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Former national sports team
The Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team was the national team of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia .
Yugoslav Volleyball Federation was founded in 1946 by the Alliance for Physical Education of Yugoslavia. In 1947, the International Volleyball Federation FIVB was founded and Yugoslavia was one of the 14 founders. From 13 February 1949, the Volleyball Federation became an independent sports organization. Many years later, at the European Championships held in Belgrade,Yugoslav volleyball team won the bronze medal for the first time. That was in 1975, when Yugoslavia for the first time in history hosted the biggest European competition, both the men's and women's events. Yugoslav team in the last match of the final group defeated Bulgaria in Belgrade and won the bronze medal.
Games
Round
Position
1949
did not qualify
1952
1956
Final Group
10th
9
1
8
11
26
0.423
1960
did not qualify
1962
Final Group
8th
9
2
7
17
22
0.773
1966
Final Group
8th
7
0
7
6
21
0.286
1970
Preliminary Round
10th
11
7
4
22
19
1.158
1974
did not qualify
1978
1982
1986
1990
Total
4/12
0 Titles
36
10
26
56
88
0.636
European Championship [ edit ]
Year
Round
Position
1948
did not qualify
1950
1951 Final Round
5th
8
4
4
15
14
1955 Final Round
5th
10
5
5
21
19
1958 Final Round
7th
11
5
6
21
21
1963 Final Round
7th
9
3
6
13
21
1967 Final Round
7th
10
4
6
14
19
1971 Preliminary Round
11th
8
3
5
14
15
1975 Final Round 7
5
2
17
12
1977 Preliminary Round
7th
7
3
4
10
13
1979 Final Round 7
5
2
17
10
1981 Preliminary Round
10th
7
2
5
10
15
1983
did not qualify
1985 Preliminary Round
11th
7
1
6
5
19
1987 Preliminary Round
8th
7
2
5
8
17
1989 Preliminary Round
8th
7
3
4
12
17
1991 Preliminary Round
6th
7
3
4
14
15
Total Qualified: 14/17 112 48 64 191 227
1965 — 8th place
1969–1991 — did not qualify 1990 — did not qualify
1991 — did not qualify Mediterranean Games [ edit ]
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1983 Didn't Participate /
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1987 Semifinals 4th /
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1991 Second /
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1975 European Championship Miloš Grbić , Miodrag Gvozdenović , Nikola Matijašević , Vinko Dobrić , Laslo Lukač , Aleksandar Boričić , Vladimir Bogoevski , Vladimir Bošnjak , Ivica Jelić , Slobodan Lozančić , Mirsad Elezović , Živojin Vračarić , coach: Lazar Grozdanović 1979 European Championship Ljubomir Travica , Goran Srbinovski , Slobodan Lozančić , Vladimir Trifunović , Miodrag Mitić , Aleksandar Tasevski , Radovan Malević , Boro Jović , Vladimir Bogoevski , Vinko Dobrić , Zdravko Kuljić , Dragan Nišić , coach: Drago Tomić 1980 Olympic Games Vladimir Bogoevski , Ivica Jelić , Boro Jović , Mladen Kašić , Zdravko Kuljić , Slobodan Lozančić , Radovan Malević , Miodrag Mitić , Goran Srbinovski , Aleksandar Tasevski , Ljubomir Travica , Vladimir Trifunović
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Yugoslavia
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
1972 Munich
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1949
1956
1960
1970
1978
1982
1955
1967
1977
1983
1985
1987
1989
1967
1975
1983
1987
1991
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Ivica Jelić
