Yugoslavia at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Encyclopedia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
was the host nation for the 1984 Winter Olympics
in Sarajevo
. Prior to these Games, Yugoslavia had never won a medal at the Winter Games, but Jure Franko
won a silver medal in the men's giant slalom to become a national hero.
Men's Downhill
Men's Slalom
Men's Giant slalom
Women's Slalom
Women's Giant Slalom
Men's 10 km
Men's 20 km
Men's 4 x 7,5 km Relay
Men's Two Man Bobsled
Men's Four Man Bobsled
Men
Men's 4 x 10km relay
Women
Women's 4 x 5km relay
Men
Women
Contestants
Men
Women
Events:
Men's 500 m
Men's 1,000 m
Men's 1,500 m
Men's 5,000 m
Women's 500 m
Women's 1,000 m
Women's 1,500 m
Women's 3,000 m
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
was the host nation for the 1984 Winter Olympics
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. Prior to these Games, Yugoslavia had never won a medal at the Winter Games, but Jure Franko
Jure Franko
Jure Franko is a Slovenian former alpine skier, best known for winning a giant slalom silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo....
won a silver medal in the men's giant slalom to become a national hero.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jure Franko Jure Franko Jure Franko is a Slovenian former alpine skier, best known for winning a giant slalom silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.... |
Alpine Skiing Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Sarajevo, Yugoslavia .The men's races were held at Bjelašnica, the women's at Jahorina from February 13-19, 1984.... |
Men's Super-G |
Alpine skiing
Men's Downhill
- Janez Pleteršek — 1:48.97 (→ 27th place)
- Tomaž Jemc — 1:49.68 (→ 30th place)
Men's Slalom
- Bojan KrižajBojan KrižajBojan Križaj is a Slovenian former alpine skier.-Career:Križaj, born in Kranj, was a member of a well known Tržič ski family so he started skiing at the age of 3. In the season 1976/77 he received the first World Cup point, qualified among the 15 best slalom runners and later during that season...
— 1:41.51 (→ 7th place) - Tomaž Cerkovnik — 1:42.97 (→ 11th place)
- Jože Kuralt — 1:44.85 (→ 13th place)
- Jure FrankoJure FrankoJure Franko is a Slovenian former alpine skier, best known for winning a giant slalom silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo....
— did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Giant slalom
- Jure FrankoJure FrankoJure Franko is a Slovenian former alpine skier, best known for winning a giant slalom silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo....
— 2:41.41 (→ Silver Medal) - Bojan KrižajBojan KrižajBojan Križaj is a Slovenian former alpine skier.-Career:Križaj, born in Kranj, was a member of a well known Tržič ski family so he started skiing at the age of 3. In the season 1976/77 he received the first World Cup point, qualified among the 15 best slalom runners and later during that season...
— 2:43.48 (→ 9th place) - Grega BenedikGrega BenedikGrega Benedik is a former Slovenian alpine skier who represented Yugoslavia at the Olympics in 1984 in Sarajevo and 1988 in Calgary.- World Cup victories :- External links :* profile...
— did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Slalom
- Mateja SvetMateja SvetMateja Svet is a former Slovenian alpine skier. Debuting in the 1983/1984 season, she won the first Slovenian female skiing victory in 1986...
— 1:40.85 (→ 15th place) - Anja Zavadlav — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Nuša Tome — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Andrea Leskovšek — disqualified (→ no ranking)
Women's Giant Slalom
- Andrea Leskovšek — 2:24.61 (→ 16th place)
- Veronika Šarec — 2:25.01 (→ 20th place)
- Nuša Tome — 2:26.21 (→ 22nd place)
- Mateja SvetMateja SvetMateja Svet is a former Slovenian alpine skier. Debuting in the 1983/1984 season, she won the first Slovenian female skiing victory in 1986...
— 2:26.22 (→ 23rd place)
Biathlon
Men's 10 km
- Andrej Lanišek — 36:16.0 (→ 49th place)
- Marjan Vidmar — 37:08.1 (→ 54th place)
- Tomislav Lopatić — 40:18.2 (→ 57th place)
Men's 20 km
- Andrej Lanišek — 1:24:23.1 (→ 41st place)
- Marjan Vidmar — 1:26:32.1 (→ 46th place)
- Jure Velepec — 1:27:05.8 (→ 48th place)
Men's 4 x 7,5 km Relay
- Andrej Lanišek, Jure Velepec, Zoran Ćosić, and Franjo Jakovac — 1:54:13.80 (→ 17th and last place)
Bobsleigh
Men's Two Man Bobsled
- Yugoslavia I
- Zdravko Stojnić and Siniša Tubić — 3:34.02 (→ 22nd place)
- Yugoslavia II
- Boris Rađenović and Nikola Korica — 3:34.13 (→ 24th place)
Men's Four Man Bobsled
- Yugoslavia I
- Zdravko Stojnić, Mario Franjić, Siniša Tubić, and Nikola Korica — 3:26.48 (→ 19th place)
- Yugoslavia II
- Nenad Prodanović, Ognjen Sokolović, Zoran Sokolović, and Borislav Vujadinović — 3:28.31 (→ 23rd place)
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Jože Klemenčić | DSQ | – |
| Sašo Grajf | 46:21.1 | 48 | |
| Dušan Ðuričić | 45:24.6 | 40 | |
| Ivo Čarman | 45:04.0 | 35 | |
| 30 km | Janež Kršinar | 1'40:45.5 | 51 |
| Dušan Ðuričić | 1'39:04.6 | 44 | |
| Ivo Čarman | 1'38:09.6 | 40 | |
| Jože Klemenčić | 1'37:40.1 | 38 | |
| 50 km | Jože Klemenčić | 2'35:22.4 | 42 |
| Janež Kršinar | 2'30:16.2 | 36 | |
| Dušan Ðuričić | 2'28:23.4 | 32 | |
Men's 4 x 10km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Ivo Čarman Jože Klemenčić Janež Kršinar Dušan Ðuričić |
2'04:42.8 | 12 |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Tatjana Smolnikar | 20:21.8 | 45 |
| Metka Munih | 20:12.0 | 43 | |
| Andreja Smrekar | 19:41.7 | 41 | |
| Jana Mlakar | 18:54.1 | 34 | |
| 10 km | Tatjana Smolnikar | 37:58.1 | 44 |
| Metka Munih | 37:18.4 | 43 | |
| Andreja Smrekar | 36:10.4 | 41 | |
| Jana Mlakar | 34:52.2 | 30 | |
| 20 km | Metka Munih | 1'13:35.8 | 38 |
Women's 4 x 5km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Jana Mlakar Andreja Smrekar Tatjana Smolnikar Metka Munih |
1'13:45.1 | 10 |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miljan Begovic | 17 | 22 | 21 | 40.0 | 21 |
Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanda Dubravčić Sanda Dubravcic Sanda Dubravčić-Šimunjak is a Croatian figure skater who competed internationally for Yugoslavia. She is the 1981 European silver medalist... |
8 | 9 | 9 | 17.4 | 10 |
Ice hockey
Group A
Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 2 |
- West Germany 8-1 Yugoslavia
- Sweden 11-0 Yugoslavia
- USSR 9-1 Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia 5-1 Italy
- Poland 8-1 Yugoslavia
Contestants
- Igor Beribak
- Mustafa Bešić
- Dejan Burnik
- Marjan GorencMarjan GorencMarjan Gorenc is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.-Club career:In 1983, Gorenc made his debut with HK Olimpija Ljubljana in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League...
- Edo HafnerEdo HafnerEdo Hafner is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.-Club career:Hafner began is career with HK Kranjska Gora in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League in 1969. In 1972, he joined HK Jesenice. Hafner also played with HC Alleghe in the Serie A...
- Gorazd HitiGorazd HitiGorazd Hiti is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.-Club career:Hiti began his career with HK Kranjska Gora in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League in 1963. In 1968, he signed with HK Acroni Jesenice, before moving to HK Olimpija Ljubljana in 1971. He played with HC Bolzano in Italy from...
- Drago Horvat
- Peter Klemenc
- Jože Kovač
- Vojko Lajovec
- Blaž Lomovšek
- Drago Mlinarec
- Murajica PajićMurajica PajičMurajica Pajic is a retired Slovenian ice hockey player.-Club career:In 1977, he made his debut in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League with HK Kranjska Gora, and joined HK Acroni Jesenice the following season. In 1986, Pajic joined HDD Olimpija Ljubljana for one season, before playing two years with...
- Cveto Pretnar
- Bojan Razpet
- Ivan Ščap
- Matjaž SekeljMatjaž SekeljMatjaz Sekelj is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.Sekelj participated with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League for his entire career. He participated with the Yugoslavia national ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics. He coached HDD Olimpija Ljubljana...
- Zvone ŠuvakZvone ŠuvakZvone Suvak is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.-Club career:Suvak began his career in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League with HK Kranjska Gora in 1976. The following year, he joined HK Acroni Jesenice...
- Andrej Vidmar
- Domine Lomovšek
Luge
Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Suad Karajica | 54.075 | 32 | 48.293 | 27 | 47.797 | 23 | 48.123 | 25 | 3:18.288 | 28 |
| Dušan Dragojević | 47.480 | 18 | 47.332 | 17 | 47.465 | 18 | 47.338 | 18 | 3:09.615 | 16 |
Women
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Dajana Karajica | 43.901 | 21 | 43.250 | 16 | 42.890 | 16 | 42.619 | 16 | 2:52.660 | 17 |
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Robert Kaštrun | Individual | 83.0 | 86.0 | 200.7 | 11 | 56:09.4 | 133.390 | 28 | 334.090 | 27 |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Primož Ulaga Primož Ulaga Primož Ulaga is a Slovene ski jumper who competed for the former Yugoslavia from 1980 to 1992. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the team large hill competition at Calgary in 1988.... |
Normal hill | 59.0 | 35.4 | 82.5 | 95.5 | 130.9 | 57 |
| Bojan Globočnik | 80.0 | 91.5 | 73.0 | 74.8 | 166.3 | 40 | |
| Miran Tepeš Miran Tepeš Miran Tepeš is a slovene ski jumper who competed for the former Yugoslavia from 1979 to 1992. He won a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... |
81.0 | 92.6 | 80.0 | 90.5 | 183.1 | 27 | |
| Vasja Bajc | 83.0 | 94.8 | 82.0 | 95.2 | 190.0 | 17 | |
| Miran Tepeš Miran Tepeš Miran Tepeš is a slovene ski jumper who competed for the former Yugoslavia from 1979 to 1992. He won a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... |
Large hill | 77.0 | 47.0 | 95.0 | 83.7 | 130.7 | 45 |
| Primož Ulaga Primož Ulaga Primož Ulaga is a Slovene ski jumper who competed for the former Yugoslavia from 1980 to 1992. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the team large hill competition at Calgary in 1988.... |
99.0 | 89.3 | 103.0 | 95.9 | 185.2 | 13 | |
| Tomaž Dolar | 101.5 | 93.8 | 100.5 | 91.9 | 185.7 | 11 | |
| Vasja Bajc | 103.5 | 99.6 | 94.0 | 81.8 | 181.4 | 15 | |
Speed skating
Men's 500 m
- Nenad Žvanut — 42.55 (→ 39th place)
- Behudin Merdović — 46.34 (→ 41st place)
Men's 1,000 m
- Nenad Žvanut — 1:26.63 (→ 41st place)
- Behudin Merdović — 1:33.33 (→ 43rd place)
Men's 1,500 m
- Behudin Merdović — 2:19.25 (→ 40th place)
Men's 5,000 m
- Behudin Merdović — disqualified (→ no ranking)
Women's 500 m
- Dubravka Vukušić — 51.99 (→ 31st place)
- Bibija Kerla — 51.99 (→ 32nd place)
Women's 1,000 m
- Bibija Kerla — 1:51.06 (→ 36th place)
- Dubravka Vukušić — 2:03.02 (→ 36th place)
Women's 1,500 m
- Dubravka Vukušić — 2:42.12 (→ 31st place)
- Bibija Kerla — 2:46.32 (→ 32nd place)
Women's 3,000 m
- Bibija Kerla — 5:37.67 (→ 36th place)