Chief of State : MrIvo Josipović, Ph.D Head of Government : Ms Jadranka Kosor Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports : Mr Radovan Fuchs, Ph.D. Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Mr Zlatko Mateša Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : -
Land surface : 56 542 km2 Population : 4,4 milions
Capital : Zagreb
Language : croatian
Currency : kuna
GDP per capita ($PPP) :
no official statistical data available for 2009
Budget of State (2009): 120.6 billion HRK Budget of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports: 11.9 billion HRK Principal financing source for sport: State Budget National sports federations :
39 Olympic sports 31 non-Olympic sports 7 associate members 1 provisional member Sports people member of a club :
no official statistical data available for 2009
National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2009)
- fostering NGO involvement (financing activities of the non-governmental national sports associations)
- developing education measures in the prevention of violence in sport
- improving sports development from school sports over recreational to professional sports
- developing anti-doping policy and implementing anti-doping measures in accordance with international conventions
- promoting equality between men and woman in sports
- international sports cooperation
Organisation of sport in the country (2009)
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Results of the last Olympic Games Summer Games (Beijing, 2008) Total of available medals: 5 Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: 0 ; Silver: 2 ; Bronze: 3 Winter Games (Turin, 2006)
Total of available medals : 3 Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: 1 ; Silver: 2 ; Bronze: 0
World champion in 2009 (including non olympic sport): 112 in total (42 gold, 31 silver, 39 bronze)
European champion (in 2009):
175 in total (58 gold, 47 silver, 70 bronze)
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