Croatia defeated the African runners-up Algeria 31-20 as they picked up yet another easy victory and can now focus their attention on what lies ahead. It was the Ivan Čupic show in the first half, as he scored seven of Croatia's 15 to give them a three goal lead after a half hour. Croatia looked sloppy by their standards but had the quality and speed on the counterattack to see … [Read more...] about Croatia moves to 2-0 with win over Algeria
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Croatia cruises past Australia
By 8 CommentsCroatia started their World Championship campaign with a routine 36-13 victory over minnows Australia. The loss puts Australia at 1-27 all time in the World Championships. "6th man" Zlatko Horvat took player of the game as Croatia were able to give the bench solid minutes and let their stars stay fresh. The Cowboys got out to a quick start with Ivan Čupić scoring two … [Read more...] about Croatia cruises past Australia
World Handball Championship Preivew
By 5 CommentsThe 2013 men's handball world championships kicks off Saturday for Croatia as they look to continue their streak of being in the medals at major tournaments. The tournament will be hosted by Spain, and given Europe's domination in handball, 12 of the 24 teams are European. In the group stage, there will be four groups of six, with the top four from each advancing to … [Read more...] about World Handball Championship Preivew
Croatia ends Olympics with record 6 medals
By 51 CommentsGolden day for Croatian water polo! Croatia secured two medals on the final day of competition in the 2012 Olympics, giving them six total, one over their record. They finished 34th out of the 204 nations in total medals and 16th in medals per person. Croatia earned 1.33 medals per million people, versus the U.S who received .33 per million. After the … [Read more...] about Croatia ends Olympics with record 6 medals
2012 London Olympics: Day 13 + 14
By 155 CommentsCroatians had plenty to cheer about at the Water Polo Arena Men's Water Polo: Croatia continued their dominance in the pool as they rolled over Montenegro to set up a gold medal game against Italy, after they stunned Serbia. Montenegro scored the first goal of the game, but it was all Croatia after that. They outscored Montenegro 5-0 for the rest of … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 13 + 14
2012 London Olympics: Day 12
By 5 CommentsLucija Zaninović shows off her medal Taekwondo: Lucija Zaninović won Croatia's fourth medal of the London Olympics on Wednesday, as she placed third in the 49kg weight class of Taekwondo. She came into the Olympics as the 5th seed won her round of 16 bout against Seulki Kang of the Central African Republic. Points are awarded for kicks and punches to the body (1 … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 12
2012 London Olympics: Day 11
By 30 CommentsCaptain Miranda Tatari (#2) fought back tears as she saluted the fans with her teammates Croatia exited the Women's handball tournament after losing 25-22 to Spain as they failed to deal with injuries and Spain's defense. The game was fairly equal through the first 40 minutes with Spain defending very well, as Croatia relied on captain Miranda Tatari and Andrea … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 11
2012 London Olympics: Day 9
By 15 CommentsWomen’s Handball: Croatia routinely defeated the makeshift Team GB in their final game of the group stage. Croatia dominated the whole game and were up 17-6 at the half. They went on to win 37-14. Croatia were able to give their starters some rest and give their little used bench players a chance to play at the Olympics in front of a capacity crowd. Dijana Jovetić, Sonja … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 9
2012 London Olympics: Day 8
By 33 CommentsIt's gold for Sandra! Athletics: During the Olympics four years ago, Sandra Perković was in the hospital fighting for her life after her appendix burst. These Olympics went slightly better for Perković, as she brought home Croatia's first gold medal, winning the discus and setting a new Croatian record. She did it in dominating fashion as Darya Pischlnikova, who holds … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 8