Athletes from the

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competed at the

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. 87 competitors, 77 men and 10 women, took part in 48 events in 11 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Football

Gymnastics

Rowing

Yugoslavia had 13 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1952. ; Men's coxless four * Duje Bonačić * Velimir Valenta * Mate Trojanović * Petar Šegvić ; Men's eight * Ladislav Matetić * Branko Belačić * Vladimir Horvat * Vojko Šeravić * Karlo Pavlenč * Boris Beljak * Stanko Despot *

Drago Husjak Drago Husjak (4 March 1926 – 3 September 1987) was a Croatian rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officiall ...

* Zdenko Bego (cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Yugoslavia in 1952. ;

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* Edvard Delorenco * Rudolf Vuk ; 300 m rifle, three positions *

Jovan Kratohvil Jovan Kratohvil (17 April 1924 – 22 February 1998) was a Yugoslav sports shooter. He competed in the 300 m rifle, three positions event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska ...

Stjepan Prauhardt Stjepan Prauhardt (5 December 1904 – 1 October 1983) was a Yugoslav sports shooter. He competed in the 300 m rifle, three positions event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympis ...

; 50 m rifle, three positions *

Zlatko Mašek Zlatko Mašek (31 October 1928 – 20 September 1993) was a Yugoslav sports shooter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an ...

* Nemanja Marković ; 50 m rifle, prone * Nemanja Marković *

Swimming

Water polo

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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