The Yugoslavia women's national handball team was the national handball team of Yugoslavia. The team won the World Women's Handball Championship in 1973.[1] Their achievements at the Olympic Games included a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,[2] silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow,[3] and 4th place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[4]
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| Association | Handball Federation of Yugoslavia | ||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1980) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1984) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1957) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1973) | ||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1984 Los Angeles | Team |
 | 1980 Moscow | Team |
| World Championship | ||
| 1973 Yugoslavia | |
| 1965 West Germany | |
| 1971 Netherlands | |
| 1990 South Korea | |
 | 1957 Yugoslavia | |
| 1982 Hungary | |
Results
Summer Olympics
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 1976 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 1980 | Runners-up[3] |  | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 67 | +40 |
 1984 | Champions[2] |  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 102 | +41 |
 1988 | Final Round | 4th[4] | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 115 | -5 |
| Total | Qualified: 3/4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 360 | 284 | +76 | |
World Championship
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 1957 | Third Place |  | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 32 | +9 |
 1962 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 23 | +5 |
 1965 | Runners-up | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
 1971 | Runners-up | | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 44 | +13 |
| 1973 | Champions | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 49 | +24 |
| 1975 | Final Group | 5th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 116 | 75 | +41 |
 1978 | Final Group | 5th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 106 | +6 |
 1982 | Third Place | | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 122 | +38 |
| 1986 | Main Round | 6th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 132 | +18 |
| 1990 | Runners-up | | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 169 | 144 | +25 |
| Total | Qualified: 10/10 | 60 | 37 | 6 | 17 | 937 | 747 | +190 | |