Yugoslavia at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Yugoslavia at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Yugoslavia at the; 1924 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
IOC code	YUG
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Paris
Competitors	42 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Stanko Perpar
Medals; Ranked 14th	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 2
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–); Croatia (1992–); Slovenia (1992–); Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–); Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S); North Macedonia (1996–); Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006); Montenegro (2008–); Kosovo (2016–)

Athletes from the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. For the first time in history the country won medals.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Leon Štukelj	Gymnastics	Men's All-Around Competition
Gold	Leon Štukelj	Gymnastics	Men's Horizontal Bar

Athletics

Five athletes represented Yugoslavia in 1924. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Peroslav Ferković	Decathlon	N/A						5517.925	18
Đuro Gašpar	Decathlon	N/A						did not finish
Veljko Narančić	Shot put	N/A				13.215	6	did not advance
Veljko Narančić	Discus throw	N/A				37.35	8	did not advance
Stanko Perpar	200 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
Aleksa Spahić	Pentathlon	N/A						Elim-3

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Road cycling

Men

Cyclist	Event	Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank
Ðuro Ðukanović	Time trial	7:17:23.6	35
Ivan Kosmatin		7:18:24.0	37
Koloman Sović		7:21:35.0	41
Milan Truban		7:53:40.0	50
Ðuro Dukanović Ivan Kosmatin Koloman Sović Milan Truban	Team time trial	21:57:22.6	10

Equestrian

A single equestrian represented Yugoslavia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Seunig finished last in the dressage event.

Equestrian	Event	Final
Equestrian	Event	Score	Rank
Vladimir Seunig	Dressage	167.6	24

Football

Yugoslavia competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924.

Team Roster

Round 1

May 26, 1924

Uruguay	7–0	Yugoslavia
Vidal 20' Scarone 23' Cea 50' 80' Petrone 35' 61' Romano 58'	Report

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Georges Vallat (FRA)

Final rank: 17th

Gymnastics

Eight gymnasts represented Yugoslavia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Leon Štukelj took the gold medal in the horizontal bar to become Yugoslavia's first Olympic medalist (and first champion) in any sport; he would go on to finish first overall and take the all-around gold medal.

Artistic

Gymnast	Event	Final
Gymnast	Event	Score	Rank
Stane Derganc	All-around	95.293	30
	Horizontal bar	12.100	58
	Parallel bars	18.92	40
	Pommel horse	19.930	6
	Rings	18.493	27
	Rope climbing	8 (9.4 s)	24
	Sidehorse vault	9.85	5
	Vault	8.00	26
Stane Hlastan	All-around	81.249	44
	Horizontal bar	15.066	38
	Parallel bars	19.05	36
	Pommel horse	16.330	36
	Rings	17.543	48
	Rope climbing	0 (13.4 s)	66
	Sidehorse vault	9.86	4
	Vault	3.40	62
Mihael Oswald	All-around	91.066	36
	Horizontal bar	14.280	42
	Parallel bars	16.85	57
	Pommel horse	16.130	37
	Rings	19.160	23
	Rope climbing	8 (9.4 s)	24
	Sidehorse vault	8.93	38
	Vault	7.716	28
Rastko Poljšak	All-around	77.665	45
	Horizontal bar	13.536	47
	Parallel bars	18.00	51
	Pommel horse	15.220	42
	Rings	15.333	50
	Rope climbing	4 (10.4 s)	45
	Sidehorse vault	7.96	58
	Vault	3.616	61
Janez Porenta	All-around	100.172	20
	Horizontal bar	14.166	44
	Parallel bars	18.90	41
	Pommel horse	18.270	18
	Rings	19.560	21
	Rope climbing	10 (8.4 s)	6
	Sidehorse vault	9.516	19
	Vault	9.76	6
Josip Primožič	All-around	77.393	47
	Horizontal bar	13.460	48
	Parallel bars	19.42	34
	Pommel horse	12.630	51
	Rings	14.583	55
	Rope climbing	3 (10.8 s)	47
	Sidehorse vault	8.55	45
	Vault	5.75	49
Leon Štukelj	All-around	110.340
	Horizontal bar	19.730
	Parallel bars	20.40	20
	Pommel horse	19.370	10
	Rings	21.330	4
	Rope climbing	10 (8.6 s)	10
	Sidehorse vault	9.60	17
	Vault	9.91	4
Stane Žilič	All-around	95.523	29
	Horizontal bar	16.330	28
	Parallel bars	19.00	37
	Pommel horse	15.740	38
	Rings	18.233	28
	Rope climbing	10 (8.0 s)	5
	Sidehorse vault	9.06	34
	Vault	7.16	39
Leon Štukelj Janez Porenta Stane Žilič Stane Derganc Mihael Oswald Stane Hlastan Rastko Poljšak Josip Primožič	Team	762.101	4

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ivo Pavelić	400 m freestyle	3:28.4	6	did not advance
Ante Roje	1500 m freestyle	DNF	—	did not advance
Đura Sentđerđi	400 m freestyle	6:41.4	4	did not advance
Vlado Smokvina	100 m freestyle	1:11.6	5	did not advance
Atilije Venturini	400 m freestyle	6:28.0	3	did not advance
Ivo Arčanin Ante Roje Vlado Smokvina Atilije Venturini	4×200 m freestyle relay	12:02.4	3	did not advance

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Đorđe Dunđerski	Singles	Gilbert (GBR) L 6–8, 1–6, 6–2, 2–6	did not advance

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nikola Grbić	Middleweight	Nilsson (SWE) W	Veuve (SUI) W	Vilciņš (LAT) W	Lindfors (FIN) L	Okulicz-Kozaryn (POL) W	Westerlund (FIN) L	Did not advance	—	=5
Stevan Nađ	Light heavyweight	Pellinen (FIN) L	Misset (NED) L	did not advance					—	=12

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