Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
| Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | YUG | ||||||||
| NOC | Yugoslav Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| in Munich | |||||||||
| Competitors | 126 (113 men, 13 women) in 15 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Mirko Sandić | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
| Other related appearances | |||||||||
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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]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Parlov, MateMate Parlov | Boxing | Men's Light-Heavyweight |
| Gold | Živković, ZoranZoran 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 | Čorak, JosipJosip Čorak | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight |
 Bronze | Vujin, ZvonimirZvonimir Vujin | Boxing | Men's Light-Welterweight |
| Bronze | Nenadić, MilovanMilovan Nenadić | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight |
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Jože Medjumurec
- Heat – 1:48.1
- Semifinals – 1:49.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Jože Medjumurec
- Heat – 3:52.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Heat – DNS (→ did not advance)
Basketball
Men's team competition
- Preliminary Round
- 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)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (66-63)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Puerto Rico (86-70) → Fifth place
- Team roster:
Dragutin Čermak, Krešimir Ćosić, Miroljub Damjanović, Blagoja Georgievski, Vinko Jelovac, Dragan Kapičić, Žarko Knežević, Milun Marović, Nikola Plećaš, Ljubodrag Simonović, Damir Šolman, Rato Tvrdić, headcoach:
Boxing
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- First Round – Defeated Dumar Fall (SEN), 4:1
- Second Round – Lost to Anthony Richardson (HOL), 2:3
Canoeing
Cycling
Five cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1972.
- Radoš Čubrić – 43rd place
- Jože Valenčič – 51st place
- Eugen Pleško – did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Janez Zakotnik – did not finish (→ no ranking)
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:
- Yugoslavia - Gold medal (6-0)
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Finn
- Fabris Minski – 146.0 (→ 21st place)
Flying Dutchman
- Anton Grego and Simo Nikolic – 63.7 (→ 5th place)
Alternate member:: Zoricic, Filip
Shooting
Two male shooters represented Yugoslavia in 1972.
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 (Group A)
- Defeated Canada (12-4)
- Defeated Romania (8-7)
- Defeated Mexico (5-3)
- Defeated Cuba (7-5)
- Lost to United States (3-5)
- Final Round (Group I)
- Lost to Soviet Union (4-5)
- Drew with Italy (6-6)
- Lost to Hungary (2-4)
- Defeated West Germany (5-4) → Fifth place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ↑ "Yugoslavia at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014.