Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 88 competitors, 83 men and 5 women, took part in 52 events in 14 sports.
On 26 July a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's handball match between Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag.
Medalists
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
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| || || Canoeing || Men's 1000m Canadian Singles
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| || || Wrestling || Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
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| || || Boxing || Men's Light Middleweight
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| || || Wrestling || Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
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| || <br />Dražen Dalipagić <br />Mirza Delibašić <br />Blagoja Georgievski <br />Vinko Jelovac <br />Željko Jerkov <br />Dragan Kićanović <br />Andro Knego <br />Zoran Slavnić <br />Damir Šolman <br />Žarko Varajić <br />Rajko Žižić || Basketball || Men's Team Competition
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| || || Canoeing || Men's C1 500m Canadian Singles
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| || || Boxing || Men's Lightweight
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| || || Judo || Men's Middleweight (80 kg)
|}
Archery
In the first time the nation competed in Olympic archery, Yugoslavia entered one man. He came in ninth place, missing a top eight finish by only one point.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Bojan Postruznik – 2421 points (→ 9th place)
Athletics
Men's 400 metres
- Josip Alebić
:* Heat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Luciano Sušanj
:* Heat — 1:47.82
:* Semi Final — 1:47.03
:* Final — 1:45.75 (→ 6th place)
- Milovan Savić
:* Heat — 1:47.73 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
- Dušan Janićijević
:* Heat — 28:48.87 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Danial Temim
:* Qualification — 2.10m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Nenad Stekić
:* Qualification — 7.82m
:* Final — 7.89m (→ 6th place)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Vinko Galušić — 1:34:46 (→ 24th place)
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
:* Yugoslavia – Puerto Rico 84:63 (38:29)
:* Yugoslavia – Czechoslovakia 99:81 (51:43)
:* Yugoslavia – United States 93:112 (55:51)
:* Yugoslavia – Italy 88:87 (41:57)
:* Yugoslavia – Egypt 20:0 b.b.
- Semifinals
:* Yugoslavia – Soviet Union 89:84 (42:42)
- Final
:* Yugoslavia – United States 74:95 (38:50) → Silver Silver Medal
- Team Roster
:* Blagoja Georgievski
:* Dragan Kićanović
:* Vinko Jelovac
:* Rajko Žižić
:* Željko Jerkov
:* Andro Knego
:* Zoran Slavnić
:* Krešimir Ćosić
:* Damir Šolman
:* Žarko Varajić
:* Dražen Dalipagić
:* Mirza Delibašić
Boxing
Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Ace Rusevski → Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal
- First round
- Defeated Gerard Hamill (IRL) 4–1
- Second round
- Defeated Roberto Andino (PUR) RSC-3
- Third round
- Defeated Reinaldo Valiente (CUB) 5–0
- Quarterfinals
- Defeated Yves Jeudy (HAI) RSC-2
- Semifinals
- Lost to Howard Davis (USA) 0–5
Canoeing
Cycling
Two cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1976.
;Sprint
- Vlado Fumić — 21st place
;1000m time trial
- Vlado Fumić — 1:13.037 (→ 24th place)
;Individual pursuit
- Bojan Ropret — 22nd place
Handball
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
:*Boško Lozica
:*Damir Polić
:*Dejan Dabović
:*Đuro Savinović
:*Dušan Antunović
:*Miloš Marković
:*Ozren Bonačić
:*Predrag Manojlović
:*Siniša Belamarić
:*Uroš Marović
:*Zoran Kačić
Wrestling
References
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
