Of those 244 medals at international contests, including European and world championships and sports events, 85 are golds, 66 are silvers and 93 are bronze medals.
During Wednesday's ceremony, discus thrower Sandra Perković, judoka Barbara Matić, a world champion, and taekwondo practitioner Lena Stojković, a world and European champion, were declared the best female athletes.
Shot putter Filip Mihaljević, a European champion, and Filip Jurišić, professional Croatian sailor who won a bronze at the world championships in the ILCA 7 category, were declare the male athletes of the year.
The best male teams in 2020 are the national water polo team, that won the European championships, and the national football team that has recently won the bronze in the World Cup.
There were no nominated female teams this year.