Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Medalists

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

• Jože Medjumurec

* Heat — 1:48.1

* Semifinals — 1:49.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Jože Medjumurec

* Heat — 3:52.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Daniel Korica

* Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round

* Defeated Italy (85-78)

* Defeated Poland (85-64)

* Lost to Puerto Rico (74-79)

* Defeated Philippines (117-76)

* Defeated West Germany (81-56)

* Defeated Senegal (73-57)

* Lost to Soviet Union (67-74)

• Classification Matches

* 5th/8th place: Defeated Czechoslovakia (66-63)

* 5th/6th place: Defeated Puerto Rico (86-70) → Fifth place

• Team roster:

Dragutin Čermak, Krešimir Ćosić, Miroljub Damjanović, Blagoja Georgievski, Vinko Jelovac, Dragan Kapičić, Žarko Knežević, Milun Marović, Nikola Plećaš, Ljubodrag Simonović, Damir Šolman, Rato Tvrdić, headcoach:

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Svetomir Belić

* First Round — Defeated Dumar Fall (SEN), 4:1

* Second Round — Lost to Anthony Richardson (HOL), 2:3

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

• Radoš Čubrić — 43rd place
• Jože Valenčić — 51st place
• Eugen Pleško — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Janež Zakotnik......
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