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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
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1936
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1954
1958
1964
1970
1974
1978
1986
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