President Milanović Receives Student Medallists from the Past Academic Year
The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović today received student athletes who won medals at international competitions during the past academic year. In addition to the medal-winning student athletes and their coaches, the meeting at the Office of the President was also attended by representatives of the Croatian Academic Sports Federation and its member institutions, on whose behalf the students competed, as well as representatives of the academic community.
Presenting the achievements of Croatian student athletes, the President of the Croatian Academic Sports Federation Haris Pavletić noted that between January and September 2025, Croatian student athletes won a total of 23 medals at the World University Games (FISU) and the European University Championships (EUSA): 2 gold, 10 silver and 11 bronze. The medals were won at the winter edition of the World University Games in Turin, the summer edition in Rhine-Ruhr, and at the European University Championships in rowing, martial arts and handball.
These results show that Croatian university sports maintain a high level of quality in exceptionally strong international competition, and that student athletes significantly contribute to the international standing of the Republic of Croatia and to the promotion of Croatian universities and higher education institutions, it was noted during the meeting.
Student athletes attending the meeting at the Office of the President were: Ivana Arelić, Karla Kordić, Mate Kuko, Goran Mahmutović, Karlo Borković, Vito Krpan, Leo Lazar, Vito Stojčić, Tamara Flegar, Paola Tomrecaj, Tomislav Grgečić, Jan Škreb, Marko Tkalec, Roko Bodrožić, Jakov Dujmović, Šimun Banović, Matteo Ražić, Jakov Jelovčić, Stjepan Gajšak, Grgur Kočonda, Dino Meter, Martin Mihailić, Dino Divjak, Krešimir Godeč, Hrvoje Šoić, Branko Kordić, Dominik Halužan, Ivan Niko Prusina, Max Fajerbach, Toni Čutura, Šimun Poje, Borna Pečko, Matej Nikolić, Lucija Jazić, Franjo Gucić, Roberta Špoljar, Luka Turkalj, Iris Puljiz, Ana Hasan, Ema Hasan, Dora Bjelkanović, Anamarija Popko, Luna Keretić, Sara Žuvanić, Mihaela Mihaljević, Nikola Kontrec, David Zebec, Marin Smoljanović, Joshua Nicoscia, Jonathan Nicoscia, Lovre Puh, Gordan Kragić, Karmen Jurić and Lea Faber, together with their coaches Dragan Katunar, Tomislav Karaula, Andrea Jezidžić, Ante Čutura, Krešimir Crnko, Domagoj Pečko and Boris Rihtar.
Also present were representatives of the Croatian Academic Sports Federation, the national sports federation responsible for promoting, supporting and overseeing sports at higher education institutions and representing Croatian university sports internationally: President Haris Pavletić, Executive Board members Marko Žunić and Igor Salajić, Sports Director Jelena Matešić, and expert associates Marija Panijan, Ivan Kaselj, Helena Herc and Ilona Matijević.
The Zagreb Academic Sports Federation was represented by President Davor Pavlović, Sports Director Marko Lepoglavec, Secretary General Mate Vukšić, and Zvonimir Jambrušić, Gabrijela Gaiser and Josipa Bebek. The Split Academic Sports Federation was represented by Magdalena Ramljak.
The academic community was represented by Vice-Rector of the University of Zagreb Prof. Jasenka Ostojić, President of the Association of Polytechnics of the Republic of Croatia Prof. Željko Sudarić, Dean of the Business Academy Rijeka Prof. Gordana Nikolić, and the Head of Sports at the Business Academy Rijeka Ivana Prokopić.
President Milanović was accompanied by the President’s Commissioner for Sports Tomislav Paškvalin, the President’s Adviser for Defense Ivica Olujić, the President’s Adviser for Local and Regional Self-Government Relations Nikša Peronja, and the President’s Adviser for Education Jadranka Žarković.
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Tomislav Bušljeta