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 Yu ...

competed at the

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. 69 competitors, 59 men and 10 women, took part in 54 events in 11 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Four male cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1968. ; Individual road race * Cvitko Bilić * Rudi Valenčič * Tanasije Kuvalja ; Team time trial * Cvitko Bilić * Rudi Valenčič * Tanasije Kuvalja *

Franc Škerlj Franc Škerlj (6 May 1941 – 3 May 2023) was a Yugoslav Slovenian cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games ...

Gymnastics

Sailing

Shooting

Four shooters, all men, represented Yugoslavia in 1968. ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Slobodan Paunović * Vladimir Grozdanović ; 50 m rifle, prone * Branislav Lončar * Dušan Epifanić

Swimming

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

*Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Defeated United Arab Republic (13:2) :* Tied with East Germany (4:4) :* Defeated Mexico (9:0) :* Defeated Netherlands (7:4) :* Lost to Italy (4:5) :* Defeated Greece (11:1) :* Defeated Japan (17:2) *Semifinals :* Defeated Hungary (8:6) *Final :* Defeated Soviet Union (13:11) → Gold Medal *Team Roster :*

Ozren Bonačić Ozren Bonačić (born 5 January 1942) is a former Croatian water polo player and Olympic medalist with the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team. During his club career he played for HAVK Mladost, with which he won four European championshi ...

:* Dejan Dabović :* Zdravko Hebel :* Zoran Janković :*

Ronald Lopatny Ronald Lopatni (also spelled Lopatny; 19 September 1944 – 5 May 2022) was a Croatian professional water polo player notable for winning a gold medal in Mexico City in 1968, with the Yugoslavian water polo team. See also * Yugoslavia men' ...

:* Uroš Marović :* Đorđe Perišić :*

Miroslav Poljak Miroslav Poljak (3 September 1944 – 2 November 2015) was a Croatian water polo player notable for winning a gold medal in Mexico City in 1968, with the Yugoslavian water polo team. See also * Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team reco ...

Mirko Sandić Mirko Sandić ( sr-cyrl, Мирко Сандић; 9 May 1942 – 24 December 2006) was a Serbian water polo player who led Yugoslav teams to a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also compete ...

Karlo Stipanić Karlo Stipanić (born 8 December 1941) is a former Croatian water polo player, most notable for winning a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and a gold medal in Mexico City in 1968, with the Yugoslavian water polo team. See also ...

Ivo Trumbić Ivo Trumbić (2 April 1935 – 12 March 2021) was a Croatian water polo player and Olympic medallist. He later went on to manage. Ivo Trumbić coached the Netherlands to a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, becoming one of the few sportspe ...

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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