title: Croatia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
text: # Croatia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
  
  Croatia competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | Croatia men's national water polo team Marko BijačMarko MacanLoren FatovićLuka LončarMaro JokovićHrvoje BenićAnte VukičevićAndro BušljeLovre MilošJosip VrlićAnđelo ŠetkaJavier Gadea GarciaIvan Marcelić | Water polo | Men's tournament | 27 July |
  
  ## Diving
  
  Croatia's diving team consisted of 2 athletes (1 male and 1 female).
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Juraj Melša | Men's 1 m springboard | 231.60 | 42 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Juraj Melša | Men's 3 m springboard | 326.30 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Marcela Marić | Women's 1 m springboard | 199.75 | 35 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Marcela Marić | Women's 3 m springboard | 197.05 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Croatia entered 11 swimmers.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Bruno Blašković | 50 m freestyle | 22.55 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Bruno Blašković | 100 m freestyle | 49.24 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anton Loncar | 100 m backstroke | 55.44 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anton Loncar | 200 m backstroke | 1:59.07 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ognjen Marić | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.84 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nikola Miljenić | 50 m butterfly | 24.06 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nikola Obrovac | 50 m breaststroke | 27.27 | 15 Q | 27.31 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nikola Obrovac | 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.18 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Kristofer Rogic | 50 m backstroke | 25.91 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Filip Zelić | 200 m butterfly | 2:02.47 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anton Lončar Nikola Obrovac Nikola Miljenić Bruno Blašković | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:37.18 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ana Herceg | 200 m backstroke | 2:16.29 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ema Rajić | 50 m breaststroke | 32.39 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ema Rajić | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.10 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Matea Sumajstorčić | 800 m freestyle | 8:48.61 | 25 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Matea Sumajstorčić | 1500 m freestyle | 17:02.01 | 26 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Water polo
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Team roster**
  
  * Marko Bijač
  * Marko Macan
  * Loren Fatović
  * Luka Lončar
  * Maro Joković
  * Hrvoje Benić
  * Ante Vukičević
  * Andro Bušlje
  * Lovre Miloš
  * Josip Vrlić
  * Anđelo Šetka
  * Javier Gadea Garcia
  * Ivan Marcelić
  * Coach: Ivica Tucak
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | Playoffs |
  | 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 2 | Playoffs |
  | 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 0 | |
  | 15 July 2019 12:30 | Report | Croatia | 14–4 | Australia | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |||
  | 15 July 2019 12:30 | Report | Vukičević 6 | Goals | Younger 2 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
  | 17 July 2019 09:50 | Report | United States | 7–17 | Croatia | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
  | 17 July 2019 09:50 | Report | Ramirez 2 | Goals | four players 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
  | 19 July 2019 20:30 | Report | Croatia | 21–5 | Kazakhstan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |||
  | 19 July 2019 20:30 | Report | Joković, Šetka 3 | Goals | five players 1 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
  
  **Quarterfinals**
  
  | 23 July 2019 15:30 | Report | Croatia | 10–8 | Germany | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |||
  | 23 July 2019 15:30 | Report | Joković 3 | Goals | Gielen 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
  
  **Semifinals**
  
  | 25 July 2019 17:00 | Report | Spain | 6–5 | Croatia | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
  | 25 July 2019 17:00 | Report | Mallarach 2 | Goals | Joković 3 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  
  **Third place game**
  
  | 27 July 2019 17:00 | Report | Croatia | 10–7 | Hungary | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
  | 27 July 2019 17:00 | Report | Joković 6 | Goals | Hárai, Manhercz 2 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
  