Yugoslavia men's national water polo team explained

Yugoslavia
Fina Code:YUG
Association:Water Polo Federation of Yugoslavia
Confederation:LEN
Most Caps:Igor Milanović (349)
Top Scorer:Milivoj Bebić (620)
Olympics Apps:12
Olympics First:1936
Olympics Best: (1968, 1984, 1988)
World Champ Apps:6
World Champ First:1973
World Champ Best: (1986, 1991)
World Cup Apps:6
World Cup First:1979
World Cup Best: (1987, 1989)
Regional Cup Name:European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:17
Regional Cup First:1927
Regional Cup Best: (1991)
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes

Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1920–1929), the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941) and the Federal Yugoslavia (1946–1992). They were one of strongest waterpolo teams in history of sport, having won 7 Olympic, 4 World Championship, 5 World Cup and 13 European Championship medals.

Olympic Games record

See main article: Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Year[1] RoundPosition
1900did not participate
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936Group stage10th3102118+3
1948Group stage9th31111710+7
1952Runners-up86204314+29
1956Runners-up64113611+25
1960Fourth place4th75022714+13
1964Runners-up76104110+31
1968Champions97118635+51
1972Final Round5th95135243+9
1976Final Round5th81524634+8
1980Runners-up85215834+24
1984Champions76107249+23
1988Champions76018355+28
TotalQualified: 16/24114731724839538+301

World Championship record

YearRoundPosition
1973Final Round106135844+14
1975First round13th32011512+3
1978Final Round117046439+25
1982Second round7th64025852+6
1986Champions75207356+17
1991Champions76018146+35
TotalQualified: 6/64430311349249+100

European Championship record

YearRoundPosition
did not participate
9th
did not participate
5th
did not participate
8th
4th
4th
TotalQualified: 28/31

World Cup record

YearRoundPosition
1979Final Round75023832+6
1981Final Round75116650+16
1983did not participate
1985Final Round4th73225449+5
1987Champions75207554+21
1989Champions54105045+15
1991Final Round54013528+7
TotalQualified: 6/738 26 6 6 318 258 +60

Player statistics

Most appearances

100+

PlayerMatchesYearsNationality
1Igor Milanović349 ? SRB
2Ratko Rudić297 ? CRO
3Zoran Roje241 ? CRO
4Mirko Sandić235+ ? SRB
5Milivoj Bebić222 ? CRO
6Goran Rađenović200+ ? SRB
7Dubravko Šimenc200 ? CRO
8Goran Sukno121 ? CRO
9Veselin Đuho113 ? CRO
10Andrija Popović100+ ? MNE
11Ozren Bonačić96+ ? CRO

Top scorers

200+

NameGoalsAverageYearsNationality
1Milivoj Bebić620 2.79 ? CRO
2Igor Milanović540 1.55 ? SRB
3Mirko Sandić250+ ? SRB

See also

Notes and References

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