Jakov Vlahek Qualification 12.875 23 13.650 7 Q 11.450 31 12.950 34 12.975 17 12.150 26 76.050 21
Pommel Horse — 13.533 5

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2013 Cadet World Judo Championships.[7]

Individual
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Rep 1 Rep 2 Rep 3 Rep 4 Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Lovro Kovač Boys' -81 kg  Montoya (COL)
W 000-000 		 Silva (CUB)
L 000-100 		Did not advance Bye  Penning (LUX)
L 000-100 		Did not advance 11
Brigita Matić Girls' -78 kg —  Rodríguez (VEN)
W 001-000 		 Snyman (RSA)
W 100-000 		—  Samardzic (BIH)
W 000-000 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Team
Athletes Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Team Ruska
 Sadjia Amrane (ALG)
 Jose Basile (BRA)
 Harutyun Dermishyan (ARM)
 Szabina Gercsák (HUN)
 Lovro Kovac (CRO)
 Kamila Pasternak (POL)
 Julian Sancho (CRC)
 Betina Temelkova (BUL) 		Mixed Team Bye  Team Rouge (MIX)
L 2 – 5 		Did not advance 5
Team Douillet
 Gustavo Basile (ARG)
 Marko Bubanja (AUT)
 Adonis Diaz (USA)
 Liudmyla Drozdova (UKR)
 Lee Hye-kyeong (KOR)
 Brigita Matic (CRO)
 Peter Miles (GBR) 		Mixed Team  Team Yamashita (MIX)
W 3200 – 3112 		 Team Nevzorov (MIX)
W 5 – 2 		 Team Geesink (MIX)
L 3111 – 3202 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified two boats. The boys' pairs qualified from the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships and the girls' single sculls was reallocated to Croatia as an unused quota.[8]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ivo Bonacin
Bernard Samardžić 		Boys' Pairs 3:13.94 3 R 3:15.24 2 FA — 3:14.76 5
Marina Kaić Girls' Single Sculls 3:57.25 5 R 3:53.88 2 SA/B 4:01.56 5 FB 4:05.06 12

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Byte CII Championships. Croatia also received a reallocated quota place in girls' Byte CII class.[9]

Athlete Event Race Net
Points 		Final
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Pavle Živanović Boys' Byte CII 5 8 7 6 (21) 7 11 15 Cancelled 80.00 59.00 7
Karla Šavar Girls' Byte CII 20 16 19 (23) 20 14 16 20 Cancelled 148.00 125.00 23

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified two shooters based on its performance at the 2014 European Shooting Championships.[10]

Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Borna Petanjek Boys' 10m Air Rifle 612.1 9 Did not advance
Ivana Babić Girls' 10m Air Rifle 410.9 8 Q 141.4 5
Team
Athletes Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Points Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Borna Petanjek (CRO)
 Ekaterina Parshukova (RUS) 		Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle 7 Q  Babayan (ARM)
 Akter (BAN)
L 7-10 		Did not advance 17
 Ivana Babic (CRO)
 Sybrand Laurens (RSA) 		Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle 811.9 14 Q  Borgo (MEX)
 Alvian (INA)
W 10–6 		 Riccardi (SMR)
 Milovanovic (SRB)
L 6–10 		Did not advance 5

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified three swimmers.[11]

Boys
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sven Arnar Saemundsson 400 m freestyle 3:57.55 18 — Did not advance
800 m freestyle — 8:06.72 8
200 m individual medley 2:08.97 18 — Did not advance
Nikola Obrovac 50 m breaststroke 27.97 1 Q 28.00 1 Q 27.83 1st place, gold medalist(s)
100 m breaststroke 1:02.49 4 Q 1:02.79 7 Q 1:01.94 5
Girls
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ema Šarar 50 m freestyle 26.99 26 Did not advance
50 m backstroke 29.89 18 Did not advance
100 m backstroke —

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the European Qualification Event.[12] Later, Croatia qualified another athlete at the Road to Nanjing series.

Singles
Athlete Event Group stage Rank Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Tomislav Pucar Boys Group H

 Hung (HKG)
L 2 - 3

2 Q  Zatowka (POL)
L 2 - 4 		Did not advance 9
 Schmid (SUI)
W 3 - 1
 Al-Naggar (QAT)
W 3 - 0
Lea Rakovac Girls Group F

 Mischek (AUT)
L 1 - 3

1 Q  Arvelo (VEN)
W 4 - 1 		 Kato (JPN)
L 1 - 4 		Did not advance 5
 Bajor (POL)
W 3 - 0
 Edghill (GUY)
W 3 - 0
Team
Athletes Event Group stage Rank Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Croatia
 Lea Rakovac (CRO)
 Tomislav Pucar (CRO) 		Mixed Austria
 Mischek (AUT)
 Levenko (AUT)
W 3 - 0 		2 Q Europe 1
 Diaconu (ROU)
 Chen (POR)
W 2 - 0 		Hong Kong
 Doo (HKG)
 Hung (HKG)
L 0 - 2 		Did not advance 5
Thailand
 Khetkhuan (THA)
 Tanviriyavechakul (THA)
L 1 - 2
Latin America 3
 Edghill (GUY)
 Toranzos (PAR)
W 3 - 0

Qualification Legend: Q=Main Bracket (medal); qB=Consolation Bracket (non-medal)

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified two athletes based on its performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament.[13][14]

Girls
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Ivana Babić −55 kg Bye  Mwaka Masale (COD)
W 14 (PTG) - 1 		 Roebben (BEL)
W 13 - 4 		 Sarıdoğan (TUR)
W 1 - 0 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Matea Jelić −63 kg  Tolba (EGY)
W 14 - 5 		 Turutina (RUS)
L 4 - 7 		Did not advance 5

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified one athlete based on the ITF ranking.[15]

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Nino Serdarušić Boys' Singles  Geens (BEL)
L 0-2
3-6, 2-6 		Did not advance 17
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
 Nino Serdarušić (CRO)
 Petros Chrysochos (CYP) 		Boys' Doubles —  Matsumura (JPN)
 Yamasaki (JPN)
L 0-2
3-6, 4-6 		Did not advance 9
 Akvile Parazinskaite (LTU)
 Nino Serdarušić (CRO) 		Mixed Doubles  Minnen (BEL)
 Geens (BEL)
L 1-2
6-3, 3-6, [4]-[10] 		Did not advance 17

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