Croatian Rowing Federation

Croatian Rowing Federation
SportRowing
Jurisdiction Croatia
Abbreviation(HVS)
FoundedNovember 4, 1939 (1939-11-04)
AffiliationFISA
Affiliation dateJanuary 17, 1992
HeadquartersTrg Krešimira Čosića 11, 10000 Zagreb
PresidentŽeljko Kisić
SecretaryZdravko Gajšak
Official website
www.veslanje.hr
Croatia

The Croatian Rowing Federation (Croatian: Hrvatski veslački savez) is the governing body of rowing in Croatia. It organizes the Croatian representation at international competitions and the Croatian national championships.

The federation was formed on November 4, 1939 in Zagreb.[1] It became a member of the Croatian Olympic Committee in 1991 and the International Federation of Rowing Associations in 1992.[1]

It organized the World Rowing Championships in 2000 in Jarun.

Olympic Medalists

Medal Olympics Event Crew Members
Bronze 2000 Sidney Men's Eight Branimir Vujević, Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović, Tihomir Franković, Igor Francetić, cox Silvijo Petriško
Silver 2004 Athens Men's Coxless pair Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin
Silver 2012 London Men's Quadruple scull Damir Martin, Martin Sinković, Valent Sinković, David Šain
Gold 2016 Rio Men's Double scull Martin Sinković, Valent Sinković
Silver Men's Single sculls Damir Martin
Gold 2020 Tokyo Men's Coxless pair Martin Sinković, Valent Sinković
Bronze Men's Single sculls Damir Martin
Gold 2024 Paris Men's Coxless pair Martin Sinković, Valent Sinković

References

  1. ^ a b "Statut Hrvatskog veslačkog saveza" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 September 2017.


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