Yugoslavia at the Olympics

Author: Leandro Alegsa Creation date: November 13, 2022

Yugoslavia sent athletes to the Olympic Games for the first time in 1920. Before this, several athletes from Croatia, Slovenia and Vojvodina were on the Olympic teams of Austria or Hungary when those countries were part of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. A small team of two athletes been sent from the Serbia to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Yugoslavia has been the name for Olympic teams from three distinct nations:

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes until 1929) from 1920–1936
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to the 1992 Winter Olympics
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, made up of only Montenegro and Serbia, from 1996–2002

Two of the nations that were at one time part of Yugoslavia, (Croatia and Slovenia), started sending their own teams to the Olympics at the 1992 Winter Olympics. As of the 2008 Summer Olympics, all six former parts of Yugoslavia were sending their own teams to the Games.

History

Years	Teams
1912					Serbia Serbia
1920–1988	Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1992 W	Croatia Croatia	Slovenia Slovenia	Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1992 S			Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina	IOC Independent Olympians
1994				Prohibition of participation by the UN
1996–2002				North Macedonia North Macedonia	Serbia and MontenegroFR Yugoslavia
2004–2006					Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
2008–2014					Serbia Serbia		Montenegro Montenegro
2016–					Serbia Serbia	Kosovo Kosovo

Games played

Yugoslavia hosted the Olympic Games only once.

Games	City	Date	Nations	Participant	Events
1984 Winter Olympics	Sarajevo	February 8 - 19	49	1.272	39

Questions and Answers

Q: When did Yugoslavia first send athletes to the Olympic Games?

A: Yugoslavia sent athletes to the Olympic Games for the first time in 1920.

Q: What countries were part of the Empire of Austria-Hungary before Yugoslavia sent athletes to the Olympics?

A: Before Yugoslavia sent athletes to the Olympics, several athletes from Croatia, Slovenia and Vojvodina were on the Olympic teams of Austria or Hungary when those countries were part of the Empire of Austria-Hungary.

Q: How many athletes did Serbia send to the 1912 Summer Olympics?

A: A small team of two athletes was sent from Serbia to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Q: What was Yugoslavia called officially until 1929?

A: Until 1929, Yugoslavia was officially called The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

Q: When did Croatia and Slovenia start sending their own teams to the Olympics?

A: Croatia and Slovenia started sending their own teams to the Olympics at 1992 Winter Olympics.

Q: When did all six former parts of Yugoslavia start sending their own teams to the Games?

A: As of 2008 Summer Olympics, all six former parts of Yugoslavia started sending their own teams to The Games.