Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 164 competitors, 135 men and 28 women, took part in 69 events in 17 sports.[1]
IOC codeYUG
Competitors164 (135 men, 28 women) in 17 sports
| Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | YUG |
| NOC | Yugoslav Olympic Committee |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 164 (135 men, 28 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Matija Ljubek |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Serbia (1912, 2008–pres.) Croatia (1992–pres.) Slovenia (1992–pres.) Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–pres.) Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S) North Macedonia (1996–pres.) Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006) Montenegro (2008–pres.) Kosovo (2016–pres.) | |
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:
- Zoran Matković – 2410 points (11th place)
Athletics
Men's 200 metres
- Aleksandar Popović
- Heat – 21.65
- Quarterfinals – 21.66 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Josip Alebić
- Heat – 47.61
- Quarterfinals – 46.60 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Milovan Savić
- Heat – 1:49.2
- Semifinals – 1:47.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Dragan Zdravković
- Heat – 3:44.0
- Semifinals – 3:43.4
- Final – 3:43.1 (→ 9th place)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
- Zeijko Knapić, Milovan Savić, Rok Kopitar, and Josip Alebić
- Heat – 3:05.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Borisav Pisić
- Heat – 14.13
- Semifinals – 14.16 (→ did not advance)
- Petar Vukičević
- Heat – 14.19
- Semifinals – 14.12 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Rok Kopitar
- Heat – 50.34
- Semifinals – 50.55
- Final – 49.67 (→ 5th place)
Men's High Jump
- Vaso Komnenić
- Qualification – 2.21 m
- Final – 2.24 m (→ 6th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Nenad Stekić
- Qualification – 5.75 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Milan Spasojević
- Qualification – 16.48 m
- Final – 16.09 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Shot Put
- Vladimir Milic
- Qualification – 20.56 m
- Final – 20.07 m (→ 8th place)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Breda Pergar
- Heat – 4:13.2 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Lidija Benedetič
- Qualification – 1.80 m (→ did not advance)
Basketball
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Fazlija Sacirović
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Lost to Veli Koota (Finland) after referee stopped contest in second round
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Dejan Marović
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Defeated Miroslav Šandor (Czechoslovakia) on points (5–0)
- Third Round – Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski (Poland) on points (1–4)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- 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)
- Ace Rusevski
- First Round – Defeated Margarit Anastasov (Bulgaria) on points (4–1)
- Second Round – Defeated Boualem Bel Alouane (Algeria) on points (5–0)
- Quarter Finals – Lost to Patrizio Oliva (Italy) on points (2–3)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Aziz Salihu
- First Round – Lost to Piotr Zaev (Soviet Union) on points (0–5)
Canoeing
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1980.
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
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
Judo
Men's Heavyweight
- Radomir Kovacevic
- Bronze medal
Rowing
- Zoran Pančić, Milorad Stanulov (
Silver)
- Milan Arežina, Darko Zibar, Dragan Obradović, Nikola Stefanović (6th)
- Duško Mrduljaš, Zlatko Celent, Josip Reić (
Bronze)
- Milan Ćulibrk, Vladimir Krstić, Božidar Ðorđević, Dušan Kovačević, Saša Mimić (10th)
Sailing
Men's Flying Dutchman
- 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
- Borut Petrič
- Final – 1.56,51 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500m Freestyle
- Borut Petrič
- 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
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