Yugoslavia men's national water polo team

Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1920–1929), the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941), the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (1946–1963), the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1963–1992), and after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1994–2002), before it changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro. They were one of strongest waterpolo teams in history of sport, having won 7 Olympic, 4 World Championship, 5 World Cup and 12 European Championship medals.The scope of this article only covers the national team of Yugoslavia until 1992 and the end of SFR Yugoslavia. For the team representing FR Yugoslavia, see Serbia men's national water polo team.

For the later official water polo teams, see:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team
• Croatia men's national water polo team
• Macedonia men's national water polo team
• Montenegro men's national water polo team
• Serbia men's national water polo team
• Slovenia men's national water polo team

Yugoslavia men's national water polo team in 1962 vs. Soviet Union in Celje

Olympic Games record

• 1936 – First round
• 1948 – Second round
• 1952 – Silver Medal
• 1956 – Silver Medal
• 1960 – 4th place
• 1964 – Silver Medal
• 1968 – Gold Medal
• 1972 – 5th place
• 1976 – 5th place
• 1980 – Silver Medal
• 1984 – Gold Medal
• 1988 – Gold Medal
• 1992 – Didn't participate

World Championship record

• 1973 — Bronze Medal
• 1975 — 13th place
• 1978 — Bronze Medal
• 1982 — 7th place
• 1986 — Gold Medal
• 1991 — Gold Medal

World Cup record

• 1979 — Bronze Medal
• 1981 — Silver Medal
• 1983 — Didn't participate
• 1985 — 4th place
• 1987 — Gold Medal
• 1989 — Gold Medal
• 1991 — Silver Medal

European Championship record

• 1950 — Bronze Medal
• 1954 — Silver Medal
• 1958 — Silver Medal
• 1962 — Silver Medal
• 1966 — Bronze Medal
• 1970 — Bronze Medal
• 1974 — Bronze Medal
• 1977 — Silver Medal
• 1985 — Silver Medal
• 1987 — Silver Medal
• 1989 — Silver Medal
• 1991 — Gold Medal

See also

• Yugoslav Water Polo Championship

Summer Olympics Men's Water polo tournament winners 1900: Great Britain 1904: United States 1908: Great Britain 1912: Great Britain 1920: Great Britain 1924: France 1928: Germany 1932: Hungary 1936: Hungary 1948: Italy 1952: Hungary 1956: Hungary 1960: Italy 1964: Hungary 1968: Yugoslavia 1972: Soviet Union 1976: Hungary 1980: Soviet Union 1984: Yugoslavia 1988: Yugoslavia 1992: Italy 1996: Spain 2000: Hungary 2004: Hungary 2008: Hungary 2012: Croatia

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