Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.[1]

Yugoslavia at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of FPR Yugoslavia
IOC codeYUG
NOCYugoslav Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors35 (32 men, 3 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearerZdravko-Ćiro Kovačić
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Serbia (1912, 2008–)
 Croatia (1992–)
 Slovenia (1992–)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)
 Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)
 Macedonia (1996–)
 Serbia and Montenegro (2004–2006)
 Montenegro (2008–)
 Kosovo (2016–)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverFranjo MihalićAthleticsMen's Marathon
 SilverSava 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
 SilverIvo Cipci
Tomislav Franjković
Vlado Ivković
Zdravko Ježić
Hrvoje Kačić
Zdravko Kovačić
Lovro Radonjić
Marijan Žužej
Water PoloMen's Team Competition

Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles

  • Heat — 14.6s
  • Semifinals — 14.6s
  • Final — 14.5s (→ 5th place)

Men's Marathon

Cycling

Individual road race

Football

Men's Team Competition

  • First Round:
  • Quarterfinals:
  • Semifinals:
  • Final:
  • Team Roster:

Rowing

Yugoslavia had one male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]

Men's single sculls

Shooting

One shooter represented Yugoslavia in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Water polo

Wrestling

References

  1. "Yugoslavia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yugoslavia Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.


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