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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 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav Olympic Committee
The Yugoslav Olympic Committee ( hr, Jugoslavenski olimpijski komitet; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенски олимпијски комитет, Jugoslovenski olimpijski komitet, separator=" / "; sl, Jugoslovanski оlimpijski кomite; mk, Југословенски олимписки комитет, translit=Jugoslovenski olimpiski komitet) was the non-profit organization representing Yugoslav athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The YOC organized Yugoslavia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. It was established in Zagreb in 1919 (recognized by the IOC in 1920) as ''Jugoslavenski olimpijski odbor'', before moving to Belgrade in 1927, and it took the place of the Serbian Olympic Committee in the Association of National Olympic Committees. During the dissolution of Yugoslavia, several new committees were formed, while committee of newly formed Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (constituted by Serbia and Montenegro in 1992) kept the previous name, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Santek
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian and Montenegrin it is Иван, while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is Іван. The Old Church Slavonic (or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name , corresponding to English ''John''. This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek (''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The Greek name is in tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanko Lorger
Stanko Lorger (14 February 1931 – 25 April 2014) was a Yugoslav hurdler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... Bibliography -Andreou,Evangelos: ''"The star of champion shone..."'' Ed. EUARCE 2011 ("Stanko Lorger" p.24) Ευάγγελος Ανδρέου, ''Το αστέρι του πρωταθλητή άναψε... / ο βαλκανιονίκης του μεσοπολέμου Γιάννης Σκιαδάς'', EUARCE 2011 ("Λόργκερ, Στάνκο/Stanko Lorger" σ.24) References 1931 births 2014 deaths Slovenian male hurdlers Slovenian people of German descent Slovenian male sprinters Olympic athletes of Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1956 Summer Olympics
Ten nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Medallists Results For the team rosters see: '' Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads''. Preliminary round The preliminary round consisted of a round-robin tournament held in three groups. Each team played the other teams in its group once. Group A 28 November * 14:00 - Romania def. Australia, 4-2 * 19:30 - Yugoslavia def. Soviet Union, 3-2 29 November * 21:15 - Soviet Union def. Romania, 4-3 * 22:15 - Yugoslavia def. Australia, 9-1 30 November * 10:30 - Yugoslavia def. Romania, 3-2 * 16:00 - Soviet Union def. Australia, 3-0 Group B 28 November * 20:30 - United States def. Great Britain, 5-3 29 November * 15:45 - Hungary def. Great Britain, 6-1 30 November * 11:30 - Hungary def. United States, 6-2 Group C 28 November * 15:00 - Germany def. Singapore, 5-1 29 November * 16:45 - Italy def. Singapore, 7-1 30 November * 22:10 - Italy def. Germany, 4-2 Final round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marijan Žužej
Marijan Žužej (8 February 1934 – 18 December 2011) was a Croatian water polo player of Slovenian origin. He was part of the Yugoslavia teams that won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics and placed fourth in 1960. Žužej was born in Maribor to Slovenian parents and lost his father at early age. His mother and stepfather were doctors and fought with Yugoslav partisans during World War II. Žužej took up swimming and water polo in 1946, and in 1954 was included to the Yugoslav national team that won a bronze medal at European championships. In late 1957 he had a serious car accident. He recovered by the 1960 Olympics, but retired from competitions after that to become a water polo coach and administrator at his club HAVK Mladost. Besides water polo he worked as an architect in Slovenia and Austria. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovro Radonjić
Lovro Radonić (February 25, 1928 – July 31, 1990) was a Croat water polo player and butterfly swimmer who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Korčula, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Radonjić was part of the Yugoslav team which won the silver medal in the 1952 tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later he won again the silver medal with the Yugoslav team in the 1956 tournament. He played six matches. In 1960 he participated in the 200 metre butterfly competition but was eliminated in the first round. He was born in Korčula and died in Rijeka. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ... References External links * 1928 births 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrvoje Kačić
Hrvoje Kačić (13 January 1932 – 14 February 2023) was a Croatian water polo player, legal scholar and politician. Biography Kačić was born in Dubrovnik on 13 January 1932. At the age of 18, Kačić played for the Yugoslavia national water polo team at the 1950 European Water Polo Championship at which the team won bronze. During the 1950s he became out of favour with Yugoslavia's communist regime and had his passport confiscated on three occasions. He was jailed by the regime in 1952 which prevented him from joining the national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was also expelled from university. Kačić competed with the national team at the 1956 Summer Olympics, during which his friend and teammate Ivo Štakula defected to Australia. In 1957, he was awarded the Sportske novosti Croatian Sportsman of the Year. At the 1959 Mediterranean Games he won a gold medal. On the club level he was a long-time member of Croatian waterpolo club ''Jug'' from Dubrovnik, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdravko Ježić
Zdravko "Pusko" Ježić (17 August 1931 – 19 June 2005) was a Croats, Croatian chemist and water polo player. He was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav team that won silver medals at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and placed fourth in 1960. In 1958 Ježić received a degree in chemical technology from the University of Zagreb, and in 1960 started working for chemical industry. In 1962 he defended a PhD in organic chemical technology, and then spent a few years as a postdoctoral student at the University of Michigan. From 1966 until his retirement in 1992 he developed polymeric materials at Dow Chemical Company in the United States. He co-authored numerous scientific and technical papers and 13 patents. As a U.S. citizen, Ježić appeared in an Olympic-themed commercial for Dow Chemical during the 1988 Olympics. Ježić died in New York City in 2005. In 2010, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. See also * List of Olympic medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlado Ivković
Vlado () is a Slavic masculine given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Vlado Babić (born 1960), Serbian politician *Vlado Badžim (born 1964), Slovenian football player and football coach *Vlado Bagat (1915–1944), Croatian and Yugoslav soldier *Vlado Bojović (born 1952), Yugoslav handball player *Vlado Brinovec (1941–2006), Slovenian swimmer *Vlado Bučkovski (born 1962), Macedonian politician *Vlado Čapljić (born 1962), Bosnian football manager and former player *Vlado Chernozemski (1897 –1934), Bulgarian revolutionary *Vlado Dapčević (1917–2001), Montenegrin and Yugoslav communist and revolutionary *Vlado Dijak (1925–1988), Yugoslav poet and songwriter *Vlado Dimovski (born 1971), Slovenian economist, philosopher, politician, and university professor * Vlado Fumić (born 1956), Yugoslav cyclist *Vlado Georgiev (born 1976), Serbian recording artist * Vlado Glođović (born 1976), Serbian football referee *Vlado Goreski (born 1958), Macedonian sceno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomislav Franjković
Tomislav Franjković (May 19, 1931 – October 11, 2010) was a Croat water polo player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Yugoslav team which won the silver medal in the 1956 tournament. He played six matches. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ... ReferencesTomislav Franjković's obituary External links * 1931 births 2010 deaths Croatian male water polo players Yugoslav male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Yugoslavia Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{Yugoslavia-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football At The 1956 Summer Olympics
The association football tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was won by the Soviet Union. Background Following five withdrawals, the tournament featured three Eastern bloc teams and four from Asia. The other sides included in the draw were the United States, the United Team of Germany (which was ''de facto'' West Germany), Great Britain and the hosts Australia, competing in their first Olympic football tournament. The tendency of Eastern bloc countries to provide state-funding for their athletes put Western amateurs at a significant disadvantage. As a result, all Olympic football tournaments 1952 onwards were dominated by the Soviet Union and its satellites. Venues Final tournament First round Five of the sixteen qualified teams withdrew before the final draw: (who boycotted the Games to protest the reception of Taiwan), (who boycotted the Games to protest the Israeli, British and French invasion), , , and the recent World Cup runners-up , a nation that was cheere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blagoje Vidinić
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
