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Yugoslavia at the
Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg
IOC code YUG
NOC Yugoslav Olympic Committee
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
28 34 35 97
Summer appearances
  • 1920
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
Winter appearances
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
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 (2004–2006)
 Montenegro (2008–)
 Kosovo (2016–)

Yugoslavia sent athletes to the Olympic Games for the first time in 1920. Before this, several athletes from Croatia, Slovenia and Vojvodina were on the Olympic teams of Austria or Hungary when those countries were part of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. A small team of two athletes been sent from the Serbia to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Yugoslavia has been the name for Olympic teams from three distinct nations:

Two of the nations that were at one time part of Yugoslavia, (Croatia and Slovenia), started sending their own teams to the Olympics at the 1992 Winter Olympics. As of the 2008 Summer Olympics, all six former parts of Yugoslavia were sending their own teams to the Games.

Timeline of participation at the Olympic Games

Nation Code First Games Last Games
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1920 1936
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia YUG 1948 1992 W
Croatia Croatia CRO 1992 W
SloveniaSlovenia SLO 1992 W
Olympic flag.svg Independent team IOP 1992 S
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH 1992 S
North Macedonia North Macedonia MKD 1996
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia YUG 1996 2002
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro SCG 2004 2006
Montenegro Montenegro MNE 2008
Serbia Serbia SRB 1912

Medal tables

These tables do not include Yugoslavia teams representing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).

Medals by Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1920 Antwerp 0 0 0 0
1924 Paris 2 0 0 2
1928 Amsterdam 1 1 3 5
1932 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0
1936 Berlin 0 1 0 1
1948 London 0 2 0 2
1952 Helsinki 1 2 0 3
1956 Melbourne 0 3 0 3
1960 Rome 1 1 0 2
1964 Tokyo 2 1 2 5
1968 Mexico City 3 3 2 8
1972 Munich 2 1 2 5
1976 Montreal 2 3 3 8
1980 Moscow 2 3 4 9
1984 Los Angeles 7 4 7 18
1988 Seoul 3 4 5 12
Totals 26 29 28 83

Medals by Winter Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1924 Chamonix 0 0 0 0
1928 St. Moritz 0 0 0 0
1932 Lake Placid did not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 0 0 0 0
1948 St. Moritz 0 0 0 0
1952 Oslo 0 0 0 0
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 0 0 0 0
1960 Squaw Valley did not participate
1964 Innsbruck 0 0 0 0
1968 Grenoble 0 0 0 0
1972 Sapporo 0 0 0 0
1976 Innsbruck 0 0 0 0
1980 Lake Placid 0 0 0 0
1984 Sarajevo (host nation) 0 1 0 1
1988 Calgary 0 2 1 3
1992 Albertville 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 3 1 4

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Gymnastics 5 2 4 11
Wrestling 4 6 6 16
Water polo 3 4 0 7
Boxing 3 2 6 11
Handball 3 1 1 5
Canoeing 2 2 1 5
Shooting 2 0 1 3
Basketball 1 4 2 7
Football 1 3 1 5
Rowing 1 1 3 5
Swimming 1 1 0 2
Alpine skiing 0 2 0 2
Athletics 0 2 0 2
Ski jumping 0 1 1 2
Table tennis 0 1 1 2
Judo 0 0 2 2
Totals 26 32 29 87

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See also

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