Yugoslavia at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Yugoslavia at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg
IOC code YUG
(YUS used at these Games)
NOC Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Tokyo
Competitors75 (72 men, 3 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer Miroslav Cerar
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (1912, 2008–)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (1992–)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (1992–)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)
Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia (1996–)
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro (2008–)
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo (2016–)

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]

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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]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Miroslav Cerar Gymnastics Men's pommeled horse
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Branislav Simić Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
Silver medal icon.svg 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 medal icon.svg Bronze Miroslav Cerar Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Branislav Martinović Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight

Competitors

The following is the list of Yugoslav competitors at the 1964 Olympic Games by sport. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 639
Basketball 12012
Canoeing 404
Football 16016
Gymnastics 606
Rowing 11011
Swimming 202
Water polo 11011
Wrestling 404
Total72375

Athletics

Key

Track events
Men

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Simo Važić 1500 m 3:43.75th q3:48.39thDid not advance
Franc Červan 5000 m 14:16.67thDid not advance
Simo Važić 14:33.89thDid not advance
Franc Červan 10000 m 29:21.010th
Ðani Kovač 400 m hurdles DSQDid not advance
Slavko Špan 3000 m steeplechase 8:57.66thDid not advance

Women

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Gizela Farkaš 800 m 2:08.74th2:09.97thDid not advance
Draga Stamejčič 80 m hurdles 10.84th Q10.73rd Q10.87th

Field events
Men

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Roman Lešek Pole vault 4.6014= Q4.7013th
Dako Radošević Discus throw 52.7116thDid not advance

Women

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Olga Gere High jump 1.708th Q1.717th

Combined event – Women's pentathlon

AthleteEvent 80H SP HJ LJ 200 mFinalRank
Draga Stamejčič Result10.912.731.546.1925.247905th
Points10619048801031914

Basketball

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageClass. 5th–8th
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yugoslavia men's Men's tournamentFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
W 84–71
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 64–68
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
W 74–70
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
W 73–64
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 61–69
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
W 99–66
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
W 74–45
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
L 63–75
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
W 78–55
7th

Twelve male basketball players represented Yugoslavia: [2]

1964 Yugoslavia men's Olympic basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
4 Slobodan Gordić 27 – (1937-09-28)28 September 19371.92 m (6 ft 4 in) OKK Beograd Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
PF 5 Radivoj Korać 25 – (1938-11-05)5 November 19381.95 m (6 ft 5 in) OKK Beograd Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
C 6 Trajko Rajković 26 – (1937-12-07)7 December 19372.04 m (6 ft 8 in) OKK Beograd Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
7 Dragan Kovačić 25 – (1939-10-05)5 October 19391.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Lokomotiva Zagreb Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
PG 8 Josip Gjergja 26 – (1937-11-24)24 November 19371.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Zadar Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
9 Dragoslav Ražnatović 23 – (1941-04-19)19 April 19411.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Radnički Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
PG 10 Ivo Daneu 27 – (1937-10-06)6 October 19371.91 m (6 ft 3 in) AŠK Olimpija Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
C 11 Zvonko Petričević 24 – (1940-07-26)26 July 19402.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Lokomotiva Zagreb Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
12 Vital Eiselt 23 – (1941-05-06)6 May 19411.87 m (6 ft 2 in) AŠK Olimpija Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
F 13 Vladimir Cvetković 23 – (1941-05-24)24 May 19411.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Crvena zvezda Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
PF 14 Nemanja Đurić 28 – (1936-06-18)18 June 19361.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Radnički Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
15 Miodrag Nikolić 26 – (1938-08-22)22 August 19381.88 m (6 ft 2 in) OKK Beograd Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 11 October 1964

Canoeing

Men

AthletesEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dragan Desančić
Aleksandar Kerčov
Vladimir Ignjatijević
Staniša Radmanović
Men's K-4 1000 metres 3:20.303rd3:27.842nd3:19.798th

Football

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarter-finalClass. 5th-8th
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yugoslavia men's Men's tournamentFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
W 3–1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
L 5–6
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 0–1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 6–1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
L 0–3
6th

Gymnastics

Rowing

Men

AthletesEventSemifinalRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Zdenko Balaš (c)
Ante Guberina
Slavko Janjušević
Coxed pair 8:20.334th7:40.894thDid not advance
Jadran Barut
Jože Berc
Zdenko Balaš (c)
Alojz Colja
Boris Klavora
Lucijan Kleva
Marko Mandič
Pavao Martić
Vjekoslav Skalak
Eight 6:02.434th5:59.231st6:27.154th

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Slobodan Dijaković 400 m freestyle 4:41.05thDid not advance
Veljko Rogošić 400 m individual medley 5:11.06thDid not advance
Slobodan Dijaković 1500 m freestyle 18:31.26thDid not advance
Veljko Rogošić 18:05.52ndDid not advance

Water polo

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinal roundFinal round
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yugoslavia men's Men's tournamentFlag of the United States.svg  United States
W 2–1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W 7–2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
W 8–0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
W 6–2
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
D 4–4
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
W 2–0
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
W 2–1
Silver medal icon.svg

Wrestling

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