Croatia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

Croatia at the
2019 World Aquatics Championships
FINA codeCRO
National federationCroatian Swimming Federation
Websitewww.croswim.org
in Gwangju, South Korea
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
World Aquatics Championships appearances
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1973–1991)

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
 BronzeCroatia men's national water polo team
Water poloMen's tournament27 July

Diving

Croatia's diving team consisted of 2 athletes (1 male and 1 female).[1]

AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Juraj MelšaMen's 1 m springboard231.6042did not advance
Men's 3 m springboard326.3044did not advance
Marcela MarićWomen's 1 m springboard199.7535did not advance
Women's 3 m springboard197.0544did not advance

Swimming

Croatia entered 11 swimmers.[2]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bruno Blašković50 m freestyle22.5533did not advance
100 m freestyle49.2427did not advance
Anton Loncar100 m backstroke55.4435did not advance
200 m backstroke1:59.0723did not advance
Ognjen Marić200 m freestyle1:50.8441did not advance
Nikola Miljenić50 m butterfly24.0635did not advance
Nikola Obrovac50 m breaststroke27.2715 Q27.3114did not advance
100 m breaststroke1:01.1829did not advance
Kristofer Rogic50 m backstroke25.9136did not advance
Filip Zelić200 m butterfly2:02.4738did not advance
Anton Lončar
Nikola Obrovac
Nikola Miljenić
Bruno Blašković
4×100 m medley relay3:37.1819did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ana Herceg200 m backstroke2:16.2933did not advance
Ema Rajić50 m breaststroke32.3936did not advance
100 m breaststroke1:10.1032did not advance
Matea Sumajstorčić800 m freestyle8:48.6125did not advance
1500 m freestyle17:02.0126did not advance

Water polo

Men's tournament

Team roster[3]
Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Croatia33005216+366Quarterfinals
2  United States3201353504Playoffs
3  Australia31023234−22
4  Kazakhstan30032054−340
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
15 July 2019
12:30
ReportCroatia  14–4  AustraliaNambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–1, 4–0, 4–2
Vukičević 6GoalsYounger 2

17 July 2019
09:50
ReportUnited States  7–17  CroatiaNambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–5, 2–4, 1–4
Ramirez 2Goalsfour players 3

19 July 2019
20:30
ReportCroatia  21–5  KazakhstanNambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–1, 5–1, 5–2
Joković, Šetka 3Goalsfive players 1
Quarterfinals
23 July 2019
15:30
ReportCroatia  10–8  GermanyNambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–1, 3–3, 3–2
Joković 3GoalsGielen 3
Semifinals
25 July 2019
17:00
ReportSpain  6–5  CroatiaNambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–1, 2–0, 0–3
Mallarach 2GoalsJoković 3
Third place game
27 July 2019
17:00
ReportCroatia  10–7  HungaryNambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–2, 4–2
Joković 6GoalsHárai, Manhercz 2

References