CROATIAN SPORTS DELEGATION CROATIAN SPORTS DELEGATION IMPRESSUM PUBLISHER Croatian Olympic Committee Trg Krešimira Ćosića 11 10000 Zagreb, Croatia www.hoo.hr FOR THE PUBLISHER Josip Čop EDITOR Radica Jurkin DATA ON SPORTS DELEGATION Croatian Olympic Committee (Department for the Olympic program) DATA PROCESSING Sports delegation and program - Maja Čizmić Regula Sponsors and partners - Gordana Gaćeša BROCHURE PRODUCTION M 14 d.o.o. Preradovićeva 21-23 , 10000 Zagreb, Croatia TEXT BY Radica Jurkin, Tajana Obradović TRANSLATION Carpe Diem - N. T. Dalma Jagićeva 7, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia COVER PAGE & LAYOUT Marin Stojić (JET SET MAGAZIN) Preradovićeva 21-23 , 10000 Zagreb, Croatia PHOTOS Romeo Ibrišević, Ivo Pervan, Archives of national sports federations, HINA PRINTED BY Denona Getaldićeva 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia PRINTING RUN 350 copies This edition was prepared for printing on June 1th, 2015. 4 IMPRESSUM TABLE OF CONTENT Foreword by Zlatko Mateša, President of the Croatian Olympic Committee ...................................................................................6 Foreword by Josip Čop, Secretary General of the Croatian Olympic Committee .............................................................. 7 I. CROATIAN SPORTS DELEGATION FOR THE EUROPEAN GAMES BAKU 2015 Mission ............................................................................................................................................................................9 Croatian athletes and ocials .....................................................................................................................10 Medical team ...........................................................................................................................................................38 Competition schedule .....................................................................................................................................40 II. CROATIAN ATHLETES Croatian athletes today and throughout history ..........................................................................42 III. SPORTS AND TOURIST CONTRASTS OF CROATIA Country of many beauties and cultural heritage ..........................................................................52 IV. SPONSORS OF COC Sponsors and partners of the Croatian Olympic Committee ................................................ 60 5 FOREWORD Dear sports friends nited European sports family has succeeded! Europe, living a full sports and UOlympic life for many decades, can – thanks to gradual building up of this chance - enjoy since this, historical 2015 its new fruit - the European games. President of the Sports that unites almost everything without exception and creates new values Croatian Olympic (economic, cultural and social), gets through these continental games a new Committee opportunity and new incentive for its further development. and member of the EOC Executive Committee Believing that idea and by trying to help Europe strengthen – through the organization of the rst continental games on its very soil - the eorts to make sports a component of creative, modern and highly successful Europe, today we Zlatko Mateša, PhD truly happy to succeed in our long-term eorts. From its very beginning, Croatian sports is involved in the promotion of the European Games through encouraging the cooperation among all the member states of the European Sports Association, as well as through mobilizing the national TV house Sportska televizija (Sports television) whose owner and founder is the Croatian Olympic Committee. We wish to congratulate the host of the Games, the city of Baku, which has demonstrated not only a huge potential in the organization, but also an exceptional responsibility and strong hosting motive, for which it is the European Olympic family is very grateful. I wish all the athletes, members of the professional sta, media, volunteers and guests of the rst European Games in Baku the best results and to gain the experience that will strengthen the new sports, but also the social characteristic of Europe. 6 FOREWORD FOREWORD Dear participants of the European Games, he idea of the European Games exists already for a few decades, but, until Trecently, no one has had enough courage and patience to deal with the organization of the Games because its organization, of course, involves solving a whole range of dierent types and levels of problems. Secretary General of the Croatian Six years ago, European Committees, with consent and support of the International Olympic Olympic Committee, started working on the realization of the idea of European Committee Games. Therefore, dear readers and participants of the Games, you will have the honor to be the rst participants at the European games organized by the city of Josip Čop Baku in Azerbaijan. The host city has made a miracle in each and every way. Sports facilities at the highest level as well as accommodation of the participants of the Games. There is no doubt that Baku will set high standards that future Games’ organizers will have diculties to achieve. As always, the performance of our athletes is intertwined with optimism, even though the participants in certain sports will not be the best Croatian teams or individuals. However, we expect to win several medals. How many? It is dicult to predict, but what I do know for sure is that they will present the colors of their country in the best possible way. They will be, as always, the best ambassadors and promoters of the Republic of Croatia. I wish all the participants of the Games a pleasant stay in Baku and happy return from the rst European Games. 7 SPORTS Athletes Team Ocials TOTAL M F TOTAL ARCHERY 1 0 1 1 2 BADMINTON 2 3 5 1 6 BOXING 5 0 5 2 7 CANOE SPRINT 1 1 2 2 4 CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE 1 1 2 2 4 CYCLING ROAD 3 1 4 2 6 DIVING 2 2 4 2 6 FENCING 1 1 2 1 3 GYMNASTICS 1 3 4 2 6 JUDO 2 4 6 2 8 KARATE 1 5 6 2 8 SHOOTING 7 5 12 4 16 SWIMMING 7 2 9 2 11 VOLLEYBALL 0 12 12 7 19 TABLE TENNIS 3 2 5 2 7 TAEKWONDO 2 4 6 2 8 TRIATHLON 2 1 3 2 5 WATERPOLO 13 0 13 5 18 WRESTLING 6 0 6 2 8 60 47 107 45 152 MEDICAL TEAM 10 10 MISSION 5 5 TOTAL 167 MISSION DAMIR ŠEGOTA ZORAN ŠTEFEC (CHEF DE MISSION) (CHEF DE MISSION DEPUTY) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 22 May 1966 30 July 1971 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Zagreb, Croatia Koprivnica, Croatia DENIS LUGARIĆ SANDRA BURIĆ (PRESS ATACHE) (MEMBER) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 14 November 1973 5 January 1972 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia MAJA GENCEL FALCONI DARKO MESAREK (MEMBER) (MEMBER) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 24 September 1976 30 July 1976 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Rijeka, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia VIŠNJA PERAN IVANA VOLAREVIĆ (MEMBER) (MEMBER) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 11 November 1967 15 August 1981 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia 9 Baku 2015 10 Baku 2015 Croatian athletes and officials 11 ARCHERY MATIJA MIHALIĆ (MEN’S INDIVIDUAL) DATE OF BIRTH: 23 July 1995 PLACE OF BIRTH: Zabok, Croatia NENAD MIHALIĆ (COACH) DATE OF BIRTH: 17 April 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH: Varaždin, Croatia 12 ARCHERY BADMINTON ZVONIMIR ĐURKINJAK KATARINA GALENIĆ (MEN’S DOUBLES, (WOMEN’S DOUBLES) MEN’S SINGLES) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 02 June 1988 23 May 1997 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia ZVONIMIR HOLBLING STAŠA POZNANOVIĆ (MEN’S DOUBLES) (WOMEN’S DOUBLES) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 03 August 1989 21 October 1988 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia DOROTEA SUTARA (WOMEN’S SINGLES) DATE OF BIRTH: 27 March 1996 PLACE OF BIRTH: Zagreb, Croatia SILVIO JURČIĆ (COACH) DATE OF BIRTH: 23 January 1971 PLACE OF BIRTH: Zagreb, Croatia 13 BOXING MARKO ČALIĆ MATTEO KOMADINA (MEN’S HEAVY / 91 KG) (MEN’S LIGHT / 60 KG) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 23 September 1987 25 December 1993 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Pula, Croatia Rijeka, Croatia MARIN MINDOLJEVIĆ STIPAN PRTENJAČA (MEN’S SUPER HEAVY /+ 91 KG) (MEN’S LIGHT WELTER / 64 KG) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 9 August 1994 15 October 1991 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Split, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia SANJIN-POL VRGOČ ZORAN KRALJ (MEN’S MIDDLE - 75 KG) (COACH) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 19 August 1985 23 November 1979 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Pula, Croatia Rijeka, Croatia MARIJO ŠIVOLIJA- JELICA (COACH) DATE OF BIRTH: 29 June 1981 PLACE OF BIRTH: Rijeka, Croatia 14 BOXING CANOE SPRINT BRIGITA BAKIĆ ANTUN NOVAKOVIĆ (KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 200M WOMEN, (KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 1000M MEN, KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 5000M WOMEN, KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 200M MEN, KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 500M WOMEN) KAYAK SINGLE (K1) 5000M MEN) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 28 July 1997 26 May 1997 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Slavonski Brod, Croatia Slavonski Brod, Croatia VINKO MIJOČEVIĆ VEDRAN BOŽIĆ (TEAM LEADER) (COACH) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 26 April 1955 1 August 1987 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Bukovlje, Croatia Slavonski Brod, Croatia 16 CANOE SPRINT CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE ANDREA KIRŠIĆ FILIP TURK (WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY) (MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 5 September 1979 3 December 1990 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: Nedešćina, Croatia Brežice, Slovenia LUKA ČANAK (TEAM LEADER) DATE OF BIRTH: 1 June 1983 PLACE OF BIRTH: Zagreb, Croatia NENAD OKMAŽIĆ (COACH) DATE OF BIRTH: 19 April 1967 PLACE OF BIRTH: Kozica, Croatia 17 CYCLING ROAD EMANUEL KIŠERLOVSKI BRUNO MALTAR (MEN’S ROAD RACE) (MEN’S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL MEN’S ROAD RACE) DATE OF BIRTH: DATE OF BIRTH: 3 August 1984 6 October 1994 PLACE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: