# Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 88 competitors, 83 men and 5 women, took part in 52 events in 14 sports.
On 26 July a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's handball match between Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Matija Ljubek | Canoeing | Men's 1000m Canadian Singles |
| Gold | Momir Petković | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight |
| Silver | Tadija Kačar | Boxing | Men's Light Middleweight |
| Silver | Ivan Frgić | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight |
| Silver | Krešimir Ćosić Dražen Dalipagić Mirza Delibašić Blagoja Georgievski Vinko Jelovac Željko Jerkov Dragan Kićanović Andro Knego Zoran Slavnić Damir Šolman Žarko Varajić Rajko Žižić | Basketball | Men's Team Competition |
| Bronze | Matija Ljubek | Canoeing | Men's C1 500m Canadian Singles |
| Bronze | Ace Rusevski | Boxing | Men's Lightweight |
| Bronze | Slavko Obadov | Judo | Men's Middleweight (80 kg) |

## Archery

In the first time the nation competed in Olympic archery, Yugoslavia entered one man. He came in ninth place, missing a top eight finish by only one point.
Men's Individual Competition:
* Bojan Postruznik – 2421 points (→ 9th place)

## Athletics

Men's 400 metres
* Josip Alebić
   * Heat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
* Luciano Sušanj
   * Heat — 1:47.82
   * Semi Final — 1:47.03
   * Final — 1:45.75 (→ 6th place)
* Milovan Savić
   * Heat — 1:47.73 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
* Dušan Janićijević
   * Heat — 28:48.87 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
* Danial Temim
   * Qualification — 2.10m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
* Nenad Stekić
   * Qualification — 7.82m
   * Final — 7.89m (→ 6th place)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
* Vinko Galušić — 1:34:46 (→ 24th place)

## Basketball
### Men's Team Competition

* Preliminary Round
   * Yugoslavia – Puerto Rico 84:63 (38:29)
   * Yugoslavia – Czechoslovakia 99:81 (51:43)
   * Yugoslavia – United States 93:112 (55:51)
   * Yugoslavia – Italy 88:87 (41:57)
   * Yugoslavia – Egypt 20:0 b.b.
* Semifinals
   * Yugoslavia – Soviet Union 89:84 (42:42)
* Final
   * Yugoslavia – United States 74:95 (38:50) → Silver Medal
* Team Roster
   * Blagoja Georgievski
   * Dragan Kićanović
   * Vinko Jelovac
   * Rajko Žižić
   * Željko Jerkov
   * Andro Knego
   * Zoran Slavnić
   * Krešimir Ćosić
   * Damir Šolman
   * Žarko Varajić
   * Dražen Dalipagić
   * Mirza Delibašić

## Boxing

Lightweight (– 60 kg)
* Ace Rusevski → Bronze Medal
** First round
*** Defeated Gerard Hamill (IRL) 4–1
** Second round
*** Defeated Roberto Andino (PUR) RSC-3
** Third round
*** Defeated Reinaldo Valiente (CUB) 5–0
** Quarterfinals
*** Defeated Yves Jeudy (HAI) RSC-2
** Semifinals
*** Lost to Howard Davis (USA) 0–5

## Cycling

Two cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1976.

### Sprint

* Vlado Fumić — 21st place

### 1000m time trial

* Vlado Fumić — 1:13.037 (→ 24th place)

### Individual pursuit

* Bojan Ropret — 22nd place

## Water polo
### Men's Team Competition

* Team Roster
   * Boško Lozica
   * Damir Polić
   * Dejan Dabović
   * Đuro Savinović
   * Dušan Antunović
   * Miloš Marković
   * Ozren Bonačić
   * Predrag Manojlović
   * Siniša Belamarić
   * Uroš Marović
   * Zoran Kačić