Yugoslavia men's national handball team

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NicknameBlues
AssociationHandball Federation of Yugoslavia , Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 1972)
Best result1st (1972 and 1984)
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1958)
Best result1st (1986)
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Yugoslavia men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 1982 West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1970 France
Bronze medal – third place 1974 East Germany

The Yugoslavia national handball team was the national handball team of Yugoslavia. It was organized by the Handball Federation of Yugoslavia.

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Summer Olympics[]

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Nazi Germany 1936 did not participate
West Germany 1972 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 0 0 122 89 +33
Canada 1976 Preliminary Round 5th 5 4 0 1 110 93 +17
Soviet Union 1980 Preliminary Round 6th 8 5 0 3 195 159 +36
United States 1984 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0 141 93 +48
South Korea 1988 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 1 1 143 132 +11
Total Qualified: 5/6 35 28 2 5 840 632 +208

World Championship[]

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Nazi Germany 1938 did not participate
Sweden 1954
Germany 1958 Main Round 8th 6 2 0 2 101 96 +5
West Germany 1961 Preliminary Round 9th 2 0 0 2 29 32 -3
Czechoslovakia 1964 Main Round 6th 6 2 2 2 102 96 +6
Sweden 1967 Quarterfinal 7th 6 4 0 2 136 110 +26
France 1970 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 1 2 119 80 +39
East Germany 1974 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 0 3 106 105 +1
Denmark 1978 Main Round 5th 6 4 1 1 108 96 +12
West Germany 1982 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 4 1 2 183 155 +28
Switzerland 1986 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 0 0 168 145 +23
Czechoslovakia 1990 Main Round 4th 7 4 0 3 169 156 +13
Total Qualified: 10/12 59 35 5 21 1221 1071 +150

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