Yugoslavia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games

Flag of SFR Yugoslavia
IOC code  YUG
NOC Yugoslav Olympic Committee
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors 69 in 11 sports
Medals
Rank: 16
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
8
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992* • 1996 • 2000

*As Independent Olympic Participants

Winter Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002
Other related appearances
Serbia Serbia (1912, 2008–)
Croatia Croatia (1992–)
Slovenia Slovenia (1992–)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–)
FYR Macedonia FYR Macedonia (1996–)
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro (20042006)
Montenegro Montenegro (2008–)

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

  • Đurdica Bjedov — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke
  • Ozren Bonačić, Dejan Dabović, Zdravko Hebel, Zoran Janković, Ronald Lopatny, Uroš Marović, Đorđe Perišić, Miroslav Poljak, Mirko Sandić, Karlo Stipanić, and Ivo Trumbić — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

  • Đurdica Bjedov — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
  • Stevan Harvat — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

  • Branislav Šimić — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Water Polo

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Defeated United Arab Republic (13:2)
  • Tied with East Germany (4:4)
  • Defeated Mexico (9:0)
  • Defeated Netherlands (7:4)
  • Lost to Italy (4:5)
  • Defeated Greece (11:1)
  • Defeated Japan (17:2)
  • Semifinals
  • Defeated Hungary (8:6)
  • Final
  • Defeated Soviet Union (13:11) → Image:Med_1.png Gold Medal
  • Team Roster

[edit] References