Yugoslavia national badminton team

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.

Yugoslavia
AssociationBadminton Savez Jugoslavije (BSJ)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1972)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1973)
Best resultRunners-up (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

Mixed team
Year Result
Sweden 1972 Group stage – 11th
Austria 1974 Group stage – 11th
Republic of Ireland 1976 Did not enter
England 1978
Netherlands 1980 Group stage – 16th
West Germany 1982 Group stage – 19th
England 1984 Did not enter
Sweden 1986
Norway 1988
Soviet Union 1990

Helvetia Cup
Year Result
Switzerland 1962 Did not enter
West Germany 1963
Netherlands 1964
Austria 1965
Belgium 1966
Switzerland 1967
Norway 1968
Czechoslovakia 1969
West Germany 1970
Netherlands 1971
Austria 1973 Fourth place
Belgium 1975 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Soviet Union 1977 Did not enter
Austria 1979
Norway 1981
Switzerland 1983
Poland 1985
Northern Ireland 1987
Hungary 1989
Bulgaria 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 Result
Denmark 1975 Did not participate
Malta 1977
West Germany 1979 Group stage – 14th
Scotland 1981 Did not participate
Finland 1983
Austria 1985 Group stage – 23rd
Poland 1987 Did not participate
England 1989
Hungary 1991 Group stage – 25th

Mixed team
Year Result
Switzerland 1984 Did not participate
Hungary 1986
Wales 1988
Austria 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. "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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