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(Redirected from Yugoslavia national water polo team) Men's national water polo team representing Yugoslavia This article is about the national team of Yugoslavia until the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. For the team representing FR Yugoslavia, see FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team.

Yugoslavia
FINA codeYUG
AssociationWater Polo Federation of Yugoslavia
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Most capsIgor Milanović (349)
Top scorer(s)Milivoj Bebić (620)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances12 (first in 1936)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1968, 1984, 1988)
World Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1973)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1986, 1991)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1979)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1987, 1989)
European Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1927)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1991)
Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth Team
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade Team
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens
Silver medal – second place 1954 Turin
Silver medal – second place 1958 Budapest
Silver medal – second place 1962 Leipzig
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Vienna
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Utrecht
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Vienna
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Barcelona
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna
Fina World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1987 Thessaloniki
Gold medal – first place 1989 Berlin
Silver medal – second place 1981 Long Beach
Silver medal – second place 1991 Barcelona
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Belgrade/Rijeka
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Beirut Team
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tunis Team
Gold medal – first place 1971 Izmir Team
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Casablanca Team
Silver medal – second place 1963 Naples Team
Silver medal – second place 1975 Algiers Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens Team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team in 1962 vs. Soviet Union in Celje

Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1920–1929), the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941) and the Federal Yugoslavia (1946–1992). They were one of strongest waterpolo teams in history of sport, having won 7 Olympic, 4 World Championship, 5 World Cup and 13 European Championship medals.

Olympic Games record

Main article: Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
France 1900 did not participate
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932
Nazi Germany 1936 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 11 8 +3
United Kingdom 1948 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 17 10 +7
Finland 1952 Runners-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 6 2 0 43 14 +29
Australia 1956 Runners-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 1 1 36 11 +25
Italy 1960 Fourth place 4th 7 5 0 2 27 14 +13
Japan 1964 Runners-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 1 0 41 10 +31
Mexico 1968 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 7 1 1 86 35 +51
West Germany 1972 Final Round 5th 9 5 1 3 52 43 +9
Canada 1976 Final Round 5th 8 1 5 2 46 34 +8
Soviet Union 1980 Runners-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 2 1 58 34 +24
United States 1984 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 1 0 72 49 +23
South Korea 1988 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 0 1 83 55 +28
Total Qualified: 16/24 114 73 17 24 839 538 +301

World Championship record

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973 Final Round 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 6 1 3 58 44 +14
Colombia 1975 First round 13th 3 2 0 1 15 12 +3
West Germany 1978 Final Round 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 7 0 4 64 39 +25
Ecuador 1982 Second round 7th 6 4 0 2 58 52 +6
Spain 1986 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 2 0 73 56 +17
Australia 1991 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 0 1 81 46 +35
Total Qualified: 6/6 44 30 3 11 349 249 +100

World Cup record

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 Final Round 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 5 0 2 38 32 +6
United States 1981 Final Round 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 1 1 66 50 +16
United States 1983 did not participate
West Germany 1985 Final Round 4th 7 3 2 2 54 49 +5
Greece 1987 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 2 0 75 54 +21
West Germany 1989 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 50 45 +15
Spain 1991 Final Round 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 0 1 35 28 +7
Total Qualified: 6/7 38 26 6 6 318 258 +60

European Championship record

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Hungary 1926 did not participate
Italy 1927 9th
France 1931 did not participate
Germany 1934 5th
United Kingdom 1938 did not participate
Monaco 1947 8th
Austria 1950 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Italy 1954 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungary 1958 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
East Germany 1962 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Netherlands 1966 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Spain 1970 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Austria 1974 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sweden 1977 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1981 4th
Italy 1983 4th
Bulgaria 1985 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
France 1987 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
West Germany 1989 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Greece 1991 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Total Qualified: 28/31

Player statistics

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Most appearances

100+

# Player Matches Position Years Nationality
1 Igor Milanović 349 ? SRB
2 Ratko Rudić 297 ? CRO
3 Zoran Roje 241 ? CRO
4 Mirko Sandić 235+ ? SRB
5 Milivoj Bebić 222 ? CRO
6 Goran Rađenović 200+ ? SRB
7 Dubravko Šimenc 200 ? CRO
8 Goran Sukno 121 ? CRO
9 Veselin Đuho 113 ? CRO
10 Andrija Popović 100+ ? MNE
11 Ozren Bonačić 96+ ? CRO

Top scorers

200+

# Name Goals Average Position Years Nationality
1 Milivoj Bebić 620 2.79 ? CRO
2 Igor Milanović 540 1.55 ? SRB
3 Mirko Sandić 250+ ? SRB

See also

References

  1. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
Yugoslavia squads
Yugoslavia squads – Summer Olympics
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1936 Summer Olympics – 10th place
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1948 Summer Olympics – 9th place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1952 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1956 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1960 Summer Olympics – 4th place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1964 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st title)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – 5th place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – 5th place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1980 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd title)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd title)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia squads – World Aquatics Championships
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1986 World Aquatics Championships – Gold medal (1st title)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia men's water polo squad – 1991 World Aquatics Championships – Gold medal (2nd title)
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Men's water polo tournament winners
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