Croatia at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Croatia at the
2023 World Aquatics Championships
Croatia at the; 2023 World Aquatics Championships
	Flag of Croatia
FINA code	CRO
National federation	Croatian Swimming Federation
Website	www.hrvatski-plivacki-savez.hr (in Croatian)
in Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors	23 in 5 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Aquatics Championships appearances
	1994; 1998; 2001; 2003; 2005; 2007; 2009; 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2022; 2023; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Yugoslavia (1973–1991)

Croatia competed at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.

Artistic swimming

Croatia entered 1 artistic swimmer.^[1]

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Matea Butorac	Solo free routine	166.7458	9 Q	151.1520	11

Diving

Croatia entered 2 divers.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
David Ledinski	1 m springboard	288.55	38	—		Did not advance
David Ledinski	3 m springboard	297.35	49	Did not advance
Matej Neveščanin	1 m springboard	257.55	49	—		Did not advance
Matej Neveščanin	3 m springboard	366.50	23	Did not advance
David Ledinski Matej Neveščanin	Synchronized 3 m springboard	335.73	15	—		Did not advance

Open water swimming

Croatia entered 2 open water swimmers.^[3]^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Grgo Mujan	Men's 5 km	1:01:09.6	50

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Klara Bošnjak	Women's 5 km	1:03:12.3	43

Swimming

Croatia entered 3 swimmers.^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nikola Miljenić	50 metre freestyle	22.61	45	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ana Blažević	100 metre breaststroke	1:08.70	30	Did not advance
Ana Blažević	200 metre breaststroke	2:26.60	17	Did not advance
Amina Kajtaz	100 metre butterfly	58.50 NR	14 Q	58.49 NR	14	Did not advance
Amina Kajtaz	200 metre butterfly	2:12.57	21	Did not advance

Water polo

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Croatia	Men's tournament	Argentina W 24–5	Hungary L 10–12	Japan W 17–12	2 QP	Montenegro L 12–13	—	Canada W 13–5	Australia W 17–10	9

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Croatian roster.^[6]

Head coach: Ivica Tucak

1 Marko Bijač GK
2 Rino Burić FP
3 Marino Čagalj FP
4 Ivan Krapić FP
5 Franko Lazić FP
6 Luka Bukić FP
7 Ante Vukičević FP
8 Marko Žuvela FP
9 Jerko Marinić Kragić FP
10 Josip Vrlić FP
11 Andrija Bašić FP
12 Konstantin Kharkov FP
13 Toni Popadić GK
Filip Kržić FP
Zvonimir Butić FP

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	49	31	+18	9	Quarterfinals
2	Croatia	3	2	1	51	29	+22	6	Playoffs
3	Japan (H)	3	1	2	40	42	−2	3	Playoffs
4	Argentina	3	0	3	27	65	−38	0

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.
(H) Host

17 July 2023 16:00	Report	Argentina	5–24	Croatia	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: David Couper (NZL), Jennifer McCall (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–8, 1–4, 0–7, 2–5
		five players 1	Goals	Marinić Kragić 5

19 July 2023 12:00	Report	Croatia	10–12	Hungary	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 3–3, 4–4
		three players 2	Goals	Zalánki 3

21 July 2023 19:00	Report	Croatia	17–12	Japan	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–3, 8–3, 2–3
		Kharkov 4	Goals	Adachi 4

Playoffs

23 July 2023 17:00	Report	Croatia	12–13	Montenegro	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–3, 5–4, 4–4
		Marinić Kragić 4	Goals	Matković, Radović 4

9–12th place semifinals

25 July 2023 12:00	Report	Canada	5–13	Croatia	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Zhang Liang (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 1–5, 1–2
		five players 1	Goals	Butić, Lazić 3

Ninth place game

27 July 2023 10:30	Report	Croatia	17–10	Australia	Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–4, 6–2, 3–2
		Vukičević 5	Goals	Poot 3

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