Yugoslavia at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yugoslavia at the Olympics
IOC code	YUG
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 42nd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 26 32 29 87
Summer appearances
1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988
Winter appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992
Other related appearances
Serbia (1912, 2008–)  Croatia (1992–)  Slovenia (1992–)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)  Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)  North Macedonia (1996–)  Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)  Montenegro (2008–)  Kosovo (2016–)

Teams from Yugoslavia first joined the Olympic Games in 1920. Before that, some athletes from areas like Croatia, Slovenia, and Vojvodina competed for Austria or Hungary. A small team from Serbia also competed in 1912.

The name Yugoslavia at the Olympics has meant three different countries over time:

• The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (also called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) from 1920 to 1936.
• The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 until the 1992 Winter Olympics.
• The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which was a union of only Montenegro and Serbia after Yugoslavia broke apart. This team competed from 1992 to 2002. However, due to a United Nations ban, they competed as Independent Olympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics and could not compete in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

After Yugoslavia broke up, new countries formed. Croatia and Slovenia started competing on their own at the 1992 Winter Games. Bosnia and Herzegovina joined at the 1992 Summer Games. By the 2008 Summer Olympics, all six former parts of Yugoslavia were competing independently. Kosovo, a former region, also made its Olympic debut in 2016.

How Yugoslavia Participated Over Time

The Yugoslav Olympic Committee started in 1919 in Zagreb. It was recognized by the IOC in 1920. Later, it moved to Belgrade in 1927. This committee took over from the Serbian Olympic Committee.

When Yugoslavia broke apart, new Olympic committees were created in the new countries. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, made up of Serbia and Montenegro, started competing in 1996. For the 1996 and 2000 Games, they used the same code, Yugoslavia (YUG). In 2003, this country changed its name to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. They used the code SCG at the 2004 Games.

Date	Team
1912	as part of  Austria				Serbia (SRB)
1920–1936	Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG)
1948–1988	SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 W	Croatia (CRO)	Slovenia (SLO)	SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 S			Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)
1994				ban on participation by the UN
1996–2006				North Macedonia (MKD)	FR Yugoslavia (YUG)/  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
2008–2014					Serbia (SRB)		Montenegro (MNE)
2016–					Serbia (SRB)	Kosovo (KOS)

Games Hosted by Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia hosted the Olympic Games one time.

Olympic Medals Won by Yugoslavia

*A red border means the games were held in Yugoslavia.

*Yugoslavia hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, which is now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Medals from Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1920 Antwerp 15 0 0 0 0 – 1924 Paris 42 2 0 0 2 14 1928 Amsterdam 34 1 1 3 5 21 1932 Los Angeles 1 0 0 0 0 – 1936 Berlin 93 0 1 0 1 25 1948 London 90 0 2 0 2 24 1952 Helsinki 87 1 2 0 3 21 1956 Melbourne 35 0 3 0 3 26 1960 Rome 116 1 1 0 2 18 1964 Tokyo 75 2 1 2 5 19 1968 Mexico City 69 3 3 2 8 16 1972 Munich 126 2 1 2 5 20 1976 Montreal 88 2 3 3 8 16 1980 Moscow 164 2 3 4 9 14 1984 Los Angeles 139 7 4 7 18 9 1988 Seoul 155 3 4 5 12 16 Total 26 29 28 83 40

Medals from Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix 4 0 0 0 0 – 1928 St. Moritz 6 0 0 0 0 – 1932 Lake Placid did not participate 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 17 0 0 0 0 – 1948 St. Moritz 17 0 0 0 0 – 1952 Oslo 6 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 17 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Squaw Valley did not participate 1964 Innsbruck 31 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Grenoble 30 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Sapporo 26 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Innsbruck 28 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Lake Placid 15 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Sarajevo 72 0 1 0 1 14 1988 Calgary 22 0 2 1 3 14 1992 Albertville 25 0 0 0 0 – Total 0 3 1 4 41

Key Medal Winners

Here are some of the athletes who won medals for Yugoslavia at the Olympics. Many more athletes also won medals!

Summer Olympics Medalists

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Štukelj, LeonLeon Štukelj	1924 Paris	Gymnastics	Men's all-around competition
1 Gold	Štukelj, LeonLeon Štukelj	1924 Paris	Gymnastics	Men's horizontal bars
1 Gold	Štukelj, LeonLeon Štukelj	1928 Amsterdam	Gymnastics	Men's rings
2 Silver	Primožič, JosipJosip Primožič	1928 Amsterdam	Gymnastics	Men's parallel bars
3 Bronze	Štukelj, LeonLeon Štukelj	1928 Amsterdam	Gymnastics	Men's all-around competition
3 Bronze	Derganc, StaneStane Derganc	1928 Amsterdam	Gymnastics	Men's vault
2 Silver	Men's football team Šoštarić, FranjoFranjo Šoštarić Miroslav Brozović Branko Stanković Zlatko Čajkovski Aleksandar Atanacković Prvoslav Mihajlović Rajko Mitić Franjo Wölfl Stjepan Bobek Željko Čajkovski Ljubomir Lovrić Zvonimir Cimermančić Bernard Vukas Ivan Jazbinšek Ratko Kacian Frane Matošić Bela Palfi Miodrag Jovanović Kosta Tomašević Josip Takač Božo Broketa Aleksandar Petrović	1948 London	Football	Men's tournament
1 Gold	Men's football team Anković, AndrijaAndrija Anković Vladimir Durković Milan Galić Fahrudin Jusufi Tomislav Knez Borivoje Kostić Aleksandar Kozlina Dusan Maravić Željko Matuš Željko Perušić Novak Roganović Velimir Sombolac Milutin Šoškić Silvester Takač Blagoje Vidinić Ante Žanetić	1960 Rome	Football	Men's tournament
1 Gold	Ljubek, MatijaMatija Ljubek	1976 Montreal	Canoeing	Men's 1000m Canadian singles
1 Gold	Women's handball team Svetlana Anastasovska Alenka Cuderman Svetlana Dašić Slavica Đukić Dragica Đurić Mirjana Đurica Emilija Erčić Ljubinka Janković Jasna Kolar-Merdan Ljiljana Mugoša Svetlana Mugoša Mirjana Ognjenović Zorica Pavićević Jasna Ptujec Biserka Višnjić	1984 Los Angeles	Handball	Women's tournament
1 Gold	Maksimović, GoranGoran Maksimović	1988 Seoul	Shooting	Men's air rifle
1 Gold	Šekarić, JasnaJasna Šekarić	1988 Seoul	Shooting	Women's air pistol

As Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Aleksandra Ivošev	1996 Atlanta	Shooting	Women's 50m rifle 3 positions
2 Silver	Men's basketball team Miroslav Berić Dejan Bodiroga Predrag Danilović Vlade Divac Aleksandar Đorđević Nikola Lončar Saša Obradović Žarko Paspalj Željko Rebrača Zoran Savić Dejan Tomašević Milenko Topić	1996 Atlanta	Basketball	Men's tournament
3 Bronze	Aleksandra Ivošev	1996 Atlanta	Shooting	Women's 10m air rifle

As Independent Olympic Participants

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Jasna Šekarić	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	Women's 10m air pistol
3 Bronze	Aranka Binder	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	Women's 10m air rifle

Winter Olympics Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Jure Franko	1984 Sarajevo	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
2 Silver	Svet, MatejaMateja Svet	1988 Calgary	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
3 Bronze	Debelak, MatjažMatjaž Debelak	1988 Calgary	Ski Jumping	Men's individual large hill

Medal Counts After Yugoslavia

This table shows the total medals won by Yugoslavia and the countries that used to be part of it, up to the 2024 Summer Olympics.

	Summer Games					Winter Games					Combined total
Team (IOC code)	No.					No.					No.
Serbia (SRB) (1912, 2008–current)	6	9	8	12	29	4	0	0	0	0	10	9	8	12	29
Yugoslavia (YUG) (1920–1992 w)	16	26	29	28	83	14	0	3	1	4	30	26	32	29	87
Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) (1992 s)	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) (1996–2006)	3	2	4	3	9	3	0	0	0	0	6	2	4	3	9
Croatia (CRO) (1992–current)	9	16	15	17	48	9	4	6	1	11	18	20	21	18	59
Slovenia (SLO) (1992–current)	9	10	10	11	31	9	4	8	12	24	18	14	18	23	55
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) (1992 s –current)	9	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0
North Macedonia (MKD) (1996–current)	8	0	1	1	2	7	0	0	0	0	15	0	1	1	2
Montenegro (MNE) (2008–current)	5	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	1
Kosovo (KOS) (2016–current)	3	3	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	1	5
Total	26	66	70	75	211	22	8	17	14	39	48	74	87	89	250

See Also

In Spanish: Yugoslavia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Yugoslavia at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Yugoslavia
• Yugoslavia at the Paralympics
• List of Yugoslav Olympic medalists