Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Yugoslav athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Men's 110m Hurdles
- Stanko Lorger
- Heat — 14.6s
- Semifinals — 14.6s
- Final — 14.5s (→ 5th place)
Men's Marathon
- Franjo Mihalić — 2:26:32 (→ Silver Medal)
Cycling
- Individual road race
- Veselin Petrović — 5:26:58 (→ 26th place)
Football
Men's Team Competition
- First Round:
- Yugoslavia free
- Quarterfinals:
- Yugoslavia – United States 9:1 (5:1)
- Semifinals:
- Yugoslavia – India 4:1 (0:0)
- Final:
- Yugoslavia – USSR 0:1 (0:0)
- Team Roster:
- Petar Radenković
- Mladen Koščak
- Nikola Radović
- Ivan Šantek
- Ljubiša Spajić
- Dobroslav Krstić
- Dragoslav Šekularac
- Zlatko Papec
- Sava Antić
- Todor Veselinović
- Muhamed Mujić
- Blagoje Vidinić
- Ibrahim Biogradlić
- Luka Lipošinović
- Joško Vidošević
- Vladica Popović
- Kruno Radiljević
Rowing
Yugoslavia had one male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.
- Men's single sculls
- Perica Vlašić
Shooting
One shooter represented Yugoslavia in 1956.
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Zlatko Mašek
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Zlatko Mašek
Swimming
Water polo
Wrestling
References
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
