Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games
Flag of FPR Yugoslavia – Flag bearers IOC code  YUG NOC Yugoslav Olympic Committee
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	35 in 8 sports
Medals Rank: 26	Gold 0	Silver 3	Bronze 0	Total 3
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Winter Games
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Other related appearances
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–) Croatia (1992–) Macedonia (1996–) Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006) Slovenia (1992–)

Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics 2.2 Cycling 2.3 Football 3 References

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Mihalić, FranjoFranjo Mihalić	Athletics	Men's Marathon
2 Silver	Antić, SavaSava Antić Ibrahim Biogradlić Mladen Koščak Dobroslav Krstić Luka Liposinović Muhamed Mujić Zlatko Papec Petar Radenković Nikola Radović Ivan Santek Dragoslav Šekularac Ljubiša Spajić Todor Veselinović Blagoje Vidinić	Football (Soccer)	Men's Team Competition
2 Silver	Cipci, IvoIvo Cipci Tomislav Franjković Vlado Ivković Zdravko Ježić Hrvoje Kačić Zdravko Kovačić Lovro Radonjić Marijan Žužej	Water Polo	Men's Team Competition

Results by event

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

Men's 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

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Serbian Olympic Committee

Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden Africa (Egypt)* • Ethiopia • Kenya • Liberia • Nigeria • South Africa • Uganda America Argentina • Bahamas • Bermuda • Brazil • British Guiana • Canada • Chile • Colombia • Cuba • Jamaica • Mexico • Peru • Puerto Rico • Trinidad • United States • Uruguay • Venezuela Asia Afghanistan • Burma • (Cambodia)* • Ceylon • Republic of China • Hong Kong • India • Indonesia • Iran • Israel • Japan • South Korea • Malaya • North Borneo • Pakistan • Philippines • Singapore • Thailand • Vietnam Europe Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Luxembourg • (Netherlands)* • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Soviet Union • (Spain)* • Sweden • (Switzerland)* • Turkey • Yugoslavia Oceania Australia • Fiji • New Zealand *(competed in Stockholm only)