List of Croatian sportspeople

This is a partial list of famous Croatian sportspeople.

Alpine skiing

 * Nika Fleiss - Alpine skier,
 * Ana Jelušić - Alpine skier,
 * Janica Kostelić - Alpine Skier World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 and 2006 - (Four Olympic Gold and Two Silver Medals)
 * 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

 * Stjepan Božić - WBF Super Middleweight Champion
 * George Chuvalo - Fmr. Canadian Heavyweight Champion
 * Stipe Drviš - World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion
 * Željko Mavrović - Fmr. European Boxing Champion
 * 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 Živić (The Croat Comet) - Fmr. World Welterweight Champion

Discus throw

 * Sandra Perković - Olympic Gold Medal 2012

Kayaking

 * Matija Ljubek

Kickboxing

 * Mladen Brestovac - K1 Kickboxer and FFC Heavyweight Champion
 * Branko Cikatić - First K-1 Grand Prix Winner
 * Igor Jurković - K1 kickboxer
 * Stefan Leko - Croatian heritage. German K1 Kickboxer
 * Marko Tomasović
 * Ivan Stanić

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 Galešić - Mixed Martial Artist
 * Pat Miletich (The Croatian Sensation) - Former UFC Champion
 * Stipe Miočić - Current UFC Heavyweight Champion
 * Igor Pokrajac - UFC Mixed Martial Artist
 * Goran Reljić - UFC Mixed Martial Artist

Motorsport

 * Robbie Frančević - NZ Touring car race driver
 * Gary Gabelich - American automobile-racing driver
 * Paul Radisich - NZ Racing car driver (Son of 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
 * Duje Draganja
 * Sanja Jovanović
 * Mirna Jukić
 * Tomislav Karlo
 * Gordan Kožulj
 * Miloš Milošević
 * Kim Daniela Pavlin
 * Marko Strahija
 * Mario Todorović

Table tennis

 * Tamara Boroš
 * Zoran Primorac
 * Antun Stipančić
 * Dragutin Šurbek
 * Tian Yuan

Tennis

 * Mario Ančić
 * Marin Čilić
 * Borna Ćorić
 * Ivan Dodig
 * Željko Franulović
 * Sabrina Goleš
 * Saša Hiršzon
 * Goran Ivanišević
 * Boro Jovanović
 * Ivo Karlović
 * Ivan Ljubičić
 * Mirjana Lučić
 * Iva Majoli
 * Petra Martić
 * Josip Palada
 * Nikola Pilić
 * Goran Prpić
 * Franjo Punčec
 * Jelena Kostanić Tošić
 * Antonio Veić
 * Donna Vekić

Triathlon

 * Dejan Patrčević

Wrestling

 * Victor Jovica
 * Josip Peruzović
 * Jerry Sags
 * Stan Stasiak
 * Shawn Stasiak
 * Hugo Savinovich
 * Nenad Žugaj - Bronze at World Championships 2011
 * Neven Žugaj - Bronze at World Championships 2010

Football
• Aljoša Asanović
 * 1998 FIFA World Cup bronze medalists:

• Slaven Bilić

• Miroslav Blažević - Head coach

• Zvonimir Boban

• Alen Bokšić

• Robert Jarni

• Goran Jurić

• Krunoslav Jurčić

• 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

• Milan Badelj
 * Current players:

• Borna Barišić

• Karlo Bartolec

• Filip Bradarić

• Josip Brekalo

• Marcelo Brozović

• Duje Ćaleta-Car

• Duje Čop

• Vedran Ćorluka

• Tin Jedvaj

• Lovre Kalinić

• 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

• Ivan Rakitić

• Ante Rebić

• Marko Rog

• Ivan Santini

• Simon Sluga

• Borna Sosa

• Ivan Strinić

• Danijel Subašić

• Domagoj Vida

• Nikola Vlašić

• Šime Vrsaljko

• Srđan Andrić
 * Former players:

• Marko Babić

• Boško Balaban

• Bruno Belin

• Rudolf Belin

• Nenad Bjelica

• Stjepan Bobek

• Ivan Bošnjak

• Miroslav Brozović

• Igor Budan

• Josip Bukal

• Ivan Buljan

• Tomislav Butina

• Zlatko Čajkovski

• Tomislav Crnković

• Hrvoje Ćustić

• Stjepan Deverić

• Joey Didulica

• Tomislav Dujmović

• Mario Galinović

• Franjo Glazer

• Ivan Gudelj

• Ivan Hitrec

• 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

 * Bill Belichick - NFL Coach (grandson of Croatian immigrants)
 * Brian Belichick - NFL coach (great-grandson of Croatian immigrants)
 * Stephen Belichick - NFL coach (great-grandson of Croatian immigrants)
 * Steve Belichick - NFL player and coach (son of Croatian immigrants)
 * Brian Billick - NFL Coach
 * Tony Butkovich – College football player
 * Pete Carroll - NFL Coach (Irish father, Croatian mother)
 * David Diehl - NFL player
 * Greg Dulcich - NFL player
 * Eddie Erdelatz – NFL player
 * Elvis Grbac - NFL player
 * John Jurkovic - NFL player
 * Joe Kuharich - NFL Coach
 * 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

 * Adrian Barich - Australian rules footballer and Rugby League player
 * Tony Begovich - Australian rules footballer
 * Gavin Crosisca - Australian rules footballer
 * Alan Didak - Australian rules footballer
 * Jon Dorotich - Australian rules footballer
 * Marc Dragicevic - Australian rules footballer
 * Ray Gabelich - Australian rules footballer
 * Darren Gaspar - #1 pick in 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
 * Andrew Ukovic - Australian rules footballer

Baseball

 * Johnny Babich - Baseball player
 * Reid Brignac – Baseball player
 * Ann Cindric - Baseball player
 * Tom Haller – Baseball player
 * Ed Jurak - Baseball player
 * Al Jurisich – Baseball player
 * Mike Kreevich – Baseball player
 * Curt Leskanic – Baseball player
 * Johnny Logan – Baseball player
 * Mickey Lolich - Baseball player
 * Steve Lubratich – 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

 * John Abramovic - Fmr. NBA player
 * Franjo Arapović - Fmr. NBA Player
 * Dalibor Bagarić - Fmr. NBA player
 * Dragan Bender (born 1997) - player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Bojan Bogdanović - NBA player
 * Andrew Bogut - Australian NBA player, drafted 1st overall in 2005 (both parents Croatian)
 * Krešimir Ćosić - NBA Hall of Famer
 * Zoran Čutura
 * Danko Cvjetičanin
 * Frank Drmic - Australian basketball player
 * Gordan Giriček - NBA player
 * Vinko Jelovac - basketball player
 * Mario Kasun - NBA player
 * Arijan Komazec
 * 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
 * Antonija Mišura
 * 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 Phoenix Suns
 * Petar Skansi
 * Branko Skroče
 * Damir Šolman
 * Ivan Sunara
 * Bruno Šundov - Fmr. NBA player
 * Josip Gjergja
 * Nikola Plećaš
 * Vinko Jelovac
 * Željko Jerkov
 * Andro Knego
 * Duje Krstulović
 * Mihovil Nakić
 * Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović
 * Velimir Perasović
 * Mirko Novosel
 * 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
 * Ratomir Tvrdić
 * Roko Ukic - Current NBA player, No. 41 pick in 2005 NBA draft
 * Andrew Vlahov - Fmr. Australian NBA player
 * Stojan Vranković - Fmr. NBA player
 * Nikola Vujčić (born 1978) - basketball player and team manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv
 * Ante Žižić (born 1997) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

Cricketers

 * Anton Devcich - NZ cricket player
 * Simon Katich - Australian cricket player
 * Antony Sumich - NZ cricket player - player for Croatia
 * Joseph Yovich - NZ cricket player

Handball

 * Ivano Balić
 * Mirko Bašić
 * Patrik Ćavar
 * Lino Červar
 * Davor Dominiković
 * Mirza Džomba
 * Valner Franković
 * 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
 * Ivan Snoj
 * 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
 * John Mayasich - Fmr. hockey player
 * Phil Oreskovic – ice hockey player
 * Victor Oreskovich – ice hockey player
 * Mark Pavelich - Fmr. NHL player (Miracle on Ice)
 * Matt Pavelich - first NHL linesman inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
 * Marty Pavelich - Fmr. NHL player
 * Borna Rendulić - NHL player
 * Cory Sarich - Fmr. NHL player
 * Joe Sakic - fmr. NHL player
 * Buzz Schneider - ice hockey player
 * Adrien Plavsic - (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

 * Anthony Boric - Rugby Union player
 * Frano Botica - Rugby Union player
 * Ivan Cleary - Rugby League player and coach
 * Matthew Cooper - Rugby Union player
 * Bronko Djura - Rugby League player
 * Sean Fitzpatrick - Rugby Union 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
 * 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
 * Ivo Cipci
 * 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 sports

 * Aida Badić – former artistic gymnast
 * 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
 * Franjo Mihalic - Marathon athlete
 * Frank Nobilo - NZ Golfer
 * Abdon Pamich – race walker
 * Snježana Pejčić – shooting player
 * Sandra Perković – discus thrower
 * The Great Antonio - Strongman and Eccentric
 * Blanka Vlašić – High jumper
 * Luka Perković – Midlaner, former botlaner and MSI 2019 Champion