Yugoslavia
AssociationBadminton Savez Jugoslavije (BSJ)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1972)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1973)
Best resultRunners-up (1975)

The Yugoslavia national badminton team (Serbo-Croatian: Jugoslovanska reprezentacija v badmintonu; Репрезентација Југославије у бадминтону) represented Yugoslavia in international badminton team competitions.[1] It was managed by the Badminton Federation of Yugoslavia, also known as Badmintonska Savez Jugoslavije. The national team competed in the Helvetia Cup two times and were runners-up in 1975.

The Yugoslavian junior team competed in the European Junior Badminton Championships 3 times before the dissolution of Yugoslavia.[2] Lučka Križman was the only Yugoslavian badminton player to medal at any international badminton event.[3][4]

History

Badminton was first played in Yugoslavia in the 1950s. At the time, the sport was widely played by Yugoslavians of Slovenian ethnicity in cities, including Ljubljana.[5]

Mixed team

Yugoslavia sent its team to compete in their first international team tournament at the 1972 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships. The team finished in 11th place. The Yugoslavian team then competed in the 1973 Helvetia Cup and finished in fourth place after losing the third place match to Austria.[6] Two years later, the Yugoslavian mixed team came back stronger to win against Austria whom they lost against last time and entered the finals of the 1975 Helvetia Cup.[6] The team then lost 3–2 to Norway in the final.[6]

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1972 Group stage 11th
1974 Group stage 11th
1976 Did not enter
1978
1980 Group stage 16th
1982 Group stage 19th
1984 Did not enter
1986
1988
1990

Helvetia Cup

Year Round Pos
1962 Did not enter
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973 Fourth place 4th
1975 Runners-up 2nd
1977 Did not enter
1979 Quarter-finals 8th
1981 Did not enter
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991

Plume d'Or

Year Round Pos
1972 Did not enter
1973
1974
1976
1977 Champions 1st
1978 Champions 1st
1979 Did not enter
1980 Runners-up 2nd
1981 Runners-up 2nd
1982 Runners-up 2nd
1984 Did not enter
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

European Junior Team Championships

See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1975 Did not participate
1977
1979 Group stage 14th
1981 Did not participate
1983
1985 Group stage 23rd
1987 Did not participate
1989
1991 Group stage 25th

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1984 Did not participate
1986
1988
1990 Group stage 17th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Squad

As of 1975 Helvetia Cup

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Gregor Berden 1951 (1951) (aged 25) - - -
Stane Koprivšek 1952 (1952) (aged 24) - - -
Jani Čaleta 1948 (1948) (aged 27) - - -
Slavko Županič 1943 (1943) (aged 32) - - -
Mitja Žorga 1942 (1942) (aged 33) - - -
Jani Drinovec 1936 (1936) (aged 39) - - -
Oki Drinovec 1934 (1934) (aged 41) - - -
Danče Pohar 1940 (1940) (aged 35) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Lučka Križman 1952 (1952) (aged 24) - - -
Meta Bogel 1935 (1935) (aged 40) - - -
Mariča Amf 1934 (1934) (aged 41) - - -
Breda Križman 1940 (1940) (aged 35) - - -
Vita Bohinc 1949 (1949) (aged 28) - - -
Marta Amf 1948 (1948) (aged 29) - - -
Maja Atanasijević 1953 (1953) (aged 23) - - -
Mateja Strmole 1953 (1953) (aged 23) - - -

References

  1. ^ "Arhiva-Badminton Savez Srbije-oficijelne internet stranice". 2011-12-02. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  2. ^ "European Junior Team Championships - Results". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "BZS - Badmintonska zveza Slovenije V spomin ...Lučka Križman (1952 - 2020)". www.badminton-zveza.si. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  4. ^ "BadmintonEurope.com - European Junior Championships". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  5. ^ "Zgodovinski Razvoj Badmintona v Sloveniji" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b c "EBU-Turniere / Europameisterschaften im Detail Helvetia Cup (B-Klasse Mannschaften)". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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