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Yugoslavia At The 1972 Summer Olympics




Yugoslavia competed at the ''' 1972 Summer Olympics ''' in Munich under the IOC Country Code YUG. It was the thirteenth appearance of the Europe an nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1912 .


MEDALS

Yugoslavia finished in 20th position in the final medal rankings


Gold



Silver

  • Josip Corak — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight



Bronze



RESULTS BY EVENT


Handball

Yugoslavia won the second Olympic handball tournament. In the first round, they defeated all three opponents ( Japan , the United States , and Hungary to take first place in the group and join seven other teams in advancing to the second round. There, they defeated both of the other teams they played ( West Germany and Romania ). First place in the division earned Yugoslavia the chance to appear in the gold medal game, where they defeated Czechoslovakia .

Men's Team Competition:
  • Yugoslavia - Gold medal (6-0)



Yachting

Finn:
  • Fabris Minski - 146.0 (→ 21st place)


Flying Dutchman:
  • Anton Grego, Simo Nikolic - 63.7 (→ 5th place)


Alternate member::Zoricic, Filip


Water Polo


Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)

  • Defeated Canada (12-4)

  • Defeated Romania (8-7)

  • Defeated Mexico (5-3)

  • Defeated Cuba (7-5)

  • Lost to United States (3-5)

  • Final Round (Group I)

  • Lost to Soviet Union (4-5)

  • Drew with Italy (6-6)

  • Lost to Hungary (2-4)

  • Defeated West Germany (5-4) → Fifth place