Yugoslavia national basketball team

The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. <br>It was administrated by Košarkaški savez Jugoslavije. The seat of the governing body was in Belgrade. <br>After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the national team of FR Yugoslavia (country changed name to "Serbia and Montenegro" in 2003) was a successor of the former SFR Yugoslavian team. And, after the 2006 Montenegro Independence Referendum, FIBA considers the Serbian national basketball team the direct successor of FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro., 28 August 2006 As such, indirect successor of SFR Yugoslavia.

Yugoslavia had many successes at the FIBA World Championships. The national team captured 3 titles in 1970, 1978 and 1990, Later capturing 2 more titles as FR Yugoslavia in 1998 and 2002.

Olympics

At the Summer Olympic Games, Yugoslavia captured one gold medal (1980), took the silver medal on four occasions (1968, 76, 88, 96) and captured the bronze medal once (1984).

World Basketball Championship

At the World Basketball Championships, Yugoslavia captured five gold medals (1970, 1978, 1990, 1998, 2002), three silver medals (1963, 1967, 1974) and two bronze medals (1982, 1986).

European Basketball Championships

At the European basketball championships, Yugoslavia captured the gold medal eight times (1973, 1975, 1977, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001), were silver medalists on five occasions (1961, 1965,...
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