Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Yugoslavia at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Yugoslavia at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
	Flag of FPR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG; (JUG used at these Games)
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	35 (32 men, 3 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Zdravko Kovačić
Medals ; Ranked 26th	Gold0Silver3Bronze0Total3
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

Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Yugoslav athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Franjo Mihalić	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Silver	Sava Antić Ibrahim Biogradlić Mladen Koščak Dobroslav Krstić Luka Liposinović Muhamed Mujić Zlatko Papec Petar Radenković Nikola Radović Ivan Santek Dragoslav Šekularac Ljubiša Spajić Todor Veselinović Blagoje Vidinić	Football (Soccer)	Men's Team Competition
Silver	Ivo Cipci Tomislav Franjković Vlado Ivković Zdravko Ježić Hrvoje Kačić Zdravko Kovačić Lovro Radonjić Marijan Žužej	Water Polo	Men's Team Competition

Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles

Stanko Lorger

Heat — 14.6s
Semifinals — 14.6s
Final — 14.5s (→ 5th place)

Men's Marathon

Franjo Mihalić — 2:26:32 (→ Silver Medal)

Cycling

Individual road race

Veselin Petrović — 5:26:58 (→ 26th place)

Football

Men's Team Competition

First Round:

Yugoslavia free

Quarterfinals:

Yugoslavia – United States 9:1 (5:1)

Semifinals:

Yugoslavia – India 4:1 (0:0)

Final:

Yugoslavia – USSR 0:1 (0:0)

Team Roster:

Rowing

Yugoslavia had one male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.^[2]

Men's single sculls

Perica Vlašić

Shooting

One shooter represented Yugoslavia in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions

Zlatko Mašek

50 m rifle, prone

Zlatko Mašek

Swimming

Water polo

Wrestling

References

↑ "Yugoslavia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yugoslavia Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

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[sports-reference-1] "Yugoslavia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yugoslavia Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

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[2]

v t e Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden
Africa	(Egypt)* Ethiopia Kenya Liberia Nigeria South Africa Uganda
America	Argentina Bahamas Bermuda Brazil British Guiana Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Jamaica Mexico Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Afghanistan Burma (Cambodia)* Ceylon Republic of China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan South Korea Malaya North Borneo Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Europe	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg (Netherlands)* Norway Poland Portugal Romania Soviet Union (Spain)* Sweden (Switzerland)* Turkey Yugoslavia
Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand
Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only)

Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of FPR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG (JUG used at these Games)
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	35 (32 men, 3 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Zdravko Kovačić
Medals Ranked 26th	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 0 Total 3
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–)