Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia – Flag bearers IOC code  YUG NOC Yugoslav Olympic Committee
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Competitors	88 in 14 sports
Medals Rank: 16	Gold 2	Silver 3	Bronze 3	Total 8
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Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

On July 26, 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.^[1]

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.3 Basketball 2.3.1 Men's Team Competition 2.4 Boxing 2.5 Cycling 2.6 Water Polo 2.6.1 Men's Team Competition 3 Notes 4 References

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Ljubek, MatijaMatija Ljubek	Canoeing	Men's 1000m Canadian Singles
1 Gold	Petković, MomirMomir Petković	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
2 Silver	Kačar, TadijaTadija Kačar	Boxing	Men's Light Middleweight
2 Silver	Frgić, IvanIvan Frgić	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
2 Silver	Ćosić, KrešimirKrešimir Ćosić Dražen Dalipagić Mirza Delibašić Blagoje Georgijevski Vinko Jelovac Željko Jerkov Dragan Kićanović Andro Knego Zoran Slavnić Damir Šolman Žarko Varajić Rajko Žižić	Basketball	Men's Team Competition
3 Bronze	Ljubek, MatijaMatija Ljubek	Canoeing	Men's C1 500m Canadian Singles
3 Bronze	Rusevski, AceAce Rusevski	Boxing	Men's Lightweight
3 Bronze	Obadov, SlavkoSlavko Obadov	Judo	Men's Middleweight (80 kg)

Results by event

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 20km Race Walk

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

Basketball

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 Georgijevski
• 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

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Vlado Fumić — 1:13.037 (→ 24th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)

• Vlado Fumić — 21st place

Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit

• Bojan Ropret — 22nd place

Water Polo

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

Notes

References

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

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