This bronze was the third Olympic medal for the best Croatian discus thrower after she bagged the gold both in London in 2012 and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Elkasević's medal is the fifth medal which Croatians have so far won during the ongoing 33rd Olympic Games in France.
Barbara Matić, a Croatian judoka, won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's 70 kg event. The Sinković brothers became also the Olympic champions in the rowing double sculls, while Donna Vekić bagged the silver in the Olympic tennis tournament for women, and Miran Maričić took the bronze in the men's 10 meter air rifle event.