Yugoslavia at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Yugoslavia at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg
IOC code YUG
NOC Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Paris
Competitors37 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Stanko Perpar
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (1912, 2008–)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (1992–)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (1992–)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)
Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia (1996–)
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro (2008–)
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo (2016–)

Athletes from the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. For the first time in history the country won medals.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Leon Štukelj Gymnastics Men's All-Around Competition
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Leon Štukelj Gymnastics Men's Horizontal Bar

Athletics

Five athletes represented Yugoslavia in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Peroslav Ferković Decathlon N/A5517.92518
Đuro Gašpar Decathlon N/ADid not finish
Veljko Narančić Shot put N/A13.2156Did not advance
Discus throw N/A37.358Did not advance
Stanko Perpar 200 m Unknown3Did not advance
Aleksa Spahić Pentathlon N/AElim-3

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Road cycling

Men
CyclistEventFinal
ResultRank
Ðuro Ðukanović Time trial 7:17:23.635
Josip Kosmatin 7:18:24.037
Koloman Sović 7:21:35.041
Milan Truban 7:53:40.050
Ðuro Dukanović
Josip Kosmatin
Koloman Sović
Milan Truban
Team time trial 21:57:22.610

Equestrian

A single equestrian represented Yugoslavia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Seunig finished last in the dressage event.

EquestrianEventFinal
ScoreRank
Vladimir Seunig Dressage 167.624

Football

Yugoslavia competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924.

Team Roster
Round 1
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg7–0Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia
Vidal Soccerball shade.svg20'
Scarone Soccerball shade.svg23'
Cea Soccerball shade.svg50'Soccerball shade.svg80'
Petrone Soccerball shade.svg35'Soccerball shade.svg61'
Romano Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report
Stade Olympique, Colombes
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Georges Vallat (FRA)
Final rank
17th

Gymnastics

Eight gymnasts represented Yugoslavia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Leon Štukelj took the gold medal in the horizontal bar to become Yugoslavia's first Olympic medalist (and first champion) in any sport; he would go on to finish first overall and take the all-around gold medal.

Artistic

GymnastEventFinal
ScoreRank
Stane Derganc All-around 95.29330
Horizontal bar 12.10058
Parallel bars 18.9240
Pommel horse 19.9306
Rings 18.49327
Rope climbing 8 (9.4 s)24
Sidehorse vault 9.855
Vault 8.0026
Stane Hlastan All-around 81.24944
Horizontal bar 15.06638
Parallel bars 19.0536
Pommel horse 16.33036
Rings 17.54348
Rope climbing 0 (13.4 s)66
Sidehorse vault 9.864
Vault 3.4062
Mihael Oswald All-around 91.06636
Horizontal bar 14.28042
Parallel bars 16.8557
Pommel horse 16.13037
Rings 19.16023
Rope climbing 8 (9.4 s)24
Sidehorse vault 8.9338
Vault 7.71628
Rastko Poljšak All-around 77.66545
Horizontal bar 13.53647
Parallel bars 18.0051
Pommel horse 15.22042
Rings 15.33350
Rope climbing 4 (10.4 s)45
Sidehorse vault 7.9658
Vault 3.61661
Janez Porenta All-around 100.17220
Horizontal bar 14.16644
Parallel bars 18.9041
Pommel horse 18.27018
Rings 19.56021
Rope climbing 10 (8.4 s)6
Sidehorse vault 9.51619
Vault 9.766
Josip Primožič All-around 77.39347
Horizontal bar 13.46048
Parallel bars 19.4234
Pommel horse 12.63051
Rings 14.58355
Rope climbing 3 (10.8 s)47
Sidehorse vault 8.5545
Vault 5.7549
Leon Štukelj All-around 110.340Gold medal icon.svg
Horizontal bar 19.730Gold medal icon.svg
Parallel bars 20.4020
Pommel horse 19.37010
Rings 21.3304
Rope climbing 10 (8.6 s)10
Sidehorse vault 9.6017
Vault 9.914
Stane Žilič All-around 95.52329
Horizontal bar 16.33028
Parallel bars 19.0037
Pommel horse 15.74038
Rings 18.23328
Rope climbing 10 (8.0 s)5
Sidehorse vault 9.0634
Vault 7.1639
Leon Štukelj
Janez Porenta
Stane Žilič
Stane Derganc
Mihael Oswald
Stane Hlastan
Rastko Poljšak
Josip Primožič
Team 762.1014

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men
SwimmerEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ivo Pavelić 400 m freestyle 3:28.46Did not advance
Ante Roje 1500 m freestyle DNFDid not advance
Đura Sentđerđi 400 m freestyle 6:41.44Did not advance
Vlado Smokvina 100 m freestyle 1:11.65Did not advance
Atilije Venturini 400 m freestyle 6:28.03Did not advance
Ivo Arčanin
Ante Roje
Vlado Smokvina
Atilije Venturini
4×200 m freestyle relay 12:02.43Did not advance

Tennis

Men
AthleteEventRound of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Rank
Đorđe Dunđerski Singles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gilbert  (GBR)
L 6–8, 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Did not advance

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Men's
AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFifth roundSixth roundSeventh roundEighth roundRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Nikola Grbić Middleweight Flag of Sweden.svg  Nilsson  (SWE)
W
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Veuve  (SUI)
W
Flag of Latvia.svg  Vilciņš  (LAT)
W
Flag of Finland.svg  Lindfors  (FIN)
L
Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Okulicz-Kozaryn  (POL)
W
Flag of Finland.svg  Westerlund  (FIN)
L
Did not advance=5
Stevan Nađ Light heavyweight Flag of Finland.svg  Pellinen  (FIN)
L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Misset  (NED)
L
Did not advance=12

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