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Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Yugoslavia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under the IOC country code YUG. It was the thirteenth appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1912.

Medals

   Gold       Silver       Bronze    Total
Yugoslavia 2 1 2 5

Yugoslavia finished in 20th position in the final medal rankings

Gold

Silver

  • Josip Čorak — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight

Bronze

Results by event

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)

Sailing

Finn:

  • Fabris Minski - 146.0 (→ 21st place)

Flying Dutchman:

  • Anton Grego, Simo Nikolic - 63.7 (→ 5th place)

Alternate member::Zoricic, Filip

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
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