CRO SPORT

Since independence Croatia has been a very successful sporting country. The most popular team sports have been football (soccer), along with handball, basketball and water polo. The most popular sports played mainly by individuals are tennis, skiing, swimming and to some extent table tennis and chess.

Croatian athletes have had considerable success in individual sports as well, where they represented Croatia in international competitions at the highest level. These sports include:

* Tennis o Goran Ivanišević, Ivan Ljubičić, Mario Ančić
 • Skiing o Janica Kostelić, Ivica Kostelić
 • Swimming o Miloš Milošević, Duje Draganja, Gordan Kožulj, Sanja Jovanović
 • Table tennis o Zoran Primorac, Tamara Boroš
 • Boxing o Željko Mavrović, Stipe Drviš
 • Kickboxing o Branko Cikatić, Mirko Filipović
 • Mixed martial arts o Mirko Filipović