Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics
# Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 88 competitors, 83 men and 5 women, took part in 52 events in 14 sports.

On 26 July a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's handball match between Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Matija Ljubek | Canoeing | Men's 1000m Canadian Singles |
| Gold | Momir Petković | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight |
| Silver | Tadija Kačar | Boxing | Men's Light Middleweight |
| Silver | Ivan Frgić | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight |
| Silver | Krešimir Ćosić Dražen Dalipagić Mirza Delibašić Blagoja Georgievski Vinko Jelovac Željko Jerkov Dragan Kićanović Andro Knego Zoran Slavnić Damir Šolman Žarko Varajić Rajko Žižić | Basketball | Men's Team Competition |
| Bronze | Matija Ljubek | Canoeing | Men's C1 500m Canadian Singles |
| Bronze | Ace Rusevski | Boxing | Men's Lightweight |
| Bronze | Slavko Obadov | Judo | Men's Middleweight (80 kg) |

## Archery

In the first time the nation competed in Olympic archery, Yugoslavia entered one man. He came in ninth place, missing a top eight finish by only one point.

Men's Individual Competition:

* Bojan Postruznik – 2421 points (→ 9th place)

## Athletics

Men's 400 metres

* Josip Alebić

   * Heat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

* Luciano Sušanj

   * Heat — 1:47.82

   * Semi Final — 1:47.03

   * Final — 1:45.75 (→ 6th place)
* Milovan Savić

   * Heat — 1:47.73 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

* Dušan Janićijević

   * Heat — 28:48.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

* Danial Temim

   * Qualification — 2.10m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

* Nenad Stekić

   * Qualification — 7.82m

   * Final — 7.89m (→ 6th place)

Men's 20 km Race Walk

* Vinko Galušić — 1:34:46 (→ 24th place)

## Basketball

### Men's Team Competition

* Preliminary Round

   * Yugoslavia – Puerto Rico 84:63 (38:29)

   * Yugoslavia – Czechoslovakia 99:81 (51:43)

   * Yugoslavia – United States 93:112 (55:51)

   * Yugoslavia – Italy 88:87 (41:57)

   * Yugoslavia – Egypt 20:0 b.b.
* Semifinals

   * Yugoslavia – Soviet Union 89:84 (42:42)
* Final

   * Yugoslavia – United States 74:95 (38:50) → Silver Medal
* Team Roster

   * Blagoja Georgievski

   * Dragan Kićanović

   * Vinko Jelovac

   * Rajko Žižić

   * Željko Jerkov

   * Andro Knego

   * Zoran Slavnić

   * Krešimir Ćosić

   * Damir Šolman

   * Žarko Varajić

   * Dražen Dalipagić

   * Mirza Delibašić

## Boxing

Lightweight (– 60 kg)

* Ace Rusevski → Bronze Medal
   * First round
      * Defeated Gerard Hamill (IRL) 4-1
   * Second round
      * Defeated Roberto Andino (PUR) RSC-3
   * Third round
      * Defeated Reinaldo Valiente (CUB) 5-0
   * Quarterfinals
      * Defeated Yves Jeudy (HAI) RSC-2
   * Semifinals
      * Lost to Howard Davis (USA) 0-5

## Cycling

Two cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1976.

### Sprint

* Vlado Fumić — 21st place

### 1000m time trial

* Vlado Fumić — 1:13.037 (→ 24th place)

### Individual pursuit

* Bojan Ropret — 22nd place

## Water polo

### Men's Team Competition

* Team Roster

   * Boško Lozica

   * Damir Polić

   * Dejan Dabović

   * Đuro Savinović

   * Dušan Antunović

   * Miloš Marković

   * Ozren Bonačić

   * Predrag Manojlović

   * Siniša Belamarić

   * Uroš Marović

   * Zoran Kačić
