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National handball team
The Yugoslavia national handball team was the national handball team of Yugoslavia . It was organized by the Handball Federation of Yugoslavia .
Yugoslav handball began to rise in the early 1970s. Today, three former Yugoslav republics have won medals at major competitions: Croatia fourteen, Serbia four and Slovenia two. In the period from 2003 to 2020, Croatia was at the very top of world handball. Other former Yugoslav republics also cherish the continuity of placement in major competitions.
Accomplishments [ edit ]
Summer Olympics [ edit ]
Year
Round
Position
1936
did not participate
1972
Final
6
6
0
0
122
89
+33
1976
Fifth place game
5th
6
5
0
1
131
112
+19
1980
Fifth place game
6th
6
4
0
2
155
116
+39
1984
Final
6
5
1
0
141
93
+48
1988
Bronze medal game
6
4
1
1
143
132
+11
Total
Qualified: 5/6
30
24
2
4
692
542
+120
World Championship [ edit ]
Year
Round
Position
1938
did not participate
1954
1958
Main Round
8th
6
2
0
2
101
96
+5
1961
Preliminary Round
9th
2
0
0
2
29
32
-3
1964
Main Round
6th
6
2
2
2
102
96
+6
1967
Quarterfinal
7th
6
4
0
2
136
110
+26
1970
Semifinal
6
3
1
2
119
80
+39
1974
Semifinal
6
3
0
3
106
105
+1
1978
Main Round
5th
6
4
1
1
108
96
+12
1982
Final
7
4
1
2
183
155
+28
1986
Final
7
7
0
0
168
145
+23
1990
Main Round
4th
7
4
0
3
169
156
+13
Total
Qualified: 10/12
59
35
5
21
1221
1071
+150
Player statistics [ edit ]
Most appearances [ edit ]
100+
Top scorers [ edit ]
300+
Yugoslavia squads
Olympic Games
World Championships
Goodwill Games
Mediterranean Games
Succeeding national teams [ edit ]
Current teams Defunct teams