Athletes from the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
competed at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in
Moscow
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,
USSR
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. 164 competitors, 135 men and 28 women, took part in 69 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
Archery
In the second time the nation competed in Olympic archery, Yugoslavia again entered only one man. He came in eleventh place, missing a top eight finish by eight points.
Men's Individual Competition:
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Zoran Matković – 2410 points (11th place)
Athletics
Men's 200 metres
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Aleksandar Popović
** Heat – 21.65
** Quarterfinals – 21.66 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
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** Heat – 47.61
** Quarterfinals – 46.60 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
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Milovan Savić
Milovan Savić (born 16 June 1953 in Novi Sad) is a Croatian former middle distance runner who competed for SFR Yugoslavia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
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** Heat – 1:49.2
** Semifinals – 1:47.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
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Dragan Zdravković
** Heat – 3:44.0
** Semifinals – 3:43.4
** Final – 3:43.1 (→ 9th place)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
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Zeijko Knapić,
Milovan Savić
Milovan Savić (born 16 June 1953 in Novi Sad) is a Croatian former middle distance runner who competed for SFR Yugoslavia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Rok Kopitar
Rok Kopitar (born May 5, 1959 in Celje) is a former Slovenian athlete who placed 5th in the 400 m hurdles final at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, competing for Yugoslavia. He won a gold medal in the same event at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
...
, and
** Heat – 3:05.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
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Borisav Pisić
Borisav Pisić–Piske (31 January 1949 – 21 April 2015)
** Heat – 14.13
** Semifinals – 14.16 (→ did not advance)
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Petar Vukičević Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter.
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** Heat – 14.19
** Semifinals – 14.12 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
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Rok Kopitar
Rok Kopitar (born May 5, 1959 in Celje) is a former Slovenian athlete who placed 5th in the 400 m hurdles final at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, competing for Yugoslavia. He won a gold medal in the same event at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
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** Heat – 50.34
** Semifinals – 50.55
** Final – 49.67 (→ 5th place)
Men's High Jump
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Vaso Komnenić Vaso Komnenić ( sr-Cyrl, Васо Комненић, born 15 May 1955 in Kosovska Mitrovica), is a retired Serbian and Yugoslav high jumper.
He represented Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние ...
** Qualification – 2.21 m
** Final – 2.24 m (→ 6th place)
Men's Long Jump
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Nenad Stekić
Nenad Stekić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Стекић; 7 March 1951 – 18 July 2021Milan Spasojević
Milan Spasojević (born 15 March 1950 in Niš) is a Serbian former triple jumper who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры ...
** Qualification – 16.48 m
** Final – 16.09 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Shot Put
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Vladimir Milic
** Qualification – 20.56 m
** Final – 20.07 m (→ 8th place)
Women's 1,500 metres
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Breda Pergar
** Heat – 4:13.2 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
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Lidija Benedetič
** Qualification – 1.80 m (→ did not advance)
Basketball
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
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Fazlija Sacirović
*# First Round – Bye
*# Second Round – Lost to
Veli Koota
Veli Veikko Koota (born September 14, 1957 in Kankaanpää) is a retired male boxer from Finland, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he lost in the third round of the men's bantamweight (& ...
(Finland) after referee stopped contest in second round
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
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Dejan Marović
Dejan Marović (11 June 1960 – 1985) was a Montenegrin boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olim ...
*# First Round – Bye
*# Second Round – Defeated
Miroslav Šandor
Miroslav Šandor (born 16 June 1958) is a Czechoslovak boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyski ...
(Czechoslovakia) on points (5-0)
*# Third Round – Lost to
Krzysztof Kosedowski
Krzysztof Kazimierz Kosedowski (born December 12, 1960 in Tczew) is a retired boxing, boxer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics i ...
(Poland) on points (1-4)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
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Geza Tumbas
*# First Round – Defeated
Norman Stevens (Australia) on points (4-1)
*# Second Round – Lost to
Angel Herrera (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
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Ace Rusevski
Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956 in Kumanovo) is a retired Macedonian boxer, who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) a ...
*# First Round – Defeated
Margarit Anastasov
Margarit Atanasov (born 20 February 1958) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he lost to Ace Rusevski
Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956 in Kuman ...
(Bulgaria) on points (4-1)
*# Second Round – Defeated
Boualem Bel Alouane
Boualem Bel Alouane (born 13 March 1961) is an Algerian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he defeated Barrington Cambridge of Guyana, before losing to Ace Rusevski ...
(Algeria) on points (5-0)
*# Quarter Finals – Lost to
Patrizio Oliva (Italy) on points (2-3)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
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Aziz Salihu
Aziz Salihu (born 1 May 1954 in Pristina, Kosovo) is one of the best retired Super heavyweight boxer of Kosovar Albanian descent. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, and won the bronze me ...
*# First Round – Lost to
Piotr Zaev
Pyotr Ivanovich Zayev (russian: Пётр Иванович Заев; 26 July 1953 − 29 November 2014) was a Russian heavyweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, losing the final to Teófilo Stevenson. (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
Canoeing
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1980.
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Individual road race
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Bruno Bulić
Bruno Bulić (born 6 March 1958) is a Yugoslav former cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) wer ...
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Vinko Polončič
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Bojan Ropret
Bojan Ropret (born 17 August 1957,) is a former Slovene cyclist. He competed for Yugoslavia at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) w ...
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Bojan Udovič
Bojan Udovič (22 July 1957 – 11 July 2015) was a Slovene cyclist
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycl ...
;
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
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Bruno Bulić
Bruno Bulić (born 6 March 1958) is a Yugoslav former cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) wer ...
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Vinko Polončič
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Bojan Ropret
Bojan Ropret (born 17 August 1957,) is a former Slovene cyclist. He competed for Yugoslavia at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) w ...
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Bojan Udovič
Bojan Udovič (22 July 1957 – 11 July 2015) was a Slovene cyclist
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycl ...
Football
Men's team competition
PRELIMINARY ROUND (GROUP D)
July 21, 1980
Yugoslavia - Finland 2-0 (0-0) Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
July 23, 1980
Yugoslavia - Costa Rica 3-2 (2-1) Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
July 25, 1980
Yugoslavia - Iraq 1-1 (0-0) Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
FINAL STANDINGS GROUP D:
1. Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 ( 6- 3) 5 *
2. Iraq 3 1 2 0 ( 4- 1) 4 *
3. Finland 3 1 1 1 ( 3- 2) 3
4. Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 ( 2- 9) 0
* Qualified for quarter-finals
QUARTER-FINALS
July 27, 1980
Yugoslavia - Algeria 3-0 (2-0) Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
SEMI-FINALS
July 29, 1980
Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia 2-0 (2-0) Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
BRONZE MEDAL GAME
August 1, 1980
Yugoslavia - Soviet Union 0-2 (0-0) Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
*Team Roster
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Dragan Pantelić
Dragan Pantelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Пантелић; 9 December 1951 – 20 October 2021) was a Yugoslav professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He scored over 20 goals over the course of his career, mainly from pena ...
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Nikica Cukrov
Nikica Cukrov (born 6 March 1954) is a Croatian professional football manager and retired player.
International career
He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1977 Balkan Cup friendly match against Greece, coming on as a 69th-minute subst ...
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Ivan Gudelj
Ivan Gudelj (born 21 September 1960) is a Croatian former football midfielder who represented Yugoslavia.
Club career
Zmijavci-bred Gudelj started his player career in a club from the neighbouring village of Runovići — NK Mračaj. There, h ...
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Miloš Hrstić
Miloš Hrstić (born 20 November 1955) is a Croatian football coach and former player. During his club career he played for HNK Rijeka, Deportivo de La Coruña and Olimpija Ljubljana. He earned ten caps for the Yugoslavia national team, and ...
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Milan Jovin
Milan "Mile" Jovin (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Joвин ;born December 13, 1955) is a Serbian former football player and manager.
As a player, he got 4 caps for Yugoslavia. He spent eight years playing for Red Star Belgrade.
As a manager, he w ...
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Nikica Klinčarski
Nikica Klinčarski ( Macedonian: Никица Клинчарски; born 5 January 1957) is a Macedonian retired footballer.
Club career
He played a total of 518 matches for FK Partizan being by this the second player with most games played in ...
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Mišo Krstičević
Mišo Krstičević () (born 19 February 1958) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of third-tier club Jadran LP.
Club career
Krstičević began his career in 1972 when he made a senior debu ...
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Dževad Šećerbegović
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Vladimir Matijević
Vladimir Matijević ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Матијевић; 3 August 1854 – 7 September 1929) was a Serbian businessman and philanthropist.
Biography
He was born in Kordun's Gornji Budački near Krnjak, at the time in Austria-Hungar ...
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Ante Miročević
Ante Miročević (born 6 August 1952) is a former Montenegrin footballer who played as a midfielder. He earned six caps for Yugoslavia. He was the first player playing in a club from Montenegro to earn a cap for the Yugoslavia national team.
Clu ...
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Dušan Pešić
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Tomislav Ivković
Tomislav Ivković (born 11 August 1960) is a Croatian professional football manager, executive and former player.
During his playing career, which spanned two decades, he competed mostly in Portugal, appearing for five clubs including Sporting C ...
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Boro Primorac
Boro Primorac (; born 5 December 1954) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who most recently managed Croatian First Football League club Hajduk Split.
Playing career Club
Primorac featured as a centre half with Yugoslavian ...
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Srebrenko Repčić
Srebrenko Repčić ( sr-cyr, Cpeбpeнкo Peпчић; born 1 December 1954) is a football manager and former player.
He made his name while playing as an attacking midfielder for FK Sarajevo in partnership with likes of Safet Sušić, Predrag P ...
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Miloš Šestić
Miloš Šestić (; born 8 August 1956) is a former Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Early life
Born in Milosavci, a village near Laktaši (in present-day Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
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Zlatko Vujović
Zlatko Vujović (; born 26 August 1958) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a striker.
His twin brother, Zoran, was also a professional footballer. They were both Yugoslav internationals, and both spent a large part of their profes ...
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Zoran Vujović
Zoran Vujović (; born 26 August 1958) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a defender.
His twin brother, Zlatko, is also a former professional footballer. They were both Yugoslav internationals, and both spent a large part of the ...
Handball
Men's team competition
*Preliminary Round (Group B)
** Defeated Algeria (22-18)
** Defeated Switzerland (26-21)
** Defeated Romania (23-21)
** Defeated Kuwait (44-10)
** Lost to Soviet Union (17-22)
*Classification Match
** 5th/6th place: Lost to Spain (23-24) → 6th place
*Team Roster
**
Zlatan Arnautović
**
Momir Rnic
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Enver Koso
Enver Koso (born 5 May 1956) is a Bosnian handball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980 ...
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Drago Jovović
Drago Jovović (; 2 December 1954 – 2002) was a Serbian handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Jovović started out at Vrbas before moving to Crvenka. He also played for Sloga Doboj, helping th ...
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Stjepan Obran
Stjepan Obran (born 2 August 1956) is a Croatian handball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ig ...
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Jasmin Mrkonja
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Petar Mahne
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Pavel Jurina
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Goran Nerić
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Jovica Cvetković
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Velibor Nenadić
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Adnan Dizdar
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Mile Isaković
Mile Isaković (; born 17 January 1958) is a Serbian handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Born in Šabac, Isaković started out at his hometown club ...
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Jovica Elezović
Judo
Men's Heavyweight
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People
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Places
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* Radomir (mountain), a mountain peak on the Bulgaria ...
** Bronze medal
Rowing
Sailing
Men's Flying Dutchman
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Danko Mandić
** Final standing - 9th place
*
Zoran Kalebić
** Final standing - 9th place
Men's Finn class
*
Minski Fabras
** Final standing - 11th place
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 200m Freestyle
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Borut Petrič
Borut Petrič (born 28 December 1961 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a former Yugoslav freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. A brother of swimmer Darjan Petrič, he won the silver med ...
** Final – 1.56,51 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500m Freestyle
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Borut Petrič
Borut Petrič (born 28 December 1961 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a former Yugoslav freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. A brother of swimmer Darjan Petrič, he won the silver med ...
** Final – 15.21,78 (→ 5th place)
Volleyball
Men's team competition
*Preliminary Round (Group B)
** Lost to Poland (1-3)
** Defeated Brazil (3-2)
** Lost to Romania (1-3)
** Defeated Libya (3-0)
*Classification Matches
** 5th/8th place: Defeated Cuba (3-2)
** 5th/6th place: Lost to Brazil (2-3) → 6th place
*Team Roster
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Vladimir Bogoevski
Vladimir Bogoevski (born 1 December 1953) is a Yugoslav volleyball player from Skopje, North Macedonia. He competed for Yugoslavia in the volleyball men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летн ...
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Vladimir Trifunović
Vladimir Trifunović (born 14 June 1958) is a Yugoslav volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiy ...
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Aleksandar Tacevski
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Zdravko Kuljić
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Goran Srbinovski
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Slobodan Lozančić
Slobodan Lozančić (born 8 April 1955) is a Yugoslav volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiy ...
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Ivica Jelić
Ivica Jelić (born 10 August 1952) is a Croatian volleyball player and coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He is the father of Barbara Jelić-Ružić and Vesna Jelić
Vesna Jelić (born in Novo Mesto), ...
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Boro Jović
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Radovan Malević
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Miodrag Mitić
Miodrag Mitić (15 September 1959 – 7 February 2022) was a Yugoslav volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, ...
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Ljubomir Travica
Ljubomir Travica ( sr-cyr, Љубомир Травица; born 1 October 1954) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player. The current head coach of the Tunisian team, ES Tunis.
His son Dragan Travica is a volleyball player, ...
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Mladen Kašić
Water polo
Men's team competition
*Preliminary Round (Group C)
** Drew with Cuba (6-6)
** Defeated Bulgaria (9-2)
** Defeated Australia (9-2)
*Final Round (Group A)
** Drew with Cuba (7-7)
** Defeated Hungary (8-7)
** Defeated Netherlands (5-4)
** Defeated Spain (7-6)
** Lost to Soviet Union (7-8) → Silver Medal
*Team Roster
**
Luka Vezilić
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Zoran Gopcević
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Damir Polić
Damir Polić (born 3 April 1953) is a former Croatian water polo player. As a member of Yugoslavia's water polo team he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
See also
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
* List of World Aqua ...
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Ratko Rudić
Ratko Rudić (born 7 June 1948 in Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian water polo coach and a former water polo player. , he has won 38 medals as a coach at major events, making him the most successful water polo coach in h ...
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Zoran Mustur
Zoran Mustur (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мустур) is a former water polo player. As a member of Yugoslavia's water polo team he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
See also
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
Men ...
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Zoran Roje
Zoran Roje (born 7 October 1955) is a Croatian former professional water polo player and coach. As a member of the Yugoslavia national team, he won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Born ...
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Milivoj Bebić
Milivoj Bebić (born 29 August 1959) is a retired Croatian water polo player. He won a silver Olympic gold medal winner with Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
He was a former waterpolo player o ...
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Slobodan Trifunović
Slobodan Trifunović ( sr, Слободан Трифуновић ) is a former water polo player. As a member of Yugoslavia's water polo team he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
See also
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo ...
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Boško Lozica
Boško Lozica (born November 28, 1952 in Korčula, Yugoslavia) is a former water polo player. As a member of Yugoslavia's water polo team he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
See also
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) ...
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Predrag Manojlović
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Milorad Krivokapić
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
{{Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
Summer Olympics
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