Yugoslavia at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | YUG (YUS used at these Games) |
NOC | Yugoslav Olympic Committee |
in Tokyo | |
Competitors | 75 (72 men, 3 women) in 9 sports |
Flag bearer | Miroslav Cerar |
Medals Ranked 19th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Athletes from Yugoslavia competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. This was the country's 10th appearance in the Summer Olympics. Yugoslavia's delegation had 75 competitors (72 men and 3 women), who took part in 32 events in 9 sports. [1]
The youngest athlete was swimmer Slobodan Dijaković, aged 17 years and 100 days at the opening ceremony, and the oldest was gymnast Ivan Čaklec (32 years and 75 days), who competed in his third Olympics. Gymnast Miroslav Cerar was Yugoslavia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, and went on to become the country's most decorated athlete of the games, winning one gold and one bronze medal. [1]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Miroslav Cerar | Gymnastics | Men's pommeled horse |
Gold | Branislav Simić | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight |
Silver | Ozren Bonačić Zoran Janković Milan Muškatirović Ante Nardeli Frane Nonković Vinko Rosić Mirko Sandić Zlatko Šimenc Božidar Stanišić Karlo Stipanić Ivo Trumbić | Water Polo | Men's team competition |
Bronze | Miroslav Cerar | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar |
Bronze | Branislav Martinović | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight |
The following is the list of Yugoslav competitors at the 1964 Olympic Games by sport. [1]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Canoeing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Football | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Gymnastics | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Rowing | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Water polo | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Wrestling | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 72 | 3 | 75 |
Key
Track events
Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Simo Važić | 1500 m | 3:43.7 | 5th q | 3:48.3 | 9th | Did not advance | |
Franc Červan | 5000 m | 14:16.6 | 7th | — | Did not advance | ||
Simo Važić | 14:33.8 | 9th | Did not advance | ||||
Franc Červan | 10000 m | — | 29:21.0 | 10th | |||
Ðani Kovač | 400 m hurdles | DSQ | — | Did not advance | |||
Slavko Špan | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:57.6 | 6th | — | Did not advance | ||
Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Gizela Farkaš | 800 m | 2:08.7 | 4th | 2:09.9 | 7th | Did not advance | |
Draga Stamejčič | 80 m hurdles | 10.8 | 4th Q | 10.7 | 3rd Q | 10.8 | 7th |
Field events
Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Roman Lešek | Pole vault | 4.60 | 14= Q | 4.70 | 13th |
Dako Radošević | Discus throw | 52.71 | 16th | Did not advance | |
Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Olga Gere | High jump | 1.70 | 8th Q | 1.71 | 7th |
Combined event – Women's pentathlon
Athlete | Event | 80H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Final | Rank |
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Draga Stamejčič | Result | 10.9 | 12.73 | 1.54 | 6.19 | 25.2 | 4790 | 5th |
Points | 1061 | 904 | 880 | 1031 | 914 | |||
Team | Event | Group stage | Class. 5th–8th | ||||||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Yugoslavia men's | Men's tournament | Uruguay W 84–71 | Brazil L 64–68 | Australia W 74–70 | Peru W 73–64 | United States L 61–69 | South Korea W 99–66 | Finland W 74–45 | Italy L 63–75 | Uruguay W 78–55 | 7th |
Twelve male basketball players represented Yugoslavia: [2]
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Men
Athletes | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Dragan Desančić Aleksandar Kerčov Vladimir Ignjatijević Staniša Radmanović | Men's K-4 1000 metres | 3:20.30 | 3rd | 3:27.84 | 2nd | 3:19.79 | 8th |
Team | Event | Group stage | Quarter-final | Class. 5th-8th | |||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Yugoslavia men's | Men's tournament | Morocco W 3–1 | Hungary L 5–6 | Germany L 0–1 | Japan W 6–1 | Romania L 0–3 | 6th |
Men
Athletes | Event | Semifinal | Repechage | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Zdenko Balaš (c) Ante Guberina Slavko Janjušević | Coxed pair | 8:20.33 | 4th | 7:40.89 | 4th | Did not advance | |
Jadran Barut Jože Berc Zdenko Balaš (c) Alojz Colja Boris Klavora Lucijan Kleva Marko Mandič Pavao Martić Vjekoslav Skalak | Eight | 6:02.43 | 4th | 5:59.23 | 1st | 6:27.15 | 4th |
Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Slobodan Dijaković | 400 m freestyle | 4:41.0 | 5th | — | Did not advance | ||
Veljko Rogošić | 400 m individual medley | 5:11.0 | 6th | — | Did not advance | ||
Slobodan Dijaković | 1500 m freestyle | 18:31.2 | 6th | — | Did not advance | ||
Veljko Rogošić | 18:05.5 | 2nd | Did not advance | ||||
Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal round | Final round | |||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Yugoslavia men's | Men's tournament | United States W 2–1 | Netherlands W 7–2 | Brazil W 8–0 | Belgium W 6–2 | Hungary D 4–4 | Soviet Union W 2–0 | Italy W 2–1 |
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