Yugoslavia at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Yugoslavia at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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IOC code	YUG
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Innsbruck
Competitors	28 (27 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002
Other related appearances
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Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ajdin Pašović	Downhill					1:54.57	46
Andrej Koželj						1:52.75	37
Miran Gašperšič	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Ajdin Pašović		1:54.82	46	DNF	–	DNF	–
Andrej Koželj		1:54.43	42	1:56.05	35	3:50.48	35
Bojan Križaj		1:49.08	25	1:46.82	16	3:35.90	18
Bojan Križaj	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Miran Gašperšič		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Ajdin Pašović		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Andrej Koželj		1:09.50	37	1:14:16	32	2:23.66	31

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Maksi Jelenc	49:35.35	57
30 km	Maksi Jelenc	1'44:20.25	60
50 km	Maksi Jelenc	3'05:05.94	44

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
5 km	Milena Kordež	18:36.23	37
10 km	Milena Kordež	35:15.54	39

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics

First round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
United States	8–4	Yugoslavia

Consolation Round

Rank		Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
7	Romania	5	4	1	0	23	15	8
8	Austria	5	3	2	0	18	14	6
9	Japan	5	3	2	0	20	18	6
10	Yugoslavia	5	3	2	0	22	19	6
11	Switzerland	5	2	3	0	24	22	4
12	Bulgaria	5	0	5	0	19	38	0

• Yugoslavia 6-4 Switzerland
• Yugoslavia 4-3 Romania
• Yugoslavia 8-5 Bulgaria
• Japan 4-3 Yugoslavia
• Austria 3-1 Yugoslavia

Contestants Marjan Žbontar Janez Albreht Miroslav Lap Drago Savić Božidar Beravs Bojan Kumar Ivan Ščap Bogdan Jakopič Miroslav Gojanović Eduard Hafner Tomaž Lepša Roman Smolej Ignac Kavec Franci Žbontar Silvo Poljanšek Janez Petač Janez Puterle Gorazd Hiti

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
		Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Janez Demšar	Normal hill	72.5	98.3	74.5	101.5	199.8	47
Bogdan Norčič		74.5	102.5	75.0	103.3	205.8	38
Ivo Zupan		75.0	103.8	72.0	98.5	202.3	46
Branko Dolhar		75.5	104.1	74.5	100.0	204.1	42
Ivo Zupan	Large hill	68.0	52.2	73.0	67.2	119.4	54
Branko Dolhar		83.0	85.2	77.5	75.0	160.2	42
Janez Demšar		83.0	86.7	74.0	71.1	157.8	43
Bogdan Norčič		85.0	90.5	82.5	87.5	178.0	28

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic Winter Games 1976, full results by sports-reference.com