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.^[1]

Yugoslavia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG (YUS used at these Games)
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Tokyo
Competitors	75 (72 men, 3 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Miroslav Cerar
Medals Ranked 19th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000
Other related appearances
Serbia (1912, 2008–)  Croatia (1992–)  Slovenia (1992–)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)  Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)  North Macedonia (1996–)  Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)  Montenegro (2008–)  Kosovo (2016–)

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. ^[1]

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.^[1]

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

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Simo Važić	1500 m	3:43.7	5th q	3:48.3	9th	Did not advance
Franc Červan	5000 m	14:16.6	7th	—		Did not advance
Simo Važić		14:33.8	9th			Did not advance
Franc Červan	10000 m	—				29:21.0	10th
Ðani Kovač	400 m hurdles	DSQ		—		Did not advance
Slavko Špan	3000 m steeplechase	8:57.6	6th	—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Gizela Farkaš	800 m	2:08.7	4th	2:09.9	7th	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		Final
		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

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		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
	Points	1061	904	880	1031	914

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage							Class. 5th–8th
		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:^[2]

1964 Yugoslavia men's Olympic basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club 4 Slobodan Gordić 27 – (1937-09-28)28 September 1937 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) OKK Beograd PF 5 Radivoj Korać 25 – (1938-11-05)5 November 1938 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) OKK Beograd C 6 Trajko Rajković 26 – (1937-12-07)7 December 1937 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) OKK Beograd 7 Dragan Kovačić 25 – (1939-10-05)5 October 1939 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Lokomotiva Zagreb PG 8 Josip Gjergja 26 – (1937-11-24)24 November 1937 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Zadar 9 Dragoslav Ražnatović 23 – (1941-04-19)19 April 1941 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Radnički Belgrade PG 10 Ivo Daneu 27 – (1937-10-06)6 October 1937 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) AŠK Olimpija C 11 Zvonko Petričević 24 – (1940-07-26)26 July 1940 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Lokomotiva Zagreb 12 Vital Eiselt 23 – (1941-05-06)6 May 1941 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) AŠK Olimpija F 13 Vladimir Cvetković 23 – (1941-05-24)24 May 1941 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Crvena zvezda PF 14 Nemanja Đurić 28 – (1936-06-18)18 June 1936 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Radnički Belgrade 15 Miodrag Nikolić 26 – (1938-08-22)22 August 1938 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) OKK Beograd	Head coach Aleksandar Nikolić Assistant coach(es) Ranko Žeravica Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 11 October 1964

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

Athletes	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		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

Main article: Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage		Quarter-final	Class. 5th-8th
		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

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

Athletes	Event	Semifinal		Repechage		Final
		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
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

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

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

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage			Semifinal round		Final round
		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

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Yugoslavia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yugoslavia Basketball at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.

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