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Yugoslavia national badminton team

The Yugoslavia national badminton team (; ) represented Yugoslavia in international badminton team competitions. 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. Lučka Križman was the only Yugoslavian badminton player to medal at any international badminton event.

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.

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. 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. The team then lost 3–2 to Norway in the final.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

Sudirman Cup

European Team Championships

Mixed team

Helvetia Cup

Plume d'Or

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Squad

Men's team

Women's team

References