This is a partial list of famous Croatian sportspeople.
Individual Sports
Alpine Skiing
- Stipe Božić - alpinist
- Janica Kostelić - A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 - (4 Olympic Golds & 2 Silvers)
- Ivica Kostelić - Alpine skier, Olympic silver medalist
- Vladimir Sabich - American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet
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
- Stipe Drviš - European Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion
- Mario Preskar
Chess
- Braslav Rabar
- Petar Trifunović
- Vladimir Vuković
- Ivan Morovic - Chilean Chess player, International Grandmaster (Best Latin American chess player)
MMA
- Pat Miletich (The Croatian Sensation) - Fmr. UFC Champion
- Elvis Sinosic - Australian Mixed Martial Artist (UFC)
- Mirko Filipović (Cro Cop) - Mixed Martial Artist
- Branko Cikatić - First K-1 Grand Prix Winner
- Siniša Andrijašević - K1 Kickboxer
- Stefan Leko - German K1 Kickboxer
- Mark Arapovic - Australian Mixed Martial Artist (Boxing, Judo)
- Johnny “Miller” Miletich who was present at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles as part of the boxing squad
Motorsport
- 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
- Bill Vukovich - American hall of fame racing driver
Swimming
- Veljko Rogošic - Marathon swimmer
- Duje Draganja - Swimmer, Olympic Silver Medalist
- Ðurdica Bjedov - Swimmer
Table tennis
- Žarko Dolinar - Table tennis champion
- Zoran Primorac - 1993 & 1997 World Cup winner
- Dragutin Šurbek - Doubles world champion in 1979 and 1983
- Antun Stipančić - Doubles world champion in 1979
- Tamara Boroš - (#7 - Greatest non-Asian in the World)
- Tan Ruiwu - Table tennis player (ethnic Chinese)
Tennis
- Mario Ančić - Davis Cup champion (#8)
- Javier Frana - Argentinian Olympic medalist
- Ivan Ljubičić - Davis Cup champion (#4)
- Dominik Hrbaty - Slovak tennis player
- Karolina Šprem - Tennis player
- Marin Čilić - #1 Junior in the World - Roland Garros Champion (Junior, Singles)
- Iva Majoli - Roland Garros Champion
- Evie Dominiković - Australian tennis player
- Goran Ivanišević - Wimbledon champion (4 times Wimbledon finalist)
- Ivo Karlović - Tallest tennis player ever
- Nikola Pilić - 4 Times Davis Cup Winner (Roland Garros Finalist in 1973)
- Željko Franulović - Roland Garros Finalist in 1970
- Mirjana Lučić - Australian Open Doubles Champion (with Hingis)
- Franjo Puncec - #10 in 1938
- Boro Jovanovic - #7 in 1963
- Frank Dancevic
Wrestling
- Jerry Sags - Fmr. WWE & WCW Tag Team Champion (The Nasty Boys)
- Josip Peruzovic - WWE Hall of Famer (Nikolai Volkoff)
- Stan Stasiak - Fmr. WWE World Heavyweight Champion
- Shawn Stasiak - WWE Wrestler
- Hugo Savinovich - WWE Spanish broadcaster
- Thomas Boric - WWE Wrestler (Paul Diamond, Kato, Max Moon)
- Victor Jovica
Team Sports
Football
- Saša Bjelanović - Ascoli Calcio 1898
- 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
- Dražen Ladić
- Josip Katalinski
- Srecko Katanec
- Ico Hitrec
- Zlatko Cajkovski
- Zlatko Vujović
- Robert Jarni (Juventus, Real Madrid)
European Footballers
- Teddy Lucic - Swedish footballer (Croatian father & Finnish mother)
- Zlatan Ibrahimović - Swedish football player, Juventus (Bosniak father, Croat mother)
- Tarcisio Burgnich - Fmr. Italian footballer
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
Americas footballers
From Argentina:
From Canada:
From Chile:
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
- Bill Belichick - NFL Coach
- Nick Saban - NFL Coach
- Brian Billick - NFL Coach
- Steve Belichick - Fmr. NFL player & coach
- Joe Kuharich - Fmr. NFL Coach
- Tony Mandarich - Fmr. NFL player
- John Mandarich - Fmr. CFL player
- Frank Sinkwich - Fmr. NFL player, 1942 winner of the Heisman Trophy
- Chris Zorich - Fmr. NFL player (African-American father, Croatian mother)
- Elvis Grbac - Fmr. NFL player
- Brian Generalovich - Fmr. University of Pittsburgh collegiate basketball & football player (Serbian father)
- Brent Grgic - Australian rules footballer
- Peter Sumich - Australian rules footballer
- Adrian Barich - Australian rules footballer and Rugby League player
- Alan Didak - Australian rules footballer
- Matthew Pavlich - 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
- Gordon Fode - Australian rules footballer
- Ilija Grgic - Australian rules footballer
- John Gerovich - Australian rules footballer
- Steven Salopek - Australian rules footballer
- Jacob Surjan - Australian rules footballer
- Judd Lalich - Australian rules footballer
- John Dorotich - Australian rules footballer
- Steven Bilcich - Australian rules footballer
Baseball
- Roger Maris - Baseball Legend
- Ed Jurak - Baseball player
- Johnny Pesky - Baseball player
- Mickey Lolich - Baseball player
- Paul Spoljaric - Baseball player
- Erv Palica (Pavlicevich) - Baseball player
Basketball
- John Abramovic - Fmr. NBA player
- Andrew Bogut - NBA player
- Ali Peek - Filipino basketballer (half Croatian)
- Dražen Petrović - NBA Hall of Famer
- Dražen Dalipagić - NBA Hall of Famer
- Brian Generalovich - Fmr. NBA & NFL player
- Krešimir Ćosić - NBA Hall of Famer
- Frank Drmic - Australian basketball player
- Gordan Giriček - NBA player
- Vinko Jelovac - basketball player
- Željko Jerkov - basketball player
- Mario Kasun - NBA player
- Toni Kukoč - NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year, 1995-1996 season)
- Jack Marin - Fmr. American NBA Star
- Kevin McHale - NBA Hall of Famer (Croatian mother)
- George Mikan - NBA Hall of Famer
- Dražen Petrović - NBA Hall of Famer
- Zoran Planinić - NBA player
- Dino Rađa - Fmr. NBA player
- Dalibor Bagarić - Fmr. NBA player
- Steve Stipanovich - Fmr. NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft
- Predrag Stojaković - NBA Star (ethnic Serb)
- Bruno Šundov - Fmr. NBA player
- Žan Tabak - Fmr. NBA player
- Rudy Tomjanovich - Fmr. NBA player and coach, No.2 pick in 1970 NBA Draft
- Andy Tonkovich - 1948 first NBA pick
- Andrew Vlahov - Fmr. Australian NBA player
- Stojko Vranković - Fmr. NBA player
- Vedran Vukusic - Fmr. Northwestern Wildcats basketball, Big Ten leading scorer 2005-2006
- Uros Slokar - NBA player
- Franjo Arapović - Fmr. NBA Player
See Old Timers for a list of early day NBA players of Croatian descent
Cricketers
- Simon Katich - Australian cricket player
- Anton Devcich - NZ cricket player
- Joseph Yovich - NZ cricket player
- Leonard Stephen Pascoe - Australian cricket player
Handball
- Hrvoje Horvat - Handball player
- Mirza Džomba
- Ivano Balić
- Petar Metličić
- Blaženko Lacković
- Vlado Šola
- Slavko Goluža
- Irfan Smajlagić
- Patrik Ćavar
Hockey
- Joseph Cattarinich - NHL Hall of Famer
- Frank Mahovlich - NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)
- Peter Mahovlich - Fmr. NHL player, nr. 2 in 1963 NHL Amateur Draft
- Joe Sakic - NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner)
- John Kordic - Fmr. NHL player
- Dan Kordic - Fmr. NHL player
- Mark Pavelich - Fmr. NHL player (Miracle On Ice)
- Matt Pavelich - Fmr. NHL player
- Marty Pavelich - NHL Hall of Famer
- Dave Babych - Fmr. NHL player, nr. 2 pick in 1980 NHL Entry Draft
- Wayne Babych - Fmr. NHL player
- Cory Sarich - NHL player
- Adrien Plavsic - Fmr. NHL player
- Tony Hrkac - Fmr. NHL player
- Joel Prpic - Hockey player (brief appearance in the NHL)
- Rob Valicevic - NHL player
Rugby
- Dean Bosnich - Rugby League player
- Frano Botica - Rugby Union player
- Ned Catic - Rugby League player
- Ivan Cleary - Rugby League player and coach
- Danny Crnkovic - Rugby League player
- Ivan Henjak - Rugby League player
- Matt Henjak - Rugby Union player
- Max Krilich - Rugby league player
- Dan Luger - Rugby Union player
- Tony Mestrov - Rugby League player
- James Stosic - NZ Rugby League player
Volleyball
- Marcos Milinkovic - Argentine volleyball player
- Alejandro Spajic - Argentine volleyball player
Waterpolo
- Ozren Bonačić - Fmr. water polo player & coach
- Perica Bukić - Water polo player and politician
- Milivoj Bebić
Other Sports
- Matija Ljubek - Kayakist
- 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
- Luka Grubor - UK Olympic Gold Medalist (Rowing)
- Nick Jugovic - Perpetually injured soccer player, world class pocket-trumpet virtuoso, sings "castrato" in Calgary Croatian Disabled and Autistic Youth Chorale Group"
- Richard John Dusevic - Beer League Scoring Champion; Croatian Open Golf Champion; East Central Alberta High School Chess Champion; Boccemania II - Best Costume (Speedo bocce)
- 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
- 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).