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Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
YUG

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Flag bearer
  
Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić

Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Yugoslav Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
35 (32 men, 3 women) in 8 sports

Medals Ranked 26th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 3 0 3

Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.

Contents

Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles

  • Stanko Lorger
  • Heat — 14.6s
  • Semifinals — 14.6s
  • Final — 14.5s (→ 5th place)

    • Men's Marathon

  • Franjo Mihalić — 2:26:32 (→ Silver Medal)

    • Cycling

    Individual road race
  • Veselin Petrović — 5:26:58 (→ 26th place)

    • Football

    Men's Team Competition

  • First Round:
  • Yugoslavia free
  • Quarterfinals:
  • Yugoslavia – United States 9:1 (5:1)
  • Semifinals:
  • Yugoslavia – India 4:1 (0:0)
  • Final:
  • Yugoslavia – USSR 0:1 (0:0)
  • Team Roster:
  • Petar Radenković
  • Mladen Koščak
  • Nikola Radović
  • Ivan Šantek
  • Ljubiša Spajić
  • Dobroslav Krstić
  • Dragoslav Šekularac
  • Zlatko Papec
  • Sava Antić
  • Todor Veselinović
  • Muhamed Mujić
  • Blagoje Vidinić
  • Ibrahim Biogradlić
  • Luka Lipošinović
  • Joško Vidošević
  • Vladica Popović
  • Kruno Radiljević

    • Shooting

    One shooter represented Yugoslavia in 1956.

    50 m rifle, three positions
  • Zlatko Mašek
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Zlatko Mašek

    • References

    Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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