Athletes from the

Federal People's 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 Yu ...

competed at the

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. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles *

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), ...

:* Heat — 14.6s :* Semifinals — 14.6s :* Final — 14.5s (→ 5th place) Men's Marathon *

Franjo Mihalić Franjo Mihalić (; 9 March 1920 – 14 February 2015) was a Yugoslav and Croatian long-distance runner best known for his 1958 win at the Boston Marathon and his marathon silver medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Mihalić competed mostly in marath ...

— 2:26:32 (→ Silver Medal)

Cycling

; Individual road race * Veselin Petrović — 5:26:58 (→ 26th place)

Football

Men's Team Competition * First Round: :*

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

free * Quarterfinals: :*

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9:1 (5:1) * Semifinals: :*

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4:1 (0:0) * Final: :*

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0:1 (0:0) * Team Roster: :*

Petar Radenković Petar Radenković (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Paдeнкoвић; born 1 October 1934) is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper who also played for the Yugoslavia national team. He also goes by the name Perica. He is mostly known for his spell ...

:* Mladen Koščak :* Nikola Radović :* Ivan Šantek :*

Ljubiša Spajić Ljubomir "Ljubiša" Spajić (; 7 March 1926 – 28 March 2004) was a Serbian footballer who was part of Yugoslavia national football team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as ...

:* Dobroslav Krstić :*

Dragoslav Šekularac Dragoslav Šekularac ( sr-Cyrl, Драгослав Шекуларац, ; 8 November 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a Serbian professional footballer and coach. Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative skills which ...

Zlatko Papec Zlatko Papec (17 January 1934 – 3 February 2013) was a Croatian footballer. Club career He began his career playing as a left winger at Zagreb's Lokomotiva, at the time when the club was a regular member of the Yugoslav First League, and wa ...

:* Sava Antić :*

Todor Veselinović Todor "Toza" Veselinović (, ; 22 October 1930 – 17 May 2017) was a Serbian footballer and coach. He was one of the most renowned goalscorers in Yugoslavian history. Veselinović was the last surviving member of Yugoslavia's 1954 World Cup sq ...

:* Muhamed Mujić :*

Blagoje Vidinić Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

:* Ibrahim Biogradlić :*

Luka Lipošinović Luka Lipošinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Липошиновић; 12 May 1933 – 26 September 1992) was a Yugoslavian (ethnic Croat from Vojvodina) football player. He earned 13 caps for Yugoslavia. Club career With the Croatian club ...

:* Joško Vidošević :* Vladica Popović :* Kruno Radiljević

Rowing

Yugoslavia had one male rowers participate in one out of seven

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...

events in 1956. ; Men's single sculls * Perica Vlašić

Shooting

One shooter represented Yugoslavia in 1956. ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Zlatko Mašek ; 50 m rifle, prone * Zlatko Mašek

Swimming

Water polo

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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