Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 88 competitors, 83 men and 5 women, took part in 52 events in 14 sports.[1]

Yugoslavia at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia
IOC codeYUG
NOCYugoslav Olympic Committee
in Montreal
Competitors88 (83 men, 5 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Hrvoje Horvat
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
8
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–)

On 26 July 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.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldMatija LjubekCanoeingMen's 1000m Canadian Singles
 GoldMomir PetkovićWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman Middleweight
 SilverTadija KačarBoxingMen's Light Middleweight
 SilverIvan FrgićWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
 SilverKrešimir Ćosić
Dražen Dalipagić
Mirza Delibašić
Blagoja Georgievski
Vinko Jelovac
Željko Jerkov
Dragan Kićanović
Andro Knego
Zoran Slavnić
Damir Šolman
Žarko Varajić
Rajko Žižić
BasketballMen's Team Competition
 BronzeMatija LjubekCanoeingMen's C1 500m Canadian Singles
 BronzeAce RusevskiBoxingMen's Lightweight
 BronzeSlavko ObadovJudoMen's Middleweight (80 kg)

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:

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

  • 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)
  • Heat 1:47.73 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Heat 28:48.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification 2.10m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification 7.82m
  • Final 7.89m (→ 6th place)

Men's 20 km Race Walk

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
  • Final
  • Yugoslavia – United States 74:95 (38:50) → Silver Medal
  • Team Roster

Boxing

Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1976.

Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit

Handball

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Team Roster

Wrestling

References

  1. "Yugoslavia at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. Istaknute akcije hrvatskih emigranata Archived 17 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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