Yugoslavia at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Yugoslavia at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Yugoslavia at the; 1936 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Berlin, Nazi Germany ; 1–16 August 1936
Competitors	93 in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Milan Stepišnik
Medals ; Ranked 25th	Gold0Silver1Bronze0Total1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1920 ; 1924 ; 1928 ; 1932 ; 1936 ; 1948 ; 1952 ; 1956 ; 1960 ; 1964 ; 1968 ; 1972 ; 1976 ; 1980 ; 1984 ; 1988 ; 1992; 1996 ; 2000 ;
Other related appearances
	Serbia (1912, 2008–); Croatia (1992–); Slovenia (1992–); Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–); Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S); North Macedonia (1996–); Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006); Montenegro (2008–); Kosovo (2016–)

Last updated June 24, 2025

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 93 competitors, 78 men and 15 women, took part in 59 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Leon Štukelj	Gymnastics	Men's rings

Athletics

Yugoslavia's athletics team had 21 athletes (16 men and 5 women).

Men's 100 metres

Julije Bauer

Men's 800 metres

Emil Goršek
Karlo Nikhazi

Men's 1500 metres

Men's 5000 metres

Ivan Krevs

Men's 110 metres hurdles

Vane Ivanović

Men's 400 metres hurdles

Men's marathon

Stane Šporn

Men's long jump

Ivo Buratović

Men's triple jump

Jovan Mikić

Men's high jump

Hans Mohr

Men's pole vault

Jaša Bakov

Men's shot put

Aleksa Kovačević

Men's discus throw

Veljko Narančić

Men's javelin throw

Rudolf Markušić

Men's hammer throw

Women's 100 metres

Women's 80 metres hurdles

Zulejka Stefanini

Women's discus throw

Vera Neferović

Women's javelin throw

Jelica Stanojević

Canoeing

Cycling

Four cyclists, all men, represented Yugoslavia in 1936.

Individual road race

Team road race

Diving

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Branko Ziherl	3 m springboard	125.26	10
Branko Ziherl	10 m platform	78.28	20

Fencing

12 fencers, 10 men and 2 women, represented Yugoslavia in 1936.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Branko Tretinjak, Edo Marion, Mirko Koršič, Marjan Pengov, Aleksandar Nikolić, Vlado Mažuranić

Men's épée

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Krešo Tretinjak, Milivoj Radović, Eugen Jakobčič, Edo Marion, Pavao Pintarić

Women's foil

Gymnastics

Rowing

Yugoslavia had 14 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[2]

Men's single sculls

Davor Jelaska

Men's double sculls

Men's coxed pair

Men's coxed four

Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

One shooter represented Yugoslavia in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

Lazar Jovanović

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Draško Vilfan	100 m freestyle	1:00.5	1 Q	1:00.5	=5	Did not advance
Draško Vilfan	100 m backstroke	1:11.7	3 Q	1:13.3	6	Did not advance
Draško Vilfan Tone Gazzari Zmaj Defilipis Tone Cerer	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	—		9:40.3	4	Did not advance

Water polo

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

↑ "Yugoslavia at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yugoslavia Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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[sports-reference-1] "Yugoslavia at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yugoslavia Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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