Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
# Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Silver | Franjo Mihalić | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
| Silver | Sava Antić Ibrahim Biogradlić Mladen Koščak Dobroslav Krstić Luka Liposinović Muhamed Mujić Zlatko Papec Petar Radenković Nikola Radović Ivan Santek Dragoslav Šekularac Ljubiša Spajić Todor Veselinović Blagoje Vidinić | Football (Soccer) | Men's Team Competition |
| Silver | Ivo Cipci Tomislav Franjković Vlado Ivković Zdravko Ježić Hrvoje Kačić Zdravko Kovačić Lovro Radonjić Marijan Žužej | Water Polo | Men's Team Competition |

## 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
