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Yugoslavia men's national water polo team

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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.[citation needed]

Yugoslavia
FINA codeYUG
AssociationWater Polo Federation of Yugoslavia
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Most capsIgor Milanović (349)
Top scorer(s)Milivoj Bebić (620)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances12 (first in 1936)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1968, 1984, 1988)
World Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1973)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1986, 1991)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1979)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1987, 1989)
European Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1927)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1991)
Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth Team
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade Team
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens
Silver medal – second place 1954 Turin
Silver medal – second place 1958 Budapest
Silver medal – second place 1962 Leipzig
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Vienna
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Utrecht
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Vienna
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Barcelona
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna
Fina World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1987 Thessaloniki
Gold medal – first place 1989 Berlin
Silver medal – second place 1981 Long Beach
Silver medal – second place 1991 Barcelona
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Belgrade/Rijeka
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Beirut Team
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tunis Team
Gold medal – first place 1971 Izmir Team
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Casablanca Team
Silver medal – second place 1963 Naples Team
Silver medal – second place 1975 Algiers Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens Team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team in 1962 vs. Soviet Union in Celje

Olympic Games record

Year[1]RoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
1900did not participate
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936Group stage10th3102118+3
1948Group stage9th31111710+7
1952Runners-up 86204314+29
1956Runners-up 64113611+25
1960Fourth place4th75022714+13
1964Runners-up 76104110+31
1968Champions 97118635+51
1972Final Round5th95135243+9
1976Final Round5th81524634+8
1980Runners-up 85215834+24
1984Champions 76107249+23
1988Champions 76018355+28
TotalQualified: 16/24114731724839538+301

World Championship record

Year[1]RoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
1973Final Round 106135844+14
1975First round13th32011512+3
1978Final Round 117046439+25
1982Second round7th64025852+6
1986Champions 75207356+17
1991Champions 76018146+35
TotalQualified: 6/64430311349249+100

World Cup record

Year[1]RoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
1979Final Round 75023832+6
1981Final Round 75116650+16
1983did not participate
1985Final Round4th73225449+5
1987Champions 75207554+21
1989Champions 54105045+15
1991Final Round 54013528+7
TotalQualified: 6/7382666318258+60

European Championship record

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
1926did not participate
19279th
1931did not participate
19345th
1938did not participate
19478th
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1977
19814th
19834th
1985
1987
1989
1991
TotalQualified: 28/31

Player statistics

Top scorers

200+

#NameGoalsAveragePositionYearsNationality
1Milivoj Bebić6202.79?CRO
2Igor Milanović5401.55?SRB
3Mirko Sandić250+?SRB

See also

References

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