This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Yugoslavia men's national water polo team has participated in 12 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.

Abbreviations Apps Appearances Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo (C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Team statistics

Comprehensive results by tournament Notes: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904. Related teams: Croatia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team† (statistics), Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team† (statistics), Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), Serbia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics). Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – The nation did not participate in the Games – Qualified for forthcoming tournament Team† – Defunct team

Abbreviation FRY – FR Yugoslavia SCG – Serbia and Montenegro

Men's team 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years † — — — — 10 9 2 2 4 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 Defunct 12 — — — — Part of Yugoslavia 2 7 10 6 1 2 5 7 / Serbia and Montenegro† — — — — Part of Yugoslavia — 8 3 2 Defunct 3 — — — — Part of Yugoslavia P. of / 4 4 4 8 4 — — — Part of Yugoslavia P. of / 3 3 1 1 4 Total teams 7 4 6 12 13 14 5 16 18 21 10 16 13 15 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Number of appearances Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Team† – Defunct team

Men's team Apps Recordstreak Activestreak Debut Mostrecent Best finish Confederation † 12 12 0 1936 1988 Champions Europe – LEN

Best finishes Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Team† – Defunct team

Men's team Best finish Apps Confederation † Champions (1968, 1984, 1988) 12 Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Team† – Defunct team

Men's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last † 8 3 (1968, 1984, 1988) 4 (1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) 1 (1960) 1952 1988

Medal table Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Team† – Defunct team

Player statistics Multiple appearances

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Note: Dubravko Šimenc is listed in Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Multiple medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Note: Perica Bukić is listed in Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Top goalscorers

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Note: Dubravko Šimenc is listed in Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Goalkeepers

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Last updated: 23 May 2021.

Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref 1936 Miro Mihovilović 21 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1948 Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić 23 1984 Juraj Amšel 23 1952 Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (2) 27 1984 Starting goalkeeper Juraj Amšel (2) 27 1956 Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (3) 31 1984 Flag bearer for YugoslaviaStarting goalkeeper Juraj Amšel (3) 31 1960 Milan Muškatirović 26 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1964 1 Milan Muškatirović (2) 30 11 Karlo Stipanić 22 1968 1 Karlo Stipanić (2) 26 11 Zdravko Hebel 25 1972 1 Karlo Stipanić (3) 30 11 Miloš Marković 25 1976 1 Miloš Marković (2) 29 11 Zoran Kačić 22 1980 1 Luka Vezilić 32 11 Milorad Krivokapić 24 1984 1 Milorad Krivokapić (2) 28 13 Andrija Popović 24 1988 1 Aleksandar Šoštar 24 2011 13 Renco Posinković 24 Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref Note: Aleksandar Šoštar is also listed in FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Coach statistics

Medals as coach and player The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Upon retirement as an athlete, he immediately entered the coaching ranks. During his career, Rudić guided three different men's national teams to five Olympic medals, more than any other coaches.

Ivo Trumbić won the silver medal in 1964 and Yugoslavia's first Olympic gold medal in water polo in 1968. He moved to the Netherlands in 1973, hired as the head coach of the Netherlands men's national team. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he led the Dutch team to win a bronze medal.

Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total medals Ref Age Men's team Pos Medal Age Men's team Medal G S B T 1 Ratko Rudić 32 FP 1980 36–40 1984 , 1988 4 1 1 6 44–48 1992 , 1996 64 2012 2 Ivo Trumbić 29–33 FP 1964 , 1968 41 1976 1 1 1 3

Olympic champions

1968 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 1988 Summer Olympics, three male water polo players were given the honour to carry the flag for Yugoslavia.

Legend – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team

+ Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games # Year Country Flag bearer Birth Age Height Team Pos Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 1 1948 O Yugoslavia Božo Grkinić 34 FP 1948 0 years(34/34) 0 0 0 0 2 1956 O Yugoslavia Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić 31 GK 1948 1952 1956 8 years(23/31) 0 2 0 2 3 1972 O Yugoslavia Mirko Sandić 30 FP 1960 1964 1968 1972 12 years(18/30) 1 1 0 2

See also Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics Yugoslavia at the Olympics

Notes

References

Sources

ISHOF

External links Olympic water polo – Official website