The Yugoslav women’s handball team -
the 1984 Olympic champions

Yugoslavia won the first Olympic women’s handball title under the coach Josip Samaržija and his assistant Dušan Popmihajlov. Jasna Merdan-Kolar was the best scorer of the tournament with 48 goals and still holds the record of goals scored in a single Olympic match. In the match against the hosts, the USA, she scored 17 goals contributing significantly to the impressive victory of the “blues” (33:20).
Emilija Erčić, who sustained a serious injury in the bout with South Korea, missed the last match, and was hauled onto the victory stand with her leg in a cast.

Games of the XXIII Olympiad - Los Angeles 1984

GOLD MEDALLISTS

Jasna PTUJEC, goalkeeper, born in Zagreb on 1 January 1959.
Club: Lokomotiva (Zagreb).
National team appearances: 55, including the Los Angeles Games a total of 79 (1 goal).
Slavica ĐUKIĆ, goalkeeper, born in Veliko Gradište on 7 January 1960.
Club: Radnički (Belgrade).
National team appearances: 57, in total 133 (1 goal).
Dragica ĐURIĆ, goalkeeper, born in Šabac on 26 March 1963. Club: Radnički (Belgrade).
National team appearances: 11, in total 88.
Mirjana OGNJENOVIĆ, winger, born in Zagreb on 17 September 1953.
Club: Lokomotiva (Zagreb).
National team appearances: 135, in total 158 (222 goals).
Zorica PAVIĆEVIĆ, left backcourt, born in Danilovgrad on 9 May 1956.
Club: Budućnost (Podgorica).
National team appearances: 85, in total 91 (120 goals).
Ljubinka JANKOVIĆ, right winger, born in Radovnica on 23 September 1958.
Club: Radnički (Belgrade).
National team appearances: 16, in total 94 (163 goals).
Svetlana ANASTASOVSKA, right winger, born in Belgrade on 26 April 1961.
Club: ORK Belgrade (Belgrade).
National team appearances: 71, in total 135 (300 goals).
Svetlana DAŠIĆ (Kitić), right backcourt, born in Tuzla on 7 June 1960.
Club: Radnički (Belgrade).
National team appearances: 128, in total 177 (744 goals).
Alenka CUDERMAN, right winger, born in Kranj on 13 June 1961.
Club: Olimpija (Ljubljana).
National team appearances: 40, in total 75 (105 goals).
Svetlana MUGOŠA (Antić), circle runner, born in Podgorica on 13 November 1964.
Club: Budućnost (Podgorica).
National team appearances: 16, in total 102 (181 goals).
Mirjana ĐURICA, middle backcourt, born in Sombor on 11 March 1961.
Club: Radnički (Belgrade).
National team appearances: 66, in total 102 (250 goals).
Biserka VIŠNJIĆ, left backcourt, born in Trogir on 10 October 1953.
Club: Trešnjevka (Zagreb).
National team appearances: 103, in total 134 (399 goals).
Jasna MERDAN-KOLAR, middle backcourt, born in Mostar on 19 October 1956.
Club: Lokomotiva (Mostar).
National team appearances: 77, in total 84 (419 goals).
Ljiljana MUGOŠA (Vučević), right backcourt, born in Podgorica on 10 April 1962.
Club: Budućnost (Podgorica).
National team appearances: 42, in total 107 (165 goals).
Emilija ERČIĆ, born in Belgrade in 1962.
Club: Radnički (Belgrade).
National team appearances: in total 70 (125 goals).
Josip SAMARŽIJA, head coach, born in Hercegovac on 15 February 1932.
Dušan POPMIHAJLOV, assistant coach.

YUGOSLAVIA, handball, women, GOLD MEDAL
RESULTS (6 teams, 6 nations)

Yugoslavia - Federal Republic of Germany 20:19 (11:12)
Yugoslavia - Austria 30:15 (15:8)
Yugoslavia - USA 33:20 (14:10)
Yugoslavia - South Korea 29:23 (15:14)
Yugoslavia - China 31:25 (15:15)

RANKING

1. YUG (5 0 0 143:102)
(Jasna Ptujec, Mirjana Ognjenović, Zorica Pavićević, Ljubinka Janković, Svetlana Anastasovska, Svetlana Dašić, Emilija Erčić, Alenka Cuderman, Svetlana Mugoša, Mirjana Đurica, Biserka Višnjić, Slavica Đukić, Jasna Merdan-Kolar, Ljiljana Mugoša, Dragica Đurić)

2. KOR (3 1 1 125:119)
3. CHN (2 2 1 112:115)
4. GER (2 3 0 91:100)
4. USA (2 3 0 114:123)
6. AUT (0 5 0 91:117)