Štefan Jug

Biographical information

RolesReferee
SexMale
Full nameŠtefan•Jug
Used nameŠtefan•Jug
Born1 June 1944 in Celje, Celje (SLO)
Died10 August 2025 (aged 81 years 2 months 9 days)
NOC Slovenia Yugoslavia

Biography

For more than 30 years Štefan Jug worked as an international handball referee. In 1971 Jug became the youngest referee in the sport in Yugoslavia, consistently being the best in the country over the next decade. He officiated at multiple international tournaments, including 11 World Championships and the Olympics in 1988 and 1992. Jug also worked with several sporting bodies, including both the International and European Handball Federations. Outside of sport he played the violin for the Celje String Orchestra, later serving as their concertmaster and President.

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1988 Summer Olympics Handball YUG Štefan Jug
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match 7/8 East Germany — Iceland Referee #1
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #5 Republic of Korea — East Germany Referee #1
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #10 Hungary — Spain Referee #1
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #13 Czechoslovakia — Japan Referee #1
Handball, Women (Olympic) Match #1 Soviet Union — People's Republic of China Referee #1
1992 Summer Olympics Handball SLO Štefan Jug
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #2 Unified Team — Germany Referee #1
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #9 Spain — Romania Referee #1
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #13 France — Egypt Referee #1
Handball, Women (Olympic) Match #1 Norway — Unified Team Referee #1
Handball, Women (Olympic) Match #6 Republic of Korea — Spain Referee #1