Olympic Medals Ivo Daneu silver, 1968 Aljosa Zorga silver, 1968 Vinko Jelovac silver, 1976 Jure Zdovc silver, 1988 Polona Dornik silver, 1988		Basketball became an Olympic discipline in 1936. In Slovenia it became popular after the Second World War, and in relatively quick fashion Slovenian players made it to the top ranks of Yugoslavian basketball, which in turn was part of the world and Olympic basketball elite.