This article is about the national team of Yugoslavia until the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. For the team representing FR Yugoslavia, see FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team.
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1920–1929), the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941) and the Federal Yugoslavia (1946–1992). They were one of strongest waterpolo teams in history of sport, having won 7 Olympic, 4 World Championship, 5 World Cup and 13 European Championship medals.
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This article is about the national team of Yugoslavia until the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia For the team representing FR Yugoslavia see FR Yugoslavia men s national water polo team Yugoslavia men s national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes 1920 1929 the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1929 1941 and the Federal Yugoslavia 1946 1992 They were one of strongest waterpolo teams in history of sport having won 7 Olympic 4 World Championship 5 World Cup and 13 European Championship medals YugoslaviaFINA codeYUGAssociationWater Polo Federation of YugoslaviaConfederationLEN Europe Most capsIgor Milanovic 349 Top scorer s Milivoj Bebic 620 Olympic Games team statistics Appearances12 first in 1936 Best result 1968 1984 1988 World ChampionshipAppearances6 first in 1973 Best result 1986 1991 World CupAppearances6 first in 1979 Best result 1987 1989 European ChampionshipAppearances17 first in 1927 Best result 1991 Medal record Men s water poloOlympic Games1968 Mexico City Team1984 Los Angeles Team1988 Seoul Team1952 Helsinki Team1956 Melbourne Team1964 Tokyo Team1980 Moscow TeamWorld Championship1986 Madrid Team1991 Perth Team1973 Belgrade Team1978 Berlin TeamEuropean Championship1991 Athens1954 Turin1958 Budapest1962 Leipzig1977 Jonkoping1985 Sofia1987 Strasbourg1989 Bonn1950 Vienna1966 Utrecht1950 Vienna1970 Barcelona1974 ViennaFina World Cup1987 Thessaloniki1989 Berlin1981 Long Beach1991 Barcelona1979 Belgrade RijekaMediterranean Games1959 Beirut Team1967 Tunis Team1971 Izmir Team1979 Split Team1983 Casablanca Team1963 Naples Team1975 Algiers Team1991 Athens TeamYugoslavia men s national water polo team in 1962 vs Soviet Union in Celje Contents 1 Olympic Games record 2 World Championship record 3 World Cup record 4 European Championship record 5 Player statistics 5 1 Most appearances 5 2 Top scorers 6 See also 7 ReferencesOlympic Games record EditMain article Yugoslavia men s Olympic water polo team records and statistics Year 1 Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 1900 Did not participate 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 11 8 3 1948 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 17 10 7 1952 Runners up 8 6 2 0 43 14 29 1956 Runners up 6 4 1 1 36 11 25 1960 Fourth place 4th 7 5 0 2 27 14 13 1964 Runners up 7 6 1 0 41 10 31 1968 Champions 9 7 1 1 86 35 51 1972 Final Round 5th 9 5 1 3 52 43 9 1976 Final Round 5th 8 1 5 2 46 34 8 1980 Runners up 8 5 2 1 58 34 24 1984 Champions 7 6 1 0 72 49 23 1988 Champions 7 6 0 1 83 55 28Total Qualified 16 24 114 73 17 24 839 538 301World Championship record EditYear 1 Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 1973 Final Round 10 6 1 3 58 44 14 1975 First round 13th 3 2 0 1 15 12 3 1978 Final Round 11 7 0 4 64 39 25 1982 Second round 7th 6 4 0 2 58 52 6 1986 Champions 7 5 2 0 73 56 17 1991 Champions 7 6 0 1 81 46 35Total Qualified 6 6 44 30 3 11 349 249 100World Cup record EditYear 1 Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 1979 Final Round 7 5 0 2 38 32 6 1981 Final Round 7 5 1 1 66 50 16 1983 Did not participate 1985 Final Round 4th 7 3 2 2 54 49 5 1987 Champions 7 5 2 0 75 54 21 1989 Champions 5 4 1 0 50 45 15 1991 Final Round 5 4 0 1 35 28 7Total Qualified 6 7 38 26 6 6 318 258 60European Championship record EditYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 1926 Did not participate 1927 9th 1931 Did not participate 1934 5th 1938 Did not participate 1947 8th 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1977 1981 4th 1983 4th 1985 1987 1989 1991 Total Qualified 28 31Player statistics EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Most appearances Edit 100 Player Matches Position Years Nationality1 Igor Milanovic 349 SRB2 Ratko Rudic 297 CRO3 Zoran Roje 241 CRO4 Mirko Sandic 235 SRB5 Milivoj Bebic 222 CRO6 Goran Rađenovic 200 SRB7 Dubravko Simenc 200 CRO8 Goran Sukno 121 CRO9 Veselin Đuho 113 CRO10 Andrija Popovic 100 MNE11 Ozren Bonacic 96 CRO Top scorers Edit 200 Name Goals Average Position Years Nationality1 Milivoj Bebic 620 2 79 CRO2 Igor Milanovic 540 1 55 SRB3 Mirko Sandic 250 SRBSee also EditYugoslavia men s Olympic water polo team records and statistics List of Olympic champions in men s water polo List of men s Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics List of world champions in men s water poloReferences Edit a b c HistoFINA Water polo medalists and statistics PDF fina org FINA September 2019 pp 4 14 25 48 Archived PDF from the original on 1 August 2021 Retrieved 6 August 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yugoslavia men 27s national water polo team amp oldid 1107751497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
