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Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Yugoslavia men's national water polo team has participated in 12 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations

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Apps Appearances Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo
(C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Team statistics

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Comprehensive results by tournament

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Notes:

  • Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
  • At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
  • Related teams: Croatia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team[a] (statistics), Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), Serbia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics).
  • Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend
  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  •  —  – The nation did not participate in the Games
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  • Team – Defunct team
Abbreviation
  • FRY – FR Yugoslavia
  • SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
Men's team[1] 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
 Yugoslavia 10 9 2 2 4 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 Defunct 12
 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia 2 7 10 6 1 2 5 7
 Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro[a] Part of Yugoslavia 8 3 2 Defunct 3
 Montenegro Part of Yugoslavia P. of FRY / SCG 4 4 4 8 4
 Serbia Part of Yugoslavia P. of FRY / SCG 3 3 1 1 4
Total teams 7 4 6 12 13 14 5 16 18 21 10 16 13 15 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Number of appearances

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's team[1] Apps Record
streak
Active
streak
Debut Most
recent
Best finish Confederation
 Yugoslavia 12 12 0 1936 1988 Champions Europe – LEN

Best finishes

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's team[1] Best finish Apps Confederation
 Yugoslavia Champions (1968, 1984, 1988) 12 Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's team[1] Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last
 Yugoslavia 8 3 (1968, 1984, 1988) 4 (1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) 1 (1960) 1952 1988

Medal table

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Yugoslavia (YUG)3407

Player statistics

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Multiple appearances

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The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 2
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
4 Mirko Sandić 1942 FP 1960 1964 1968 1972 18/30 1999 Flag bearer for Yugoslavia (1972) [2]
Ozren Bonačić 1942 FP 1964 1968 1972 1976 22/34 [3]

Note:

Multiple medalists

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The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021.

Note:

Top goalscorers

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The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 3
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
Rk Player Birth L/R Total
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 Zoran Janković 1940 34 1964
(6)
1968
(21)
1972
(7)
24/32 2004 [4]
2 Mirko Sandić 1942 Right 31 1960
(3)
1964
(6)
1968
(17)
1972
(5)
18/30 1999 Flag bearer for Yugoslavia (1972) [5]
[2]
3 Uroš Marović 1946 30 1968
(10)
1972
(8)
1976
(12)
22/30 [6]

Source:

Note:

Goalkeepers

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The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Last updated: 23 May 2021.

Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1936 Miro Mihovilović 1915 21 Starting goalkeeper [7]
(Unknown)
1948 Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić 1925 23 1984 [8]
Juraj Amšel 1924 23 [9][10]
1952 Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (2) 1925 27 1984 Starting goalkeeper [8]
Juraj Amšel (2) 1924 27 [9][10]
1956 Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (3) 1925 31 1984 Flag bearer for Yugoslavia
Starting goalkeeper
[8]
Juraj Amšel (3) 1924 31 [9][10]
1960 Milan Muškatirović 1934 26 Starting goalkeeper [11]
(Unknown)
1964 1 Milan Muškatirović (2) 1934 30 [11]
11 Karlo Stipanić 1941 22 [12]
1968 1 Karlo Stipanić (2) 1941 26 [12]
11 Zdravko Hebel 1943 25 [13]
1972 1 Karlo Stipanić (3) 1941 30 [12]
11 Miloš Marković 1947 25 [14]
1976 1 Miloš Marković (2) 1947 29 [14]
11 Zoran Kačić 1953 22 [15]
1980 1 Luka Vezilić 1948 32 [16]
11 Milorad Krivokapić 1956 24 [17]
1984 1 Milorad Krivokapić (2) 1956 28 [17]
13 Andrija Popović 1959 24 [18]
1988 1 Aleksandar Šoštar 1964 24 2011 [19]
13 Renco Posinković 1964 24 [20]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Note:

Coach statistics

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Medals as coach and player

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The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Upon retirement as an athlete, he immediately entered the coaching ranks. During his career, Rudić guided three different men's national teams to five Olympic medals, more than any other coaches.[21][22][23]

Ivo Trumbić won the silver medal in 1964 and Yugoslavia's first Olympic gold medal in water polo in 1968. He moved to the Netherlands in 1973, hired as the head coach of the Netherlands men's national team. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he led the Dutch team to win a bronze medal.[24][25]

Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total medals Ref
Age Men's team Pos Medal Age Men's team Medal G S B T
1 Ratko Rudić 1948 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
32  Yugoslavia FP 1980 36–40  Yugoslavia 1984 , 1988 4 1 1 6 [21]
[22]
[23]
44–48  Italy 1992 , 1996
64  Croatia 2012
2 Ivo Trumbić 1935 1.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)
29–33  Yugoslavia FP 1964 , 1968 41  Netherlands 1976 1 1 1 3 [24]
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Olympic champions

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1968 Summer Olympics

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  • Edition of men's tournament: 15th
  • Host city: Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
  • Number of participating teams: 15
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  Yugoslavia (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary B group)
Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals
for
Goals
against
Goal
diff.
Match 1/9 Preliminary round – Group B 14 October 1968  Egypt Won 13 2 11
Match 2/9 Preliminary round – Group B 16 October 1968  East Germany Drawn 4 4 0
Match 3/9 Preliminary round – Group B 17 October 1968  Mexico Won 9 0 9
Match 4/9 Preliminary round – Group B 19 October 1968  Netherlands Won 7 4 3
Match 5/9 Preliminary round – Group B 20 October 1968  Italy Lost 4 5 –1
Match 6/9 Preliminary round – Group B 21 October 1968  Greece Won 11 1 10
Match 7/9 Preliminary round – Group B 22 October 1968  Japan Won 17 2 15
Match 8/9 Semi-finals 24 October 1968  Hungary Won 8 6 2
Match 9/9 Gold medal match 26 October 1968  Soviet Union Won 13 11 2
Total Matches played: 9 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 77.8% 86 35 51

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816, 817, 819, 822, 824, 826).

Mirko Sandić scored 17 goals at the 1968 Olympics, helping Yugoslavia win gold.
Roster
Cap
No.
Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold
Oly
debut
Goals ISHOF
member
1 Karlo Stipanić GK 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 8 December 1941 26 years, 323 days No 0
2 Ivo Trumbić FP 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 2 April 1935 33 years, 207 days No 8 2015
3 Ozren Bonačić FP 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 5 January 1942 26 years, 295 days No 6
4 Uroš Marović FP 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 4 July 1946 22 years, 114 days Yes 11
5 Ronald Lopatni FP 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 19 September 1944 24 years, 37 days Yes 3
6 Zoran Janković FP 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 8 January 1940 28 years, 292 days No 21 2004
7 Miroslav Poljak FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 3 September 1944 24 years, 53 days Yes 13
8 Dejan Dabović FP 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 3 August 1944 24 years, 84 days Yes 1
9 Đorđe Perišić FP 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 6 May 1941 27 years, 173 days Yes 6
10 Mirko Sandić FP 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 9 May 1942 26 years, 170 days No 17 1999
11 Zdravko Hebel GK 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 21 January 1943 25 years, 279 days Yes 0
Average 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 28 May 1942 26 years, 151 days Total 86
Coach Aleksandar Sajfert

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1984 Summer Olympics

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  • Edition of men's tournament: 19th
  • Host city: United States Los Angeles, United States
  • Number of participating teams: 12
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
  • Champion:  Yugoslavia (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in final D group)

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1984 (pp. 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533).

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1988 Summer Olympics

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  • Edition of men's tournament: 20th
  • Host city: South Korea Seoul, South Korea
  • Number of participating teams: 12
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  Yugoslavia (3rd title; 1st place in preliminary B group)

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1988 (pp. 593, 594, 595, 597).

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Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

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Flag bearers

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Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 1988 Summer Olympics, three male water polo players were given the honour to carry the flag for Yugoslavia.

Legend
  •  2008 O  – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  •  2012 C  – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Flag bearer – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team
Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games
# Year Country Flag bearer Birth Age Height Team Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 1948 O Yugoslavia Božo Grkinić 1913 34  Yugoslavia FP 1948 0 years
(34/34)
0 0 0 0 [26]
2 1956 O Yugoslavia Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić 1925 31  Yugoslavia GK 1948 1952 1956 8 years
(23/31)
0 2 0 2 [8]
3 1972 O Yugoslavia Mirko Sandić 1942 30 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 Yugoslavia FP 1960 1964 1968 1972 12 years
(18/30)
1 1 0 2 [2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".

References

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  23. ^ a b "Legendary coach and naturalised players take Brazilian men's water polo team into medal contention". rio2016.com. Rio 2016. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016.
  24. ^ a b "Ivo Trumbić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Ivo Trumbic (CRO/YUG/NED)". ishof.org. ISHOF. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  26. ^ "Božo Grkinić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

Sources

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Official Reports (IOC)

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PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Results Books (IOC)

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PDF documents on the FINA website:

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

Official Reports (FINA)

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PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)

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Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia

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Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference

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Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66

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Water polo on the Todor66 website:

ISHOF

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International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

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