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12 attempts - ten medals
3 March 2004
According to won gold medals, five, at the world basketball championships, Yugoslavia is the best team, before the USA and the Soviet Union, which have three gold medals.
The Yugoslavs didn't take part only at two world championships. The first time in 1959, and the second time in 1994, because of sanctions.
In twelve world championships, the Yugoslav players won ten medals - five gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
The most impressive result was scored in Manila in 1978, when the Yugoslav team won gold medal, winning all matches, with an average of 103,3 per game. At that championship, the best Yugoslav scorers were Drazen Dalipagic (200 points), Dragan Kicanovic (164) and Ratko Radovanovic (120).
YUGOSLAVIA'S GOLD MEDALS ON THE MEN'S WORLD BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 1970
Italy 66-63, Brazil 80:55, Czechoslovakia 94-84, Uruguay 63-45, United States 70-63, Soviet Union 72-87.
Manila, Philippines, 1978
Senegal 99-64, South Korea 121-85, Canada 105-95, Philippines 117-101, Italy 108-76, United States 100-93, Soviet Union 105-92, Brazil 91-87, Australia 105-101, Soviet Union 82-81.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1990
Venezuela 92-84, Angola 83-77, Puerto Rico 75-82, Brazil 105-86, Soviet Union 100-77, Greece 77-67, United States 99-91, Soviet Union 92-75.
Athens, Greece, 1998
Puerto Rico 80-66, Russia 82-74, Japan 99-54, Canada 95-55, Italy 60-61, Greece 70-56, Argentina 70-62, Grccka 78-73, Russia 64-62.
Indianapolis, USA, 2002
Angola 113-63, Spain 69-71, Canada 87-71, Puerto Rico 83-85, Brazil 90-69, Turkey 110-78, USA 81-78, New Zealand 89-78, Argentina 84-77.
In twelve world championships, the Yugoslav players won ten medals - five gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
The most impressive result was scored in Manila in 1978, when the Yugoslav team won gold medal, winning all matches, with an average of 103,3 per game. At that championship, the best Yugoslav scorers were Drazen Dalipagic (200 points), Dragan Kicanovic (164) and Ratko Radovanovic (120).
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 1970
Italy 66-63, Brazil 80:55, Czechoslovakia 94-84, Uruguay 63-45, United States 70-63, Soviet Union 72-87.
Manila, Philippines, 1978
Senegal 99-64, South Korea 121-85, Canada 105-95, Philippines 117-101, Italy 108-76, United States 100-93, Soviet Union 105-92, Brazil 91-87, Australia 105-101, Soviet Union 82-81.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1990
Venezuela 92-84, Angola 83-77, Puerto Rico 75-82, Brazil 105-86, Soviet Union 100-77, Greece 77-67, United States 99-91, Soviet Union 92-75.
Athens, Greece, 1998
Puerto Rico 80-66, Russia 82-74, Japan 99-54, Canada 95-55, Italy 60-61, Greece 70-56, Argentina 70-62, Grccka 78-73, Russia 64-62.
Indianapolis, USA, 2002
Angola 113-63, Spain 69-71, Canada 87-71, Puerto Rico 83-85, Brazil 90-69, Turkey 110-78, USA 81-78, New Zealand 89-78, Argentina 84-77.
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