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Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
YUG

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Flag bearer
  
Hrvoje Horvat

Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Yugoslav Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
88 (83 men, 5 women) in 14 sports

MedalsRanked 16th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal2338

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 88 competitors, 83 men and 5 women, took part in 52 events in 14 sports.

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On 26 July a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's handball match between Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag.

Archery

In the first time the nation competed in Olympic archery, Yugoslavia entered one man. He came in ninth place, missing a top eight finish by only one point.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Bojan Postruznik – 2421 points (→ 9th place)

    • Athletics

    Men's 400 metres

  • Josip Alebić
  • Heat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 800 metres

  • Lučano Sušanj
  • Heat — 1:47.82
  • Semi Final — 1:47.03
  • Final — 1:45.75 (→ 6th place)
  • Milovan Savić
  • Heat — 1:47.73 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 10.000 metres

  • Dušan Janićijević
  • Heat — 28:48.87 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's High Jump

  • Danial Temim
  • Qualification — 2.10m (→ did not advance)

    • Men's Long Jump

  • Nenad Stekić
  • Qualification — 7.82m
  • Final — 7.89m (→ 6th place)

    • Men's 20 km Race Walk

  • Vinko Galušić — 1:34:46 (→ 24th place)

    • Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round
  • Yugoslavia – Puerto Rico 84:63 (38:29)
  • Yugoslavia – Czechoslovakia 99:81 (51:43)
  • Yugoslavia – United States 93:112 (55:51)
  • Yugoslavia – Italy 88:87 (41:57)
  • Yugoslavia – Egypt 20:0 b.b.
  • Semifinals
  • Yugoslavia – Soviet Union 89:84 (42:42)
  • Final
  • Yugoslavia – United States 74:95 (38:50) → Silver Medal
  • Team Roster
  • Blagoja Georgievski
  • Dragan Kićanović
  • Vinko Jelovac
  • Rajko Žižić
  • Željko Jerkov
  • Andro Knego
  • Zoran Slavnić
  • Krešimir Ćosić
  • Damir Šolman
  • Žarko Varajić
  • Dražen Dalipagić
  • Mirza Delibašić

    • Boxing

    Lightweight (– 60 kg)

  • Ace Rusevski → Bronze Medal
  • First round
  • Defeated Gerard Hamill (IRL) 4-1
  • Second round
  • Defeated Roberto Andino (PUR) RSC-3
  • Third round
  • Defeated Reinaldo Valiente (CUB) 5-0
  • Quarterfinals
  • Defeated Yves Jeudy (HAI) RSC-2
  • Semifinals
  • Lost to Howard Davis (USA) 0-5

    • Cycling

    Two cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1976.

    Sprint
  • Vlado Fumić — 21st place
    • 1000m time trial
  • Vlado Fumić — 1:13.037 (→ 24th place)
    • Individual pursuit
  • Bojan Ropret — 22nd place

    • Men's Team Competition

  • Team Roster
  • Boško Lozica
  • Damir Polić
  • Dejan Dabović
  • Ðuro Savinović
  • Dušan Antunović
  • Miloš Marković
  • Ozren Bonačić
  • Predrag Manojlović
  • Siniša Belamarić
  • Uroš Marović
  • Zoran Kačić

    • References

    Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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