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]
| 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–) 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–) | |
Medalists
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Archery
editIn 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
editMen'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
editBoxing
editMen'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
editCycling
editFour cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1980.
Football
editMen's team competition
editPRELIMINARY 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
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Men's team competition
edit- 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
editMen's Heavyweight
- Radomir Kovacevic
- Bronze medal
Rowing
editSailing
editMen'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
editSwimming
editMen'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
editMen's team competition
edit- 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
editMen's team competition
edit- 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
Weightlifting
editWrestling
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yugoslavia at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.