Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 88 competitors, 83 men and 5 women, took part in 52 events in 14 sports.
On 26 July a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's handball match between Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag.
Medalists
Archery
In the first time the nation competed in Olympic archery, Yugoslavia entered one man. He came in ninth place, missing a top eight finish by only one point.
Men's Individual Competition: Bojan Postruznik – 2421 points (→ 9th place)
Athletics
Men's 400 metres
Josip Alebić
Heat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
Luciano Sušanj
Heat — 1:47.82
Semi Final — 1:47.03
Final — 1:45.75 (→ 6th place)
Milovan Savić
Heat — 1:47.73 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
Dušan Janićijević
Heat — 28:48.87 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
Danial Temim
Qualification — 2.10m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Nenad Stekić
Qualification — 7.82m
Final — 7.89m (→ 6th place)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
Vinko Galušić — 1:34:46 (→ 24th place)
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round
Yugoslavia – Puerto Rico 84:63 (38:29) Yugoslavia – Czechoslovakia 99:81 (51:43) Yugoslavia – United States 93:112 (55:51) Yugoslavia – Italy 88:87 (41:57) Yugoslavia – Egypt 20:0 b.b. Semifinals Yugoslavia – Soviet Union 89:84 (42:42) Final Yugoslavia – United States 74:95 (38:50) → Silver Medal
Team Roster
Blagoja Georgievski
Dragan Kićanović
Vinko Jelovac
Rajko Žižić
Željko Jerkov
Andro Knego
Zoran Slavnić
Krešimir Ćosić
Damir Šolman
Žarko Varajić
Dražen Dalipagić
Mirza Delibašić
Boxing
Lightweight (– 60 kg) Ace Rusevski → Bronze Medal First round Defeated Gerard Hamill (IRL) 4-1 Second round Defeated Roberto Andino (PUR) RSC-3 Third round Defeated Reinaldo Valiente (CUB) 5-0 Quarterfinals Defeated Yves Jeudy (HAI) RSC-2 Semifinals Lost to Howard Davis (USA) 0-5
Canoeing
Cycling
Two cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1976.
Sprint
Vlado Fumić — 21st place
1000m time trial
Vlado Fumić — 1:13.037 (→ 24th place)