Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Yugoslavia competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States which took place from 29 July to 12 August 1984. Yugoslav athletes had competed in every Summer Olympic Games since their official debut in 1920. The Yugoslav Olympic Committee (JOK) sent a delegation of 139 athletes, 105 men and 34 women, competing in 16 sports, down from 164 competitors in 1980. Due to the Soviet-led boycott, Yugoslavia was one of only three Communist countries to take part at the Games, along with China and Romania.
Jasna Ptujec is a former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player born in Croatian-Slovenian family. who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Ljubinka Janković is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Ljiljana Vučević, née Mugoša, is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Svetlana Antić, née Mugoša, is a Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Pavle "Pavao" Jurina was a Croatian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was elected three times as best Yugoslav player
Zdravko Rađenović is a Bosnian retired handball player and former president of the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who competed for the Yugoslavia national handball team in two Olympic tournaments.
Biserka Višnjić is a former Croatian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics for the Yugoslavia women's national handball team and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Katica Ileš is a former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player of Hungarian who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Svetlana Kitić is a Bosnian Serb retired professional handball player who competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia, and was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in the early 2000s. In 2010, she was voted the best female handball player ever by the IHF.
Mirjana Ognjenović is a former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Goran Perkovac is a Croatian handball coach and former player who is the most recently head coach of the Croatia national team.
Larysa Aleksandrivna Karlova is a former Soviet handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. One of the most outstanding players in the history of handball.
Svetlana Anastasovska-Obućina is a former handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Mirjana Đurica is a former Yugoslav/Serbian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
The Austria women's national handball team is the national team of Austria. It is governed by the Austrian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.
Tatyana Dshandshgava, néeShalimova is a Kazakhstani and Russian former handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics, for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and for Austria in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Per Magnus Andersson is a Swedish handball manager and former player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was voted as the best Swedish handballer on four occasions.
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