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Yugoslavia at the Olympics

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Yugoslavia at the
Olympics
IOC codeYUG
NOCYugoslav Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 42nd
Gold
26
Silver
32
Bronze
29
Total
87
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Serbia (1912, 2008–)
 Croatia (1992–)
 Slovenia (1992–)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)
 Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)
 North Macedonia (1996–)
 Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)
 Montenegro (2008–)
 Kosovo (2016–)

Teams from Yugoslavia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920. Previously, several athletes from Croatia, Slovenia and northern Serbian province Vojvodina had competed for Austria or Hungary when those countries were part of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. A small team of two athletes had competed distinctly for Serbia at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Yugoslavia has been the designation for Olympic teams from three distinct national entities:

Two of the successor nations (Croatia and Slovenia) began to compete as independent teams at the Olympics starting at the 1992 Winter Games and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1992 Summer Games and as of the 2008 Summer Olympics, all six successor nations, former socialist republics, have participated independently. Kosovo, a former autonomous province, made its Olympic debut as an independent national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Timeline of participation

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The Yugoslav Olympic Committee was established in Zagreb in 1919 (recognized by the IOC in 1920), before moving to Belgrade in 1927, and it took the place of the Serbian Olympic Committee in the Association of National Olympic Committees. During the dissolution of Yugoslavia, several new committees were formed in the break-away countries. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro, participated at the Games since 1996. At the 1996[1] and 2000[2] Games, the nation was designated with the same code, Yugoslavia (YUG), as the defunct SFRY. It was rechartered as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003 with there being no territorial changes. The Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) designation and code were used at the 2004 Games.[3]

Date Team
1912 as part of  Austria  Serbia (SRB)
1920–1936 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG)
1948–1988 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 W  Croatia (CRO)  Slovenia (SLO) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 S  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)  Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)
1994 ban on participation by the UN
1996–2006  North Macedonia (MKD) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia (YUG)/
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
2008–2014  Serbia (SRB)  Montenegro (MNE)
2016–  Serbia (SRB)  Kosovo (KOS)

Hosted Games

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Yugoslavia has hosted the Games on one occasion.

Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events
1984 Winter Olympics Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 – 19 February 49 1,272 39

Medal tables

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See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
*Red border colour indicates the games were held on home soil.
*Yugoslavia hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

List of medalists

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Summer Olympics

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Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event
 Gold Leon Štukelj 1924 Paris Gymnastics Men's all-around competition
 Gold Leon Štukelj 1924 Paris Gymnastics Men's horizontal bars
 Gold Leon Štukelj 1928 Amsterdam Gymnastics Men's rings
 Silver Josip Primožič 1928 Amsterdam Gymnastics Men's parallel bars
 Bronze Leon Štukelj 1928 Amsterdam Gymnastics Men's all-around competition
 Bronze Stane Derganc 1928 Amsterdam Gymnastics Men's vault
 Bronze Edvard Antosiewicz
Dragutin Cioti
Stane Derganc
Boris Gregorka
Anton Malej
Ivan Porenta
Josip Primožič
Leon Štukelj		 1928 Amsterdam Gymnastics Men's team all-around
 Silver Leon Štukelj 1936 Berlin Gymnastics Men's rings
 Silver Ivan Gubijan 1948 London Athletics Men's hammer throw
 Silver
1948 London Football Men's tournament
 Gold Duje Bonačić
Velimir Valenta
Mate Trojanović
Petar Šegvić		 1952 Helsinki Rowing Men's coxless four
 Silver
1952 Helsinki Football Men's tournament
 Silver
1952 Helsinki Water polo Men's tournament
 Silver Franjo Mihalić 1956 Melbourne Athletics Men's marathon
 Silver
1956 Melbourne Football Men's tournament
 Silver
1956 Melbourne Water polo Men's tournament
 Gold
1960 Rome Football Men's tournament
 Silver Branislav Martinović 1960 Rome Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
 Gold Miroslav Cerar 1964 Tokyo Gymnastics Men's pommeled horse
 Gold Branislav Simić 1964 Tokyo Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
 Silver
1964 Tokyo Water polo Men's tournament
 Bronze Miroslav Cerar 1964 Tokyo Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar
 Bronze Branislav Martinović 1964 Tokyo Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
 Gold Miroslav Cerar 1968 Mexico City Gymnastics Men's pommeled horse
 Gold Đurđica Bjedov 1968 Mexico City Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke
 Gold
1968 Mexico City Water polo Men's tournament
 Silver Đurđica Bjedov 1968 Mexico City Swimming Women's 200m breaststroke
 Silver Stevan Horvat 1968 Mexico City Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
 Silver
1968 Mexico City Basketball Men's tournament
 Bronze Zvonimir Vujin 1968 Mexico City Boxing Men's lightweight
 Bronze Branislav Simić 1968 Mexico City Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
 Gold Mate Parlov 1972 Munich Boxing Men's light-heavyweight
 Gold
1972 Munich handball Men's tournament
 Silver Josip Čorak 1972 Munich Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light-heavyweight
 Bronze Zvonimir Vujin 1972 Munich Boxing Men's light-welterweight
 Bronze Milovan Nenadić 1972 Munich Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
 Gold Matija Ljubek 1976 Montreal Canoeing Men's 1000m Canadian singles
 Gold Momir Petković 1976 Montreal Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
 Silver Tadija Kačar 1976 Montreal Boxing Men's light middleweight
 Silver Ivan Frgić 1976 Montreal Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
 Silver
1976 Montreal Basketball Men's tournament
 Bronze Matija Ljubek 1976 Montreal Canoeing Men's C1 500m Canadian singles
 Bronze Ace Rusevski 1976 Montreal Boxing Men's lightweight
 Bronze Slavko Obadov 1976 Montreal Judo Men's middleweight (80 kg)
 Gold Slobodan Kačar 1980 Moscow Boxing Men's light heavyweight
 Gold
1980 Moscow Basketball Men's tournament
 Silver Zoran Pančić
Milorad Stanulov		 1980 Moscow Rowing Men's double sculls
 Silver
1980 Moscow Handball Women's tournament
 Silver
1980 Moscow Water polo Men's tournament
 Bronze Radomir Kovačević 1980 Moscow Judo Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Shaban Sejdiu 1980 Moscow Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight
 Bronze Zlatko Celent
Duško Mrduljaš
Josip Reić		 1980 Moscow Rowing Men's coxed pairs
 Bronze
1980 Moscow Basketball Women's tournament
 Gold Vlado Lisjak 1984 Los Angeles Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg
 Gold
1984 Los Angeles Handball Women's tournament
 Gold Matija Ljubek
Mirko Nišović		 1984 Los Angeles Canoeing Men's C-2 500 m
 Gold Shaban Tërstena 1984 Los Angeles Wrestling Men's freestyle 52 kg
 Gold
1984 Los Angeles Water polo Men's tournament
 Gold Anton Josipović 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's light heavyweight
 Gold
1984 Los Angeles Handball Men's tournament
 Silver Refik Memišević 1984 Los Angeles Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg
 Silver Milan Janić 1984 Los Angeles Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 m
 Silver Matija Ljubek
Mirko Nišović		 1984 Los Angeles Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m
 Silver Redžep Redžepovski 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's flyweight
 Bronze Jožef Tertei 1984 Los Angeles Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg
 Bronze Zoran Pančić
Milorad Stanulov		 1984 Los Angeles Rowing Men's double sculls
 Bronze Mirko Puzović 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Bronze Aziz Salihu 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's super heavyweight
 Bronze Shaban Sejdiu 1984 Los Angeles Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg
 Bronze
1984 Los Angeles Basketball Men's tournament
 Bronze
1984 Los Angeles Football Men's tournament
 Gold Goran Maksimović 1988 Seoul Shooting Men's air rifle
 Gold Jasna Šekarić 1988 Seoul Shooting Women's air pistol
 Gold
1988 Seoul Water polo Men's tournament
 Silver Shaban Tërstena 1988 Seoul Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight (52 kg)
 Silver Ilija Lupulesku
Zoran Primorac		 1988 Seoul Table Tennis Men's doubles
 Silver
1988 Seoul Basketball Women's tournament
 Silver
1988 Seoul Basketball Men's tournament
 Bronze Damir Škaro 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's light heavyweight
 Bronze Sadik Mujkić
Bojan Prešern		 1988 Seoul Rowing Men's coxless pairs
 Bronze Jasna Šekarić 1988 Seoul Shooting Women's sport pistol
 Bronze Gordana Perkučin
Jasna Fazlić		 1988 Seoul Table Tennis Women's doubles
 Bronze
1988 Seoul Handball Men's tournament
As Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event
 Gold Aleksandra Ivošev 1996 Atlanta Shooting Women's 50m rifle 3 positions
 Silver
1996 Atlanta Basketball Men's tournament
 Bronze Aleksandra Ivošev 1996 Atlanta Shooting Women's 10m air rifle
 Bronze
1996 Atlanta Volleyball Men's tournament
 Gold
2000 Sydney Volleyball Men's tournament
 Silver Jasna Šekarić 2000 Sydney Shooting Women's 10m air pistol
 Bronze
2000 Sydney Water polo Men's tournament
As Independent Olympic Participants
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Silver Jasna Šekarić 1992 Barcelona Shooting Women's 10m air pistol
 Bronze Aranka Binder 1992 Barcelona Shooting Women's 10m air rifle
 Bronze Stevan Pletikosić 1992 Barcelona Shooting Men's 50m rifle prone

Winter Olympics

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Silver Jure Franko 1984 Sarajevo Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom
 Silver Mateja Svet 1988 Calgary Alpine skiing Women's slalom
 Silver Matjaž Debelak
Miran Tepeš
Primož Ulaga
Matjaž Zupan		 1988 Calgary Ski Jumping Men's team large hill
 Bronze Matjaž Debelak 1988 Calgary Ski Jumping Men's individual large hill

Medal table after Yugoslavia

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Teams from Yugoslavia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920. Yugoslavia has been the designation for Olympic teams from three distinct national entities:

The United Nations[4] affirmed that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had ceased to exist, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) was a new state. All former republics were entitled to state succession, while none of them continued SFR Yugoslavia's international legal personality. As a result of the U.N. resolution, individual FRY athletes were allowed to compete as Independent Olympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and FRY was not allowed to compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro, participated at the Games since 1996. At the 1996[1] Games, the nation was designated with the same code, Yugoslavia (YUG), as the defunct SFRY. It was rechartered as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003 with there being no territorial changes. The Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) designation and code were used at the 2004 Games.[3]

Two of the successor nations (Croatia and Slovenia) began to compete as independent teams at the Olympics starting at the 1992 Winter Games and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1992 Summer Games and as of the 2008 Summer Olympics, all six successor nations, former socialist republics, have participated independently. Kosovo, a former autonomous province, made its Olympic debut as an independent national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Date Team
1912 as part of  Austria (AUT)  Serbia (SRB)
1920–1936 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG)
1948–1988 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 W  Croatia (CRO)  Slovenia (SLO) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 S  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)  Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)
1994 ban on participation by the UN
1996–2006  North Macedonia (MKD) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia (YUG)/
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
2008–2014  Serbia (SRB)  Montenegro (MNE)
2016–  Serbia (SRB)  Kosovo (KOS)

Medal counts:
status after the 2024 Summer Olympics

Summer Games Winter Games Combined total
Team (IOC code)

No.

No.

No.

  Serbia (SRB) (1912, 2008–current) 6 9 8 12 29 4 0 0 0 0 10 9 8 12 29
  Yugoslavia (YUG) (1920–1992 w) 16 26 29 28 83 14 0 3 1 4 30 26 32 29 87
 Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) (1992 s) 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) (1996–2006) 3 2 4 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 6 2 4 3 9
 Croatia (CRO) (1992–current) 9 16 15 17 48 9 4 6 1 11 18 20 21 18 59
 Slovenia (SLO) (1992–current) 9 10 10 11 31 9 4 8 12 24 18 14 18 23 55
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) (1992 s –current) 9 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0
 North Macedonia (MKD) (1996–current) 8 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 15 0 1 1 2
 Montenegro (MNE) (2008–current) 5 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 1
 Kosovo (KOS) (2016–current) 3 3 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 1 5
Total 26 66 70 75 211 22 8 17 14 39 48 74 87 89 250

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Watkins, Ginger T., ed. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. pp. viii–ix. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  2. ^ Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. (2001). "National Olympic Committees". Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad, Volume Three: Results (PDF). Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. pp. 1–5. ISBN 0-9579616-1-8. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  3. ^ a b Skarveli, Efharis; Zervos, Isabel, eds. (November 2005). Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad, Volume Two: The Games (PDF). Athens 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. pp. 528–529. ISBN 960-88101-7-5. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  4. ^ Murphy, Sean D. (2002). United States Practice in International Law: 1999–2001. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-521-75070-7.
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