Career
He was elected for Croatian Sportsman of the year by Sportske novosti in 2012. Cernogoraz started with the sport at an early age, initially becoming interested in it through hunting. After narrowly missing 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Cernogoraz managed to qualify for 2012 Olympic Games after winning the ISSF World Cup in Beijing in 2011.
At the 2012 Olympics he managed to qualify for the Olympic final in sixth place with score of 122.
In the final, Cernogoraz scored 24 out of a possible 25, with a total score of 146, equalling the Olympic record and securing a shoot-off for the gold.