Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Yugoslavia at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg
IOC code YUG
NOC Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Munich
Competitors126 (113 men, 13 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Mirko Sandić
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (1992–)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (1992–)
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Flag of Macedonia.svg  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 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 126 competitors, 113 men and 13 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mate Parlov Boxing Men's Light-Heavyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Zoran Živković
Abas Arslanagić
Miroslav Pribanić
Đorđe Lavrnić
Slobodan Mišković
Hrvoje Horvat
Branislav Pokrajac
Zdravko Miljak
Milan Lazarević
Nebojša Popović
Zdenko Zorko
Dobrivoje Selec
Albin Vidović
Handball Men's Team Competition
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Josip Čorak Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Zvonimir Vujin Boxing Men's Light-Welterweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Milovan Nenadić Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat – 1:48.1
  • Semifinals – 1:49.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat – 3:52.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Heat – DNS (→ did not advance)

Basketball

Men's team competition

  • Defeated Italy (85-78)
  • Defeated Poland (85-64)
  • Lost to Puerto Rico (74-79)
  • Defeated Philippines (117-76)
  • Defeated West Germany (81-56)
  • Defeated Senegal (73-57)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (67-74)
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (66-63)
  • 5th/6th place: Defeated Puerto Rico (86-70) → Fifth place
Team roster
Yugoslavia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
SG 4 Tvrdić, Ratomir 28 – (1943-09-14)14 September 19431.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Jugoplastika Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
SG 5 Simonović, Ljubodrag 23 – (1949-01-01)1 January 19491.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Crvena zvezda Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
6 Jelovac, Vinko 23 – (1948-09-18)18 September 19482.08 m (6 ft 10 in) AŠK Olimpija Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
C 7 Knežević, Žarko 25 – (1947-07-17)17 July 19472.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Partizan Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
8 Damnjanović, Miroljub 21 – (1950-11-25)25 November 19502.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Radnički Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
9 Kapičić, Dragan 24 – (1948-08-07)7 August 19481.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Crvena zvezda Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
PG 10 Georgievski, Blagoja 21 – (1950-10-15)15 October 19501.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Rabotnički Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
C 11 Ćosić, Krešimir 23 – (1948-11-26)26 November 19482.11 m (6 ft 11 in) BYU Flag of the United States.svg
SF 12 Šolman, Damir 22 – (1949-09-07)7 September 19492.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Jugoplastika Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
PG 13 Plećaš, Nikola 24 – (1948-01-10)10 January 19481.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Lokomotiva Zagreb Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
SG 14 Čermak, Dragutin 27 – (1944-10-12)12 October 19441.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Partizan Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
15 Marović, Milun 24 – (1947-09-15)15 September 19472.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Radnički Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 27 August 1972

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight ( 71 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Gymnastics

Handball

Yugoslavia won the second Olympic handball tournament. In the first round, they defeated all three opponents (Japan, the United States, and Hungary to take first place in the group and join seven other teams in advancing to the second round. There, they defeated both of the other teams they played (West Germany and Romania). First place in the division earned Yugoslavia the chance to appear in the gold medal game, where they defeated Czechoslovakia.

Men's Team Competition:

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Finn

Flying Dutchman

Alternate member:: Zoricic, Filip

Shooting

Two male shooters represented Yugoslavia in 1972.

Open
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Petar Bajić 50 m pistol 54133
Zdravko Milutinović 50 m rifle, prone 59330
50 metre rifle three positions 114410

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat – 56.91s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat – 2:05.88 (→ did not advance)

Water polo

Men's team competition

Preliminary round

Pool A

Nation PldWDLGFGA
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 55003118
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 54013524
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 53022823
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 52033826
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 51042530
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 50051450
August 271st2nd3rd4th
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg12-4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3-14-13-12-1
August 281st2nd3rd4th
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg7-8Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 3-22-12-20-3
August 291st2nd3rd4th
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3-5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 0-11-11-31-0
August 301st2nd3rd4th
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg7-5Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0-23-12-12-1
August 311st2nd3rd4th
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg3-5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0-11-11-21-1

Group I (Classification Gold – 6th)

Pos.NationPldWDLGFGA
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 53202216
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53202318
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52122423
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 50321318
5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 51222024
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 50232126
August 311st2nd3rd4th
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg3-5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0-11-11-21-1
September 11st2nd3rd4th
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg4-5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1-20-22-01-1
September 21st2nd3rd4th
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg6-6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2-22-11-11-2
September 31st2nd3rd4th
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg2-4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0-11-10-11-1
September 41st2nd3rd4th
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg5-4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3-00-11-11-2

Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Yugoslavia at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2014.