Yugoslavia men's national handball team
Appearance
Yugoslavia | |||
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Information | |||
Nickname | Blues | ||
Association | Handball Federation of Yugoslavia , | ||
Colours | |||
Results | |||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (First in 1958) | ||
Best result | 1st (1986) | ||
Last updated on Unknown. |
Medal record | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1972 Munich | Team | |
1984 Los Angeles | Team | |
1988 Seoul | Team | |
World Championship | ||
1986 Switzerland | ||
1982 West Germany | ||
1970 France | ||
1974 East Germany |
The Yugoslavia national handball team was the national
handball team of Yugoslavia. It was organized by the Handball Federation of Yugoslavia
.
Yugoslav handball began to rise in the early 1970s. Today, three former Yugoslav republics have won medals at major competitions: Croatia fourteen, Serbia four and Slovenia two. In the period from 2003 to 2020, Croatia was at the very top of world handball. Other former Yugoslav republics also cherish the continuity of placement in major competitions.
Accomplishments
Summer Olympics
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1936 | did not participate | ||||||||
1972 | Final | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 89 | +33 | |
1976 | Fifth place game | 5th | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 112 | +19 |
1980 | Fifth place game | 6th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 116 | +39 |
1984 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 93 | +48 | |
1988 | Bronze medal game | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 132 | +11 | |
Total | Qualified: 5/6 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 692 | 542 | +120 |
World Championship
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1938 | did not participate | ||||||||
1954 | |||||||||
1958 | Main Round | 8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 96 | +5 |
1961 | Preliminary Round | 9th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 32 | -3 |
1964 | Main Round | 6th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 96 | +6 |
1967 | Quarterfinal | 7th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 110 | +26 |
1970 | Semifinal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 119 | 80 | +39 | |
1974 | Semifinal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 105 | +1 | |
1978 | Main Round | 5th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 96 | +12 |
1982 | Final | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 155 | +28 | |
1986 | Final | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 145 | +23 | |
1990 | Main Round | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 156 | +13 |
Total | Qualified: 10/12 | 59 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 1221 | 1071 | +150 |
Player statistics
Most appearances100+
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Top scorers300+
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Squads
Succeeding national teams