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This is a partial list of famous [[Croatia]]n sportspeople.

==Individual Sportssports==

===Alpine Skiing===

===Alpine skiing===

* [[Stipe Božić]] - alpinist

* [[Nika Fleiss]] - Alpine skier,

* [[Janica Kostelić]] - A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 - (4 Olympic Golds & 2 Silvers)

* [[IvicaAna KostelićJelušić]] - Alpine skier, Olympic silver medalist

* [[Janica Kostelić]] - Alpine Skier World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 and 2006 - (Four Olympic Gold and Two Silver Medals)

* [[Vladimir Sabich]] - American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet

* [[Ivica Kostelić]] - Alpine skier, Olympic Silver Medalist in 2006 and 2010.

* [[Danko Marinelli]] - Alpine skier,

* [[Sofija Novoselić]] - Alpine skier,

* [[Ivan Ratkić]] - Alpine skier,

* [[Dalibor Šamšal]] - Alpine skier,

* [[Antony Sumich]]

* [[Filip Zubčić]] - Alpine skier,

===Boxing===

* [[Željko Mavrović]] - Fmr. European Boxing Champion

* [[Mate Parlov]] - Fmr. WBC & European Light Heavyweight Champion

* [[George Chuvalo]] - Fmr. Canadian Heavyweight Champion

* [[Bob Mirovic]] - 8 Times Australian Heavyweight Champion

* [[Fritzie Zivic]] (The Croat Comet) - Fmr. World Welterweight Champion

* [[Stjepan Božić]] - WBF Super Middleweight Champion

* [[StipeGeorge DrvišChuvalo]] - EuropeanFmr. LightCanadian Heavyweight Boxing Champion

* [[Stipe Drviš]] - World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion

* [[Željko Mavrović]] - Fmr. European Boxing Champion

* [[Bob Mirovic|Bob Mirović]] - 8 Times Australian Heavyweight Champion

* [[Mate Parlov]] - Fmr. WBC and European Light Heavyweight Champion

* [[Diana Prazak]] - professional female boxer from Australia

* [[Mario Preskar]]

* [[Damir Škaro]] - Olympic silver medal 1988

* [[Fritzie Zivic|Fritzie Živić]] (The Croat Comet) - Fmr. World Welterweight Champion

===ChessDiscus throw===

*[[Sandra Perković]] - Olympic Gold Medal 2012

* [[Braslav Rabar]]

* [[Petar Trifunović]]

* [[Vladimir Vuković]]

* [[Ivan Morovic]] - Chilean Chess player, International Grandmaster (Best Latin American chess player)

===MMAKayaking===

*[[Matija Ljubek]]

* [[Pat Miletich]] (The Croatian Sensation) - Fmr. UFC Champion

* [[Elvis Sinosic]] - Australian Mixed Martial Artist (UFC)

===Kickboxing===

* [[Mirko Filipović]] (Cro Cop) - Mixed Martial Artist

* [[Mladen Brestovac]] - K1 Kickboxer and FFC Heavyweight Champion

* [[Branko Cikatić]] - First K-1 Grand Prix Winner

* [[SinišaIgor AndrijaševićJurković]] - K1 Kickboxerkickboxer

* [[Stefan Leko]] - Croatian heritage. German K1 Kickboxer

* [[Marko Tomasović (boxer)|Marko Tomasović]]

* [[Mark Arapovic]] - Australian Mixed Martial Artist (Boxing, Judo)

* [[Ivan Stanić]]

* [[Johnny “Miller” Miletich]] who was present at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles as part of the boxing squad

===Martial arts===

*[[Sandra Šarić]] - Olympic Bronze Medal 2008

*[[Lucija Zaninović]] - Olympic Bronze Medal 2012

*[[Martina Zubčić]] - Olympic Bronze Medal 2008

===MMA===

* [[Mirko Filipović]] (Cro Cop) - Mixed Martial Artist And Kickboxer, PRIDE FC 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion and last K-1 World Grand Prix Champion

* [[Zelg Galesic|Zelg Galešić]] - Mixed Martial Artist

* [[Pat Miletich]] (The Croatian Sensation) - Former UFC Champion

* [[Stipe Miocic|Stipe Miočić]] - Current UFC Heavyweight Champion

* [[Igor Pokrajac]] - UFC Mixed Martial Artist

* [[Goran Reljic|Goran Reljić]] - UFC Mixed Martial Artist

===Motorsport===

* [[Robbie Francevic|Robbie Frančević]] - NZ Touring car race driver

* [[Mario Andretti]] - F1 World Champion (ethnic Italian)

* [[Robbie Francevic]] - NZ Touring car race driver

* [[Frank Radisich]] - NZ Racing car driver (Father of Paul Radisich)

* [[Paul Radisich]] - NZ Racing car driver (Son of Frank Radisich)

* [[Gary Gabelich]] - American automobile-racing driver

* [[BillPaul VukovichRadisich]] - AmericanNZ hallRacing ofcar famedriver racing(Son driverof Frank Radisich)

* [[Auggie Vidovich]] – NASCAR Driver

===Running===

* [[Branko Zorko]]

===Rowing===

* [[Luka Grubor]] - UK Olympic Gold Medalist (Rowing)

* [[Damir Martin]] - Olympic Silver Medalist in 2012 and 2016

* [[Valent Sinković]] - Olympic Gold Medalist in 2016, Olympic Silver Medalist in 2012

* [[Martin Sinković]] - Olympic Gold Medalist in 2016, Olympic Silver Medalist in 2012

===Sailing===

*[[Petar Cupać]]

*[[Šime Fantela]]

*[[Ivan Kljaković Gašpić]]

*[[Pavle Kostov]]

*[[Igor Marenić]]

*[[Tina Mihelić]]

*[[Luka Mratović]]

*[[Enia Ninčević]]

*[[Tonči Stipanović]]

*[[Romana Župan]]

===Shooting===

*[[Giovanni Cernogoraz]] - Olympic Gold Medal 2012

*[[Bojan Đurković]]

*[[Anton Glasnović]]

*[[Petar Gorša]]

*[[Snježana Pejčić]]

===Swimming===

* [[Đurđica Bjedov]]

* [[Veljko Rogošic]] - Marathon swimmer

* [[Duje Draganja]] - Swimmer, Olympic Silver Medalist

* [[Sanja Jovanović]]

* [[Ðurdica Bjedov]] - Swimmer

* [[Mirna Jukić]]

* [[Tomislav Karlo]]

* [[Gordan Kožulj]]

* [[Miloš Milošević]]

* [[Kim Daniela Pavlin]]

* [[Marko Strahija]]

* [[Mario Todorović]]

===Table tennis===

* [[Tamara Boroš]]

* [[Žarko Dolinar]] - Table tennis champion

* [[Zoran Primorac]] - 1993 & 1997 World Cup winner

* [[Antun Stipančić]]

* [[Dragutin Šurbek]] - Doubles world champion in 1979 and 1983

* [[Dragutin Šurbek]]

* [[Antun Stipančić]] - Doubles world champion in 1979

* [[Tian Yuan (table tennis)|Tian Yuan]]

* [[Tamara Boroš]] - (#7 - Greatest non-Asian in the World)

* [[Tan Ruiwu]] - Table tennis player (ethnic Chinese)

===Tennis===

* [[Mario Ančić]] - Davis Cup champion (#8)

* [[Marin Čilić]]

* [[Javier Frana]] - Argentinian Olympic medalist

* [[Borna Ćorić]]

* [[Ivan Ljubičić]] - Davis Cup champion (#4)

* [[Ivan Dodig]]

* [[Dominik Hrbaty]] - Slovak tennis player

* [[Željko Franulović]]

* [[Karolina Šprem]] - Tennis player

* [[Sabrina Goleš]]

* [[Marin Čilić]] - #1 Junior in the World - Roland Garros Champion (Junior, Singles)

* [[Saša Hiršzon]]

* [[Iva Majoli]] - Roland Garros Champion

* [[Goran Ivanišević]]

* [[Evie Dominiković]] - Australian tennis player

* [[Boro Jovanović]]

* [[Goran Ivanišević]] - Wimbledon champion (4 times Wimbledon finalist)

* [[Ivo Karlović]] - Tallest tennis player ever

* [[Ivan Ljubičić]]

* [[Nikola Pilić]] - 4 Times Davis Cup Winner (Roland Garros Finalist in 1973)

* [[Mirjana Lučić]]

* [[Željko Franulović]] - Roland Garros Finalist in 1970

* [[Iva Majoli]]

* [[Mirjana Lučić]] - Australian Open Doubles Champion (with Hingis)

* [[FranjoPetra PuncecMartić]] - #10 in 1938

* [[BoroJosip JovanovicPalada]] - #7 in 1963

* [[FrankNikola DancevicPilić]]

* [[Goran Prpić]]

* [[Franjo Punčec]]

* [[Jelena Kostanić Tošić]]

* [[Antonio Veić]]

* [[Donna Vekić]]

===Triathlon===

* [[Dejan Patrčević]]

===Wrestling===

* [[Jerry Sags]] - Fmr. WWF & WCW Tag Team Champion (The Nasty Boys)

* [[Josip Peruzovic]] - WWE Hall of Famer (Nikolai Volkoff)

* [[Stan Stasiak]] - WWF World Heavyweight Champion

* [[Shawn Stasiak]] - WWF Wrestler

* [[Hugo Savinovich]] - WWE Spanish broadcaster

* [[Thomas Boric]] - WWF Wrestler (Paul Diamond, Kato, Max Moon)

* [[Victor Jovica]]

* [[Nikolai Volkoff|Josip Peruzović]]

* [[Jerry Sags]]

* [[Stan Stasiak]]

* [[Shawn Stasiak]]

* [[Hugo Savinovich]]

* [[Nenad Žugaj]] - Bronze at World Championships 2011

* [[Neven Žugaj]] - Bronze at World Championships 2010

==Team sports==

== Team Sports ==

===Football===

;[[1998 FIFA World Cup]] bronze medalists:

* [[Saša Bjelanović]] - Ascoli Calcio 1898

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* [[Miroslav Blažević|Miroslav "Ciro" Blaževic]] - Neuchâtel Xamax coach

* [[Igor Budan]] - Ascoli Calcio 1898

* [[Siniša Mihajlović]] - Internazionale Milano F.C. (Croatian mother)

* [[Dario Šimić]] - A.C. Milan

* [[Igor Tudor]] - A.C. Siena, on loan from Juventus

* [[Nikola Dragin]]

* [[Ivan Klasnić]] - Werder Bremen

* [[Niko Kovač]]

* [[Robert Kovač]] - Juventus (Bayern Munich)

* [[Dado Prso]] - Rangers F.C.

* [[Jurica Vranješ]] - Werder Bremen

* [[Zvonimir Boban]] (AC Milan)

* [[Alen Bokšić]] (Lazio, Juventus, Middlesbrough)

* [[Josip Skoblar]] - European Golden Boot, 1971

* [[Davor Suker]] (Golden Boot winner at the 1998 WC) (Real Madrid, Arsenal, Munich 1860)

* [[Robert Prosinečki]] (Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Sevilla FC)

* [[Dražan Jerković]] (Golden Boot winner at the 1962 EURO & 1966 WC)

* [[Aljoša Asanović]]

* [[DraženSlaven LadićBilić]]

* [[JosipMiroslav KatalinskiBlažević]] - Head coach

* [[SreckoZvonimir KatanecBoban]]

* [[IcoAlen HitrecBokšić]]

* [[ZlatkoRobert CajkovskiJarni]]

* [[ZlatkoGoran VujovićJurić]]

* [[Krunoslav Jurčić]]

* [[Robert Jarni]] (Juventus, Real Madrid)

* [[Ardian Kozniku]]

* [[Petar Krpan]]

* [[Dražen Ladić]]

* [[Zoran Mamić]]

* [[Silvio Marić]]

* [[Marijan Mrmić]]

* [[Robert Prosinečki]]

* [[Mario Stanić]]

* [[Anthony Šerić]]

* [[Dario Šimić]]

* [[Davor Šuker]] - 1998 Golden Boot Winner

* [[Igor Štimac]]

* [[Igor Tudor]]

* [[Vladimir Vasilj]]

* [[Goran Vlaović]]

}}

;Current players:

====European Footballers====

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* [[Teddy Lucic]] - Swedish footballer (Croatian father & Finnish mother)

* [[Milan Badelj]]

* [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] - Swedish football player, Juventus (Bosniak father, Croat mother)

* [[Borna Barišić]]

* [[Tarcisio Burgnich]] - Fmr. Italian footballer

* [[Karlo Bartolec]]

* [[Filip Bradarić]]

* [[Josip Brekalo]]

* [[Marcelo Brozović]]

* [[Duje Ćaleta-Car]]

* [[Duje Čop]]

* [[Vedran Ćorluka]]

* [[Tin Jedvaj]]

* [[Lovre Kalinić]]

* [[Nikola Kalinić (footballer)|Nikola Kalinić]]

* [[Mateo Kovačić]]

* [[Andrej Kramarić]]

* [[Marin Leovac]]

* [[Karlo Letica]]

* [[Marko Livaja]]

* [[Dominik Livaković]]

* [[Dejan Lovren]]

* [[Matej Mitrović]]

* [[Antonio Milić]]

* [[Luka Modrić]]

* [[Zoran Nižić]]

* [[Mario Pašalić]]

* [[Ivan Perišić]]

* [[Josip Pivarić]]

* [[Marko Pjaca]]

* [[Christian Pulisic]] - American footballer of Croat descent

* [[Ivan Rakitić]]

* [[Ante Rebić]]

* [[Marko Rog]]

* [[Ivan Santini]]

* [[Simon Sluga]]

* [[Borna Sosa]]

* [[Ivan Strinić]]

* [[Danijel Subašić]]

* [[Domagoj Vida]]

* [[Nikola Vlašić]]

* [[Šime Vrsaljko]]

}}

====Australian Footballers====

* [[Mark Bresciano]] (Croatian mother)

* [[Mark Bosnich]]

* [[Ante Covic]]

* [[Jason Culina]]

* [[Steve Horvat]]

* [[Zeljko Kalac]]

* [[Ante Milicic]]

* [[Ljubo Milicevic]]

* [[Tom Pondeljak]]

* [[Tony Popovic]]

* [[Mark Rudan]]

* [[Josip Skoko]]

* [[Peter Sumich]]

* [[Mark Viduka]]

* [[David Zdrilic]]

* [[Ned Zelic]]

* [[Eugene Galekovic]]

* [[Richie Alagich]]

* [[Robert Bajic]]

* [[Sime Kovacevic]]

* [[Jason Petkovic]]

* [[Ante Kovacevic]]

* [[Ante Milicic]]

* [[Ruben Zadkovich]]

* [[Matthew Spiranovic]]

* [[Daniel Visevic]]

;Former players:

====[[Americas]] footballers====

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From Argentina:

* [[DanielSrđan Ruben BilosAndrić]]

* [[Marko Babić (footballer)|Marko Babić]]

* [[Leonardo Pisculichi]] (Piškulić)

* [[MirkoBoško SaricBalaban]]

* [[MarianoBruno Esteban UglessichBelin]]

* [[Rudolf Belin]]

* [[Nenad Bjelica]]

* [[Stjepan Bobek]]

* [[Ivan Bošnjak (footballer)|Ivan Bošnjak]]

* [[Miroslav Brozović]]

* [[Igor Budan]]

* [[Josip Bukal]]

* [[Ivan Buljan]]

* [[Tomislav Butina]]

* [[Zlatko Čajkovski]]

* [[Tomislav Crnković (footballer)|Tomislav Crnković]]

* [[Hrvoje Ćustić]]

* [[Stjepan Deverić]]

* [[Joey Didulica]]

* [[Tomislav Dujmović]]

* [[Mario Galinović]]

* [[Franjo Glazer]]

* [[Ivan Gudelj]]

* [[Ivan Hitrec]]

* [[Ivica Horvat|Ivan Horvat]]

* [[Tomislav Ivković]]

* [[Dražan Jerković]] - Golden Boot Winner at the EURO 1960 and World Cup 1962.

* [[Jurica Jerković]]

* [[Davor Jozić]]

* [[Dario Knežević]]

* [[Mirko Kokotović]]

* [[Niko Kovač]]

* [[Robert Kovač]]

* [[Ivica Križanac]]

* [[Gustav Lehner]]

* [[Ivan Leko]]

* [[Jerko Leko]]

* [[Mario Mandžukić]]

* [[Vlatko Marković]]

* [[Frane Matošić]]

* [[Marko Mlinarić]]

* [[Ivica Mornar]]

* [[Miljenko Mumlek]]

* [[Dražen Mužinić]]

* [[Mato Neretljak]]

* [[Željko Perušić]]

* [[Luka Peruzović]]

* [[Nikola Pokrivač]]

* [[Danijel Pranjić]]

* [[Danijel Premerl]]

* [[Dado Pršo]]

* [[Petar Radaković]]

* [[Milan Rapaić]]

* [[Đovani Roso]]

* [[Vedran Runje]]

* [[Zlatko Runje]]

* [[Darijo Srna]]

* [[Daniel Šarić]]

* [[Mateo Silić]]

* [[Dario Šimić]]

* [[Josip Skoblar]] - European Golden Boot, 1971

* [[Blaž Slišković]]

* [[Tomislav Šokota]]

* [[Franjo Šoštarić]]

* [[Ivica Šurjak]]

* [[Mario Tokić]]

* [[Stjepan Tomas]]

* [[Hrvoje Vejić]]

* [[Franjo Vladić]]

* [[Jurica Vranješ]]

* [[Davor Vugrinec]]

* [[Zlatko Vujović]]

* [[Zoran Vujović]]

* [[Bernard Vukas]]

* [[Zoran Vulić]]

* [[Velimir Zajec]]

* [[Slaven Zambata]]

* [[Ante Žanetić]]

* [[Branko Zebec]]

* [[Aleksandar Živković (footballer, born 1912)]]

* [[Boris Živković]]

}}

===American football===

From Canada:

* [[Ante Jazic]]

* [[Johnny Sulentic]]

* [[Nick Dasovic]]

* [[Branko Segota]]

* [[Greg Dulcich|Bill Belichick]] - NFL Coach (grandson of Croatian immigrants)

From Chile:

* [[Brian Belichick]] - NFL coach (great-grandson of Croatian immigrants)

* [[Milovan Petar Mirosevic]]

* [[Stephen Belichick]] - NFL coach (great-grandson of Croatian immigrants)

* [[Lucas Tudor]]

* [[Steve Belichick]] - NFL player and coach (son of Croatian immigrants)

* [[Ivo Basay]]

From Costa Rica:

*[[José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich]] - soccer legend; a stadium in Cost Rica is named after him [[Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich]]

From the USA:

* [[Ante Razov]] - American football player

====NZ Footballers====

* [[Paul Urlovic]]

* [[Ivan Vicelich]]

* [[Chris Zoricich]]

===[[American Football]]===

* [[Bill Belichick]] - NFL Coach

* [[Nick Saban]] - NFL Coach

* [[Brian Billick]] - NFL Coach

* [[SteveTony BelichickButkovich]] -– Fmr.College NFLfootball player & coach

* [[JoePete KuharichCarroll]] - Fmr. NFL Coach (Irish father, Croatian mother)

* [[TonyDavid MandarichDiehl]] - Fmr. NFL player

* [[JohnGreg MandarichDulcich]] - Fmr. CFLNFL player

* [[FrankEddie SinkwichErdelatz]] - Fmr.– NFL player, 1942 winner of the Heisman Trophy

* [[ChrisElvis ZorichGrbac]] - Fmr. NFL player (African-American father, Croatian mother)

* [[ElvisJohn GrbacJurkovic]] - Fmr. NFL player

* [[Joe Kuharich]] - NFL Coach

* [[Brian Generalovich]] - Fmr. University of Pittsburgh collegiate basketball & football player (Serbian father)

* [[Les Horvath]] – NFL player

* [[John Jurkovic]] – NFL player

* [[Tony Mandarich]] - NFL player

* [[Vic Markov]] – NFL player (son of Croatian immigrants)

* [[Rob Ninkovich]] – NFL player (grandson of Croatian immigrants)

* [[Lou Saban]] – NFL Coach

* [[Nick Saban]] - College football coach

* [[Cole Cubelic]] - American college football player and radio host

* [[Frank Sinkwich]] - NFL player, 1942 winner of the Heisman Trophy (born in Croatia)

* [[Paul Skansi]] – American football player

* [[Nick Skorich]] – American football player and coach

* [[Josef Spudich]] – American football player

* [[Joe Stydahar]] – American football player

* [[Chris Zorich]] - NFL player (African-American father, Croatian mother)

===[[Australian rules football]]===

* [[Brent Grgic]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Peter Sumich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Adrian Barich]] - Australian rules footballer and Rugby League player

* [[Tony Begovich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Gavin Crosisca]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Alan Didak]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[MatthewJon PavlichDorotich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Allen Jakovich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Glen Jakovich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Darren Gaspar]] - #1 pick in 1993

* [[Travis Gaspar]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Ivan Maric]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Steven Jurica]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Craig Starcevich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Marc Dragicevic]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[GordonRay FodeGabelich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[IlijaDarren GrgicGaspar]] - Australian#1 rulespick footballerin 1993

* [[Travis Gaspar]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[John Gerovich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Brent Grgic]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Ilija Grgic]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[George Grljusich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Allen Jakovich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Glen Jakovich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Judd Lalich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Matthew Liptak]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Addam Maric]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Ivan Maric]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Lukas Markovic]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Tony Modra]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Matthew Pavlich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Val Perovic]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Steven Salopek]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Craig Starcevich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Nick Suban]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Peter Sumich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Jacob Surjan]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[JuddAndrew LalichUkovic]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[John Dorotich]] - Australian rules footballer

* [[Steven Bilcich]] - Australian rules footballer

===Baseball===

* [[RogerJohnny MarisBabich]] - Baseball Legendplayer

* [[Reid Brignac]] – Baseball player

* [[Ann Cindric]] - Baseball player

* [[Tom Haller]] – Baseball player

* [[Ed Jurak]] - Baseball player

* [[JohnnyAl PeskyJurisich]] -– Baseball player

* [[Mike Kreevich]] – Baseball player

* [[Curt Leskanic]] – Baseball player

* [[Johnny Logan (baseball)|Johnny Logan]] – Baseball player

* [[Mickey Lolich]] - Baseball player

* [[PaulSteve SpoljaricLubratich]] -– Baseball player

* [[Roger Maris]] - Baseball Legend

* [[Catfish Metkovich]] – Baseball player

* [[Erv Palica]] (Pavlicevich) - Baseball player

* [[Johnny Pesky]] - Baseball player

* [[Dan Plesac]] – Baseball player

* [[Matt Skrmetta]] - baseball player

* [[Paul Spoljaric]] - Baseball player

* [[Christian Yelich]] - baseball player

* [[Bob Zupcic]] - baseball player

===Basketball===

[[File:Dragan Bender (2).JPG|thumb|180px|[[Dragan Bender]]]]

[[File:Antonija Mišura - Championnes de cœur - 7734.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Antonija Mišura]]]]

[[File:Šarić2-20190120.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Dario Šarić]]]]

[[File:Ante Zizic against the Portland Trail Blazers (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Ante Žižić]]]]

* [[John Abramovic]] - Fmr. NBA player

* [[AndrewFranjo BogutArapović]] - Fmr. NBA playerPlayer

* [[Dalibor Bagarić]] - Fmr. NBA player

* [[Ali Peek]] - Filipino basketballer (half Croatian)

*[[Dragan Bender]] (born 1997) - player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]

* [[Dražen Petrović]] - NBA Hall of Famer

* [[DraženBojan DalipagićBogdanović]] - NBA Hall of Famerplayer

* [[Andrew Bogut]] - Australian NBA player, drafted 1st overall in [[2005 NBA Draft|2005]] (both parents Croatian)

* [[Brian Generalovich]] - Fmr. NBA & NFL player

* [[Krešimir Ćosić]] - NBA Hall of Famer

* [[Zoran Čutura]]

* [[Danko Cvjetičanin]]

* [[Ivana Dojkić]] - WNBA player

* [[Frank Drmic]] - Australian basketball player

* [[Gordan Giriček]] - NBA player

* [[Vinko Jelovac]] - basketball player

* [[Željko Jerkov]] - basketball player

* [[Mario Kasun]] - NBA player

* [[Arijan Komazec]]

* [[Toni Kukoč]] - NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year, 1995-1996 season)

* [[Toni Kukoč]] - NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year, 1995–1996 season)

* [[Jack Marin]] - Fmr. American NBA Star

* [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]] - NBA Hall of Famer (Croatian mother)

* [[George Mikan]] - NBA Hall of Famer

* [[Antonija Mišura]]

* [[Nika Mühl]] - WNBA player

* [[Dražen Petrović]] - NBA Hall of Famer

* [[Zoran Planinić]] - NBA player

* [[Gregg Popovich]] - American Basketball Coach

* [[Dino Rađa]] - Fmr. NBA player

* [[Dario Šarić]] (Super Dario) – NBA Player with the [[Philadelphia 76ers|Phoenix Suns]]

* [[Dalibor Bagarić]] - Fmr. NBA player

* [[Petar Skansi]]

* [[Steve Stipanovich]] - Fmr. NBA player, No.2 pick in [[1983 NBA Draft]]

* [[Branko Skroče]]

* [[Predrag Stojaković]] - NBA Star (ethnic Serb)

* [[Damir Šolman]]

* [[Ivan Sunara]]

* [[Bruno Šundov]] - Fmr. NBA player

* [[Josip Gjergja]]

* [[Nikola Plećaš]]

* [[Vinko Jelovac]]

* [[Željko Jerkov]]

* [[Andro Knego]]

* [[Duje Krstulović]]

* [[Mihovil Nakić]]

* [[Mirko Novosel]]

* [[Velimir Perasović]]

* [[Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born February 1959)|Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović]]

* [[Marianna Raguž]]

* [[Žan Tabak]] - Fmr. NBA player

* [[Rudy Tomjanovich]] - Fmr. NBA player and coach, No.2 pick in [[1970 NBA Draftdraft]]

* [[Andy Tonkovich]] - 1948 first NBA pick

* [[Ratomir Tvrdić]]

* [[Roko Ukic]] - Current NBA player, No. 41 pick in [[2005 NBA draft]]

* [[Andrew Vlahov]] - Fmr. Australian NBA player

* [[StojkoStojan Vranković]] - Fmr. NBA player

* [[Nikola Vujčić]] (born 1978) - basketball player and [[general manager (basketball)|team manager]] of [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]

* [[Vedran Vukusic]] - Fmr. Northwestern Wildcats basketball, Big Ten leading scorer 2005-2006

* [[Ante Žižić]] (born 1997) - basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]

* [[Uros Slokar]] - NBA player

* [[Franjo Arapović]] - Fmr. NBA Player

See [[Old Timers]] for a list of early day NBA players of Croatian descent

===Cricketers===

* [[Anton Devcich]] - NZ cricket player

* [[Simon Katich]] - Australian cricket player

* [[AntonAntony DevcichSumich]] - NZ cricket player - player for Croatia

* [[Joseph Yovich]] - NZ cricket player

* [[Leonard Stephen Pascoe]] - Australian cricket player

===Handball===

* [https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomislav_Farka%C5%A1 Tomislav Farkaš]

* [[Hrvoje Horvat]] - Handball player

* [[Ivano Balić]]

* [[Mirko Bašić]]

* [[Patrik Ćavar]]

* [[Lino Červar]]

* [[Davor Dominiković]]

* [[Mirza Džomba]]

* [[IvanoValner BalićFranković]]

* [[Petar Metličić]]

* [[Blaženko Lacković]]

* [[Vlado Šola]]

* [[Slavko Goluža]]

* [[Bruno Gudelj]]

* [[Hrvoje Horvat]] - Handball Player

* [[Boris Jarak]]

* [[Vladimir Jelčić]]

* [[Božidar Jović]]

* [[Pavle Jurina]]

* [[Nikša Kaleb]]

* [[Nenad Kljaić]]

* [[Velimir Kljaić]]

* [[Ante Kostelić]]

* [[Blaženko Lacković]]

* [[Venio Losert]]

* [[Valter Matošević]]

* [[Petar Metličić]]

* [[Zoran Mikulić]]

* [[Zdravko Miljak]]

* [[Alvaro Načinović]]

* [[Željko Nimš]]

* [[Goran Perkovac]]

* [[Miroslav Pribanić]]

* [[Iztok Puc]]

* [[Zlatko Saračević]]

* [[Zvonimir Serdarušić]]

* [[Irfan Smajlagić]]

* [[PatrikIvan ĆavarSnoj]]

* [[Vlado Šola]]

* [[Denis Špoljarić]]

* [[Goran Šprem]]

* [[Vladimir Šujster]]

* [[Renato Sulić]]

* [[Albin Vidović]]

* [[Igor Vori]]

* [[Drago Vuković]]

* [[Zdenko Zorko]]

* [[Zdravko Zovko]]

* [[Vedran Zrnić]]

===Hockey===

* [[Joseph Cattarinich]] -– NHL Hall of Famer

* [[Jonathan Filewich]] – ice hockey player

* [[Mark Fistric]] – ice hockey player

* [[Travis Hamonic]] – ice hockey player

* [[John Hecimovic]] – ice hockey player

* [[Tony Hrkac]] - Fmr. NHL player

* [[Dan Kordic]] - Fmr. NHL player

* [[John Kordic]] - Fmr. NHL player

* [[Frank Mahovlich]] - NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)

* [[Peter Mahovlich]] - Fmr. NHL player, nr. 2 in [[1963 NHL Amateur Draft]]

* [[JoeJohn SakicMayasich]] - NHLFmr. hockey player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner)

* [[JohnPhil KordicOreskovic]] -– Fmr.ice NHLhockey player

* [[DanVictor KordicOreskovich]] -– Fmr.ice NHLhockey player

* [[Mark Pavelich]] - Fmr. NHL player ([[Miracle Onon Ice]])

* [[Matt Pavelich]] - Fmr.first NHL playerlinesman inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

* [[Marty Pavelich]] - Fmr. NHL Hall of Famerplayer

* [[DaveBorna BabychRendulić]] - Fmr. NHL player, nr. 2 pick in [[1980 NHL Entry Draft]]

* [[WayneCory BabychSarich]] - Fmr. NHL player

* [[CoryJoe SarichSakic]] - fmr. NHL player

* [[AdrienBuzz PlavsicSchneider]] - Fmr.ice NHLhockey player

* [[TonyAdrien HrkacPlavsic]] - ([[Serb]] father, [[Croat]] mother) Fmr. NHL player

* [[Joel Prpic]] - Hockey player (brief appearance in the NHL)

* [[Rob Valicevic]] - NHL player

* [[Marc-Édouard Vlasic]] - NHL player

===Rugby===

* [[DeanAnthony BosnichBoric]] - Rugby LeagueUnion player

* [[Frano Botica]] - Rugby Union player

* [[Ned Catic]] - Rugby League player

* [[Ivan Cleary]] - Rugby League player and coach

* [[DannyMatthew CrnkovicCooper (rugby union)|Matthew Cooper]] - Rugby LeagueUnion player

* [[Bronko Djura]] - Rugby League player

* [[Sean Fitzpatrick]] - Rugby Union player

* [[Ivan Henjak]] - Rugby League player

* [[Matt Henjak]] - Rugby Union player

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* [[Tony Mestrov]] - Rugby League player

* [[James Stosic]] - NZ Rugby League player

* [[Antony Sumich]] - Rugby Union player

* [[Brendon Winslow]] - Rugby Union player

* [[Croatia national rugby union team]]

===Volleyball===

* [[Elena Chebukina]]

* [[Tomislav Čošković]]

* [[Barbara Jelić]]

* [[Igor Omrčen]]

* [[Nataša Osmokrović]]

* [[Marcos Milinkovic]] - Argentine volleyball player

* [[Maja Poljak]]

* [[Alejandro Spajic]] - Argentine volleyball player

===Waterpolo===

* [[Veljko Bakašun]]
* [[Ozren Bonačić]] - Fmr. water polo player &and coach

* [[Marko Brainović]]

* [[Perica Bukić]] - Water polo player and politician

* [[MilivojIvo BebićCipci]]

* [[Nikša Dobud]] - Water polo player

* [[Tomislav Franjković]]

* [[Zdravko Hebel]]

* [[Vladimir Ivković]]

* [[Zoran Janković (water polo)]]

* [[Zdravko Ježić]]

* [[Hrvoje Kačić]]

* [[Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić]]

* [[Ivo Kurtini]]

* [[Ronald Lopatni]]

* [[Deni Lušić]]

* [[Kristijan Milaković]]

* [[Miroslav Poljak]]

* [[Lovro Radonjić]]

* [[Ivo Štakula]]

* [[Karlo Stipanić]]

* [[Goran Sukno]]

* [[Dubravko Šimenc]]

* [[Ivo Trumbić]]

* [[Božo Vuletić]]

* [[Marijan Žužej]]

==Other Sportssports==

* [[Aida Badić]] – former artistic gymnast

* [[Matija Ljubek]] - Kayakist

* [[Sandra Bezic]] – figure skater, choreographer and television commentator

* [[Val Bezic]] – figure skater

* [[Fred Couples]] – Golfer (former World number 1)

* [[Mirko Filipović]] – K1, UFC, PRIDE fighter

* [[Gary Gabelich]] – American automobile-racing driver

* [[Sofia Mulanovich]] - famous Peruvian surfer

* [[Dean Lukin]] - Weightlifter

* [[Bruno Bulic]] - Cyclist

* [[Val and Sandra Bezic]] - Canadian figure skating pair

* [[Franjo Mihalic]] - Marathon athlete

* [[Štefica Krištof]] - Bowling champion

* [[The Great Antonio]] - Strongman and eccentric

* [[Marijan Matijasevich]] - "The strongest man in the world"

* [[Juraj Barbaric]] - Strongman

* [[Frank Nobilo]] - NZ Golfer

* [[Abdon Pamich]] – race walker

* [[Luka Grubor]] - UK Olympic Gold Medalist (Rowing)

* [[Snježana Pejčić]] – shooting player

* Nick Jugovic - Perpetually injured soccer player, world class pocket-trumpet virtuoso, sings "castrato" in Calgary Croatian Disabled and Autistic Youth Chorale Group"

* [[Sandra Perković]] – discus thrower

* Richard John Dusevic - Beer League Scoring Champion; Croatian Open Golf Champion; East Central Alberta High School Chess Champion; Boccemania II - Best Costume (Speedo bocce)

* [[The Great Antonio]] - Strongman and Eccentric

* Franjo Devcic - Armchair Athlete of the Year; Champion Croatian Sports Card Collector; Croatian Bocce Champion - Arbour Lake Division; Kiwanis Music Festival, Calgary, 1978 - Accordion Solo: "On Top of Old Smokie" - 2nd Place Finish

* [[Blanka Vlašić]] – High jumper

* Dave Devcic - Calgary Ball Hockey Association - Penalty Minute Leader (1996 - 2001); Croatian Open Golf - Participant/4th Place Finish (2003, 2004, 2005); Winner - Best Left Handed Drummer in Southeast Calgary (Age 35 - 40 Division).

== See also ==

*[[List of VFL/AFL players by ethnicity]]

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[[Category:Lists of sportspeople by nationality|Croatian sportspeople]]

[[Category:Croatian sportspeople|*]]

[[Category:Lists of Croatian sportspeople| ]]