Croatia, following its independence, made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, sending three competitors in swimming, two in shooting and one in track and field.

[1] Croatians have won a total of thirty-two Paralympic medals, of which seven gold, nine silver and sixteen bronze.

Thirty of these medals have been won at the Summer Games, in track and field, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo.

And with the exception of Milinković's early bronze, all have been won from 2004 games onwards.

[1] At the Winter Games Croatia has won two medals, gold in alpine skiing and bronze in snowboarding.