20 years Croatian Olympic Committee
(1991 - 2011)
Pescara 2009 Mediterranean Games
(26 June - 5 July 2009)
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he XVI Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy, held from 26 June to 5 July 2009, included 4,000 athletes from 23 countries of the Mediterranean basin. They competed in 27 sports: athletics, basketball, boccia, boxing, cycling, equestrian, disability sports (athletics and swimming), fencing, football, golf, gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic), handball, judo, karate, kayak/canoe, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball (beach and regular, international volleyball), water polo, water skiing, weightlifting and wrestling. The 164 Croatian athletes (75 women and 89 men), led by Chef de Mission Damir Šegota, competed in 24 sports and won 28 medals (5 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze) in 14 sports.
GOLD MEDALS: Nenad Žugaj (wrestling), Snježana Pejčić (shooting), Mario Todorović (swimming), Petra Volf (karate), men’s basketball team: Lukša Andrić, Petar Babić, Marko Car, Jure Lalić, Drago Pašalić, Damir Rančić, Damjan Rudeć, Krunoslav Simon, Rok Stipčević, Ante Tomić, Jakov Vladović, Luka Ćorić SILVER MEDALS: Vera Begić (athletics, discus throw), Marko Tomasović, Filip Palić (boxing), Filip Ude (gymnastics, floor), Stjepan Janić (kayak), Jelena Kovačević (karate), Roko Tošić, Andrej Gaćina (table tennis, team), Mario Vekić (rowing), Šime Fantela and Igor Marinić (sailing, 470 class), Tonči Stipanović (sailing, laser class), Tina Mihelić (sailing, laser radial class) BRONZE MEDALS: Jurica Grabušić (athletics, 110 m hurdles), Nikolina Horvat (athletics, 400 m hurdles), Nedžad Mulabegović (athletics, shot put), Ana Šundov, Gordana Dagelić (boccia, doubles), Stjepan Janić (kayak), Danil Domdjoni (karate), Neven Žugaj (wrestling), Sanja Jovanović (swimming), Mirna Rajle Brođanac (rowing), women’s basketball team: Iva Ciglar, Marta Dakić, Luca Ivanković, Jelena Ivezić, Anđa Jelavić, Neda Lokas, Josipa Bura, Mirna Mazić, Antonija Mišura, Sena Pavetić, Tina Periša, Iva Slišković, women’s volleyball team: Jelena Balić, Mirela Delić, Ilijana Dugandžić, Cecilia Dujić, Biljana Gligorović, Ana Grbac, Mia Jerkov, Marina Miletić, Ivana Miloš, Maja Poljak, Sanja Popović and Senna Ušić Jogunica
Antonija Mišura
Tina Mihelić
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Bronze medal winning women’s volleyball team