Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Yugoslavia at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Yugoslavia at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
	Flag of FPR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG; (JUG used at these Games)
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	35 (32 men, 3 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Zdravko Kovačić
Medals; Ranked 26th	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 0 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000;
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.)

Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Yugoslav athletes competed under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.^[1]

IOC codeYUG
(JUG used at these Games)

Competitors35 (32 men, 3 women) in 8 sports

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Franjo Mihalić	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Silver	Sava Antić Ibrahim Biogradlić Mladen Koščak Dobroslav Krstić Luka Liposinović Muhamed Mujić Zlatko Papec Petar Radenković Nikola Radović Ivan Santek Dragoslav Šekularac Ljubiša Spajić Todor Veselinović Blagoje Vidinić	Football (Soccer)	Men's Team Competition
Silver	Ivo Cipci Tomislav Franjković Vlado Ivković Zdravko Ježić Hrvoje Kačić Zdravko Kovačić Lovro Radonjić Marijan Žužej	Water Polo	Men's Team Competition

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vinka Jeričević	200 m breaststroke	2:56.0	5 Q	2:55.8	4

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Yugoslavia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of FPR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG (JUG used at these Games)
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	35 (32 men, 3 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Zdravko Kovačić
Medals Ranked 26th	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 0 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000
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.)