Yugoslavia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Yugoslavia at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg
IOC code YUG
NOC Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Competitors69 (59 men, 10 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Branislav Simić
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (1992–)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (1992–)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)
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Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia (1996–)
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Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro (2008–)
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo (2016–)

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 69 competitors, 59 men and 10 women, took part in 54 events in 11 sports. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Miroslav Cerar Gymnatics Men's Pommeled Horse
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Đurđica Bjedov Swimming Women's 100m Breaststroke
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ozren Bonačić
Dejan Dabović
Zdravko Hebel
Zoran Janković
Ronald Lopatny
Uroš Marović
Đorđe Perišić
Miroslav Poljak
Mirko Sandić
Karlo Stipanić
Ivo Trumbić
Water Polo Men's Team Competition
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Đurđica Bjedov Swimming Women's 200m Breaststroke
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Stevan Horvat Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Dragutin Čermak
Krešimir Ćosić
Vladimir Cvetković
Ivo Daneu
Radivoj Korać
Zoran Marojević
Nikola Plećaš
Trajko Rajković
Dragoslav Ražnatović
Petar Skansi
Damir Šolman
Aljoša Žorga
Basketball Men's Team Competition
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Zvonimir Vujin Boxing Men's Lightweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Branislav Simić Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Four male cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Gymnastics

Sailing

Shooting

Four shooters, all men, represented Yugoslavia in 1968.

50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Defeated United Arab Republic (13:2)
  • Tied with East Germany (4:4)
  • Defeated Mexico (9:0)
  • Defeated Netherlands (7:4)
  • Lost to Italy (4:5)
  • Defeated Greece (11:1)
  • Defeated Japan (17:2)
  • Defeated Hungary (8:6)
  • Defeated Soviet Union (13:11) → Med 1.png Gold Medal

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Yugoslavia at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2014.