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Yugoslavia men's national water polo team

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.[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

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Main 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 +28
Total Qualified: 16/24 114 73 17 24 839 538 +301

World Championship record

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Year[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 +35
Total Qualified: 6/6 44 30 3 11 349 249 +100

World Cup record

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Year[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 +7
Total Qualified: 6/7 38 26 6 6 318 258 +60

European Championship record

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Year 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: 28/31

Player statistics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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