Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 126 competitors, 113 men and 13 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.[1]

Yugoslavia at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia
IOC codeYUG
NOCYugoslav Olympic Committee
in Munich
Competitors126 (113 men, 13 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Mirko Sandić
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
5
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
 GoldMate ParlovBoxingMen's Light-Heavyweight
 GoldZoran Živković
Abas Arslanagić
Miroslav Pribanić
Đorđe Lavrnić
Slobodan Mišković
Hrvoje Horvat
Branislav Pokrajac
Zdravko Miljak
Milan Lazarević
Nebojša Popović
Zdenko Zorko
Dobrivoje Selec
Albin Vidović		HandballMen's Team Competition
 SilverJosip ČorakWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight
 BronzeZvonimir VujinBoxingMen's Light-Welterweight
 BronzeMilovan NenadićWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman Middleweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 800 metres

  • Jože Medjumurec
  • Heat – 1:48.1
  • Semifinals – 1:49.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Jože Medjumurec
  • Heat – 3:52.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Daniel Korica
  • Heat – DNS (→ did not advance)

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition
  • Preliminary Round
  • Defeated Italy (85-78)
  • Defeated Poland (85-64)
  • Lost to Puerto Rico (74-79)
  • Defeated Philippines (117-76)
  • Defeated West Germany (81-56)
  • Defeated Senegal (73-57)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (67-74)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (66-63)
  • 5th/6th place: Defeated Puerto Rico (86-70) → Fifth place
Team roster
Yugoslavia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
SG 4 Tvrdić, Ratomir 28 – (1943-09-14)14 September 1943 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Jugoplastika
SG 5 Simonović, Ljubodrag 23 – (1949-01-01)1 January 1949 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Crvena zvezda
6 Jelovac, Vinko 23 – (1948-09-18)18 September 1948 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) AŠK Olimpija
C 7 Knežević, Žarko 25 – (1947-07-17)17 July 1947 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Partizan
8 Damnjanović, Miroljub 21 – (1950-11-25)25 November 1950 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Radnički Belgrade
9 Kapičić, Dragan 24 – (1948-08-07)7 August 1948 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Crvena zvezda
PG 10 Georgievski, Blagoja 21 – (1950-10-15)15 October 1950 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Rabotnički
C 11 Ćosić, Krešimir 23 – (1948-11-26)26 November 1948 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) BYU
SF 12 Šolman, Damir 22 – (1949-09-07)7 September 1949 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Jugoplastika
PG 13 Plećaš, Nikola 24 – (1948-01-10)10 January 1948 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Lokomotiva Zagreb
SG 14 Čermak, Dragutin 27 – (1944-10-12)12 October 1944 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Partizan
15 Marović, Milun 24 – (1947-09-15)15 September 1947 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Radnički Belgrade
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 27 August 1972

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • First Round – Defeated Dumar Fall (SEN), 4:1
  • Second Round – Lost to Anthony Richardson (HOL), 2:3

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Yugoslavia won the second Olympic handball tournament. In the first round, they defeated all three opponents (Japan, the United States, and Hungary to take first place in the group and join seven other teams in advancing to the second round. There, they defeated both of the other teams they played (West Germany and Romania). First place in the division earned Yugoslavia the chance to appear in the gold medal game, where they defeated Czechoslovakia.

Men's Team Competition:

  • Yugoslavia - Gold medal (6-0)

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Finn

  • Fabris Minski – 146.0 (→ 21st place)

Flying Dutchman

Alternate member:: Zoricic, Filip

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Two male shooters represented Yugoslavia in 1972.

Open
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Petar Bajić 50 m pistol 541 33
Zdravko Milutinović 50 m rifle, prone 593 30
50 metre rifle three positions 1144 10

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat – 56.91s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat – 2:05.88 (→ did not advance)

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

Preliminary round

Pool A
Nation　 Pld W D L GF GA
 United States 55003118
 Yugoslavia 54013524
 Cuba 53022823
 Romania 52033826
 Mexico 51042530
 Canada 50051450
August 27 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Yugoslavia  12-4  Canada 3-1 4-1 3-1 2-1
August 28 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Romania  7-8  Yugoslavia 3-2 2-1 2-2 0-3
August 29 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Mexico  3-5  Yugoslavia 0-1 1-1 1-3 1-0
August 30 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Yugoslavia  7-5  Cuba 0-2 3-1 2-1 2-1
August 31 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Yugoslavia  3-5  United States 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-1

Group I (Classification Gold – 6th)
Pos. Nation Pld W D L GF GA
1  Soviet Union 53202216
2  Hungary 53202318
3  United States 52122423
4  West Germany 50321318
5  Yugoslavia 51222024
6  Italy 50232126
August 31 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Yugoslavia  3-5  United States 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-1
September 1 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Yugoslavia  4-5  Soviet Union 1-2 0-2 2-0 1-1
September 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Yugoslavia  6-6  Italy 2-2 2-1 1-1 1-2
September 3 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Yugoslavia  2-4  Hungary 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-1
September 4 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Yugoslavia  5-4  West Germany 3-0 0-1 1-1 1-2

Team Roster

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Yugoslavia at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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