Yugoslavia at the Olympics

For Yugoslavia at the Olympics between 1996–2002, see Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics.
Yugoslavia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Yugoslavia
IOC code  YUG
NOC Yugoslav Olympic Committee
Olympic history
Summer Games
Winter Games
Other related appearances
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)
Croatia (1992–)
Independent Olympic Participants (1992S)
Kosovo (2016–)
Macedonia (1996–)
Montenegro (2008–)
Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)
Serbia (1912; 2008–)
Slovenia (1992–)

Teams from Yugoslavia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920. Previously, several athletes from Croatia, Slovenia and Vojvodina had competed for Austria or Hungary when those countries were part of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. A small team of two athletes had competed distinctly for Serbia at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Yugoslavia has been the designation for Olympic teams from three distinct national entities:

Two of the successor nations (Croatia and Slovenia) began to compete as independent teams at the Olympics starting at the 1992 Winter Games and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1992 Summer Games and as of the 2008 Summer Olympics, all six successor nations, former socialist republics, have participated independently. Kosovo, a former autonomous province, will make its Olympic debut as an independent national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Timeline of participation

The Yugoslav Olympic Committee was established in Zagreb in 1919 (recognized by the IOC in 1920), before moving to Belgrade in 1927, and it took the place of the Serbian Olympic Committee in the Association of National Olympic Committees. During the dissolution of Yugoslavia, several new committees were formed in the break-away countries, while FR Yugoslavia inherited the place of the YOC. Nowadays, Serbia is considered the only direct successor of Yugoslavia.[1]

Date Team
1912  Serbia (SRB)
1920–1988  Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 W–  Croatia (CRO)  Slovenia (SLO)
1992 S  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)  Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)
1996–2006  Macedonia (MKD)  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
2008–  Serbia (SRB)  Montenegro (MNE)
2016–  Serbia (SRB)  Kosovo (KOS)

Hosted Games

Yugoslavia has hosted the Games on one occasion.

Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events
1984 Winter Olympics Sarajevo 8 – 19 February 49 1,272 39

Medal tables

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 15 0 0 0 0
France 1924 Paris 42 2 0 0 2 14
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam 34 1 1 3 5 21
United States 1932 Los Angeles 1 0 0 0 0
Germany 1936 Berlin 93 0 1 0 1 25
United Kingdom 1948 London 90 0 2 0 2 24
Finland 1952 Helsinki 87 1 2 0 3 21
Australia 1956 Melbourne 35 0 3 0 3 26
Italy 1960 Rome 116 1 1 0 2 18
Japan 1964 Tokyo 75 2 1 2 5 19
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 69 3 3 2 8 16
West Germany 1972 Munich 126 2 1 2 5 20
Canada 1976 Montreal 88 2 3 3 8 16
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow 164 2 3 4 9 14
United States 1984 Los Angeles 139 7 4 7 18 9
South Korea 1988 Seoul 155 3 4 5 12 16
Total 26 29 28 83 33

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
France 1924 Chamonix 4 0 0 0 0
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz 6 0 0 0 0
United States 1932 Lake Placid did not participate
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 17 0 0 0 0
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 17 0 0 0 0
Norway 1952 Oslo 6 0 0 0 0
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 17 0 0 0 0
United States 1960 Squaw Valley did not participate
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 31 0 0 0 0
France 1968 Grenoble 30 0 0 0 0
Japan 1972 Sapporo 26 0 0 0 0
Austria 1976 Innsbruck 28 0 0 0 0
United States 1980 Lake Placid 15 0 0 0 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 72 0 1 0 1 14
Canada 1988 Calgary 22 0 2 1 3 14
France 1992 Albertville 25 0 0 0 0
Total 0 3 1 4 37

Medals by summer sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Gymnastics 5 2 4 11
Wrestling 4 6 6 16
Water polo 3 4 0 7
Boxing 3 2 6 11
Handball 3 1 1 5
Canoeing 2 2 1 5
Shooting 2 0 1 3
Basketball 1 4 2 7
Football 1 3 1 5
Rowing 1 1 3 5
Swimming 1 1 0 2
Athletics 0 2 0 2
Table tennis 0 1 1 2
Judo 0 0 2 2
Total 26 29 28 83

Medals by winter sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Alpine skiing 0 2 0 2
Ski jumping 0 1 1 2
Total 0 3 1 4

See also

References

  1. History at Serbian Olympic Committee official website, retrieved 18-1-2014

External links

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