# Yugoslavia at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Athletes from Yugoslavia competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. This was the country's 10th appearance in the Summer Olympics. Yugoslavia's delegation had 75 competitors (72 men and 3 women), who took part in 32 events in 9 sports.
The youngest athlete was swimmer Slobodan Dijaković, aged 17 years and 100 days at the opening ceremony, and the oldest was gymnast Ivan Čaklec (32 years and 75 days), who competed in his third Olympics. Gymnast Miroslav Cerar was Yugoslavia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, and went on to become the country's most decorated athlete of the games, winning one gold and one bronze medal.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Miroslav Cerar | Gymnastics | Men's pommeled horse |
| Gold | Branislav Simić | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight |
| Silver | Ozren Bonačić Zoran Janković Milan Muškatirović Ante Nardeli Frane Nonković Vinko Rosić Mirko Sandić Zlatko Šimenc Božidar Stanišić Karlo Stipanić Ivo Trumbić | Water Polo | Men's team competition |
| Bronze | Miroslav Cerar | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar |
| Bronze | Branislav Martinović | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight |

## Competitors

The following is the list of Yugoslav competitors at the 1964 Olympic Games by sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Canoeing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Football | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Rowing | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Water polo | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Wrestling | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 72 | 3 | 75 |

## Athletics

Key
* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* R = Qualified for the repechage round
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track events Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Simo Važić | 1500 m | 3:43.7 | 5th q | 3:48.3 | 9th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franc Červan | 5000 m | 14:16.6 | 7th | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simo Važić | 5000 m | 14:33.8 | 9th | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franc Červan | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 29:21.0 | 10th |
| Ðani Kovač | 400 m hurdles | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Slavko Špan | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:57.6 | 6th | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gizela Farkaš | 800 m | 2:08.7 | 4th | 2:09.9 | 7th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Draga Stamejčič | 80 m hurdles | 10.8 | 4th Q | 10.7 | 3rd Q | 10.8 | 7th |
Field events Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Roman Lešek | Pole vault | 4.60 | 14= Q | 4.70 | 13th |
| Dako Radošević | Discus throw | 52.71 | 16th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Olga Gere | High jump | 1.70 | 8th Q | 1.71 | 7th |
Combined event – Women's pentathlon
| Athlete | Event | 80H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Final | Rank |
| Draga Stamejčič | Result | 10.9 | 12.73 | 1.54 | 6.19 | 25.2 | 4790 | 5th |
| Draga Stamejčič | Points | 1061 | 904 | 880 | 1031 | 914 | 4790 | 5th |

## Basketball
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Class. 5th–8th | Class. 5th–8th | Class. 5th–8th |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Yugoslavia men's | Men's tournament | Uruguay W 84–71 | Brazil L 64–68 | Australia W 74–70 | Peru W 73–64 | United States L 61–69 | South Korea W 99–66 | Finland W 74–45 | Italy L 63–75 | Uruguay W 78–55 | 7th |
Twelve male basketball players represented Yugoslavia:

## Canoeing

Men
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Dragan Desančić Aleksandar Kerčov Vladimir Ignjatijević Staniša Radmanović | Men's K-4 1000 metres | 3:20.30 | 3rd | 3:27.84 | 2nd | 3:19.79 | 8th |

## Football
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Quarter-final | Class. 5th-8th | Class. 5th-8th | Class. 5th-8th |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Yugoslavia men's | Men's tournament | Morocco W 3–1 | Hungary L 5–6 | Germany L 0–1 | Japan W 6–1 | Romania L 0–3 | 6th |

## Rowing

Men
| Athletes | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Zdenko Balaš (c) Ante Guberina Slavko Janjušević | Coxed pair | 8:20.33 | 4th | 7:40.89 | 4th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jadran Barut Jože Berc Zdenko Balaš (c) Alojz Colja Boris Klavora Lucijan Kleva Marko Mandič Pavao Martić Vjekoslav Skalak | Eight | 6:02.43 | 4th | 5:59.23 | 1st | 6:27.15 | 4th |

## Swimming

Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Slobodan Dijaković | 400 m freestyle | 4:41.0 | 5th | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Veljko Rogošić | 400 m individual medley | 5:11.0 | 6th | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Slobodan Dijaković | 1500 m freestyle | 18:31.2 | 6th | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Veljko Rogošić | 1500 m freestyle | 18:05.5 | 2nd | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Water polo
### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal round | Semifinal round | Final round | Final round | Final round |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Yugoslavia men's | Men's tournament | United States W 2–1 | Netherlands W 7–2 | Brazil W 8–0 | Belgium W 6–2 | Hungary D 4–4 | Soviet Union W 2–0 | Italy W 2–1 | |