Serbia at the
Olympics
IOC codeSRB
NOCOlympic Committee of Serbia
Websitewww.oks.org.rs (in Serbian)
Medals
Ranked 67th
Gold
6
Silver
7
Bronze
11
Total
24
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)
 Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)
 Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)

Serbia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912 as the Kingdom of Serbia. The country returned to the Olympics as an independent team after ninety-six years at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

History

Despite not participating at the first Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, Serbian King Aleksandar Obrenović attended the Games at the invitation of Greek King George I. At these Games Momčilo Tapavica (born in today's Serbian province Vojvodina), who competed for Kingdom of Hungary, became the first athlete from today's territory of Serbia and the first ethnic Serb to win an Olympic medal, bronze in tennis.[1]

The Serbian Olympic Club was established on February 23, 1910. Major Svetomir Đukić is considered the founder of the Olympic movement in Serbia. In 1912, the Club changed its name to the Olympic Committee of Serbia and that year it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee.[2]

From the 1920 Summer Olympics to the 1992 Winter Olympics, Serbian athletes participated as part of the Yugoslavian team. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, they participated as Independent Olympic Participants as their nation was under United Nations sanctions. The continuing sanctions meant that no Serbian athletes competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Sanctions were mostly lifted in 1995. From the 1996 Summer Olympics to the 2006 Winter Olympics, Serbian athletes participated as part of the Serbia and Montenegro team.

Seven-time Olympian shooter and 1988 gold medalist Jasna Šekarić competed under four different banners during her twenty-four-year Olympic career. She started under the flag of Yugoslavia in 1988, then she competed as an Independent Participant in 1992, under the flag of Serbia and Montenegro from 1996 to 2004, and in 2008 and 2012 she represented Serbia.

Serbian former basketball player and administrator Borislav Stanković was the Secretary General of FIBA from 1976 to 2002, and a member of the International Olympic Committee. As Secretary General, he pushed for a change in FIBA's rules to allow players from the National Basketball Association (NBA) to compete at the Olympics. Prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, only professionals in leagues other than the NBA were allowed to compete.[3]

Participation

Timeline of participation

DateTeam
1912as part of  Austria Serbia (SRB)
1920–1936Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG)
1948–1988Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 W Croatia (CRO) Slovenia (SLO)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 S Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)
1994ban on participation by the UN
1996–2006 North Macedonia (MKD)Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia (YUG)/
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
2008–2014 Serbia (SRB) Montenegro (MNE)
2016– Serbia (SRB) Kosovo (KOS)

Medal tables

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Taekwondo2114
Water polo2024
Wrestling1012
Karate1001
Shooting0224
Basketball0112
Volleyball0112
Canoeing0101
Swimming0101
3x3 basketball0011
Athletics0011
Tennis0011
Totals (12 entries)671124

List of medalists

Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event
 SilverMilorad Čavić2008 Beijing SwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly
 BronzeNovak Djokovic2008 Beijing TennisMen's singles
 Bronze 2008 Beijing Water poloMen's tournament
 GoldMilica Mandić2012 London TaekwondoWomen's +67 kg
 SilverIvana Maksimović2012 London ShootingWomen's 50 m rifle three positions
 BronzeAndrija Zlatić2012 London ShootingMen's 10 m air pistol
 Bronze 2012 London Water poloMen's tournament
 GoldDavor Štefanek2016 Rio de Janeiro WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 66 kg
 Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro Water poloMen's tournament
 SilverTijana Bogdanović2016 Rio de Janeiro TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 SilverMarko Tomićević
Milenko Zorić		2016 Rio de Janeiro CanoeingMen's K-2 1000 m
 Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro VolleyballWomen's tournament
 Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro BasketballMen's tournament
 BronzeIvana Španović2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsWomen's long jump
 Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro BasketballWomen's tournament
 GoldMilica Mandić2020 Tokyo TaekwondoWomen's +67 kg
 GoldJovana Preković2020 Tokyo KarateWomen's 61 kg
 Gold 2020 Tokyo Water poloMen's tournament
 SilverDamir Mikec2020 Tokyo ShootingMen's 10 metre air pistol
 BronzeTijana Bogdanović2020 Tokyo TaekwondoWomen's 49 kg
 BronzeZurabi Datunashvili2020 Tokyo WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 87 kg
 BronzeMilenko Sebić2020 Tokyo ShootingMen's 50 metre rifle three positions
 Bronze 2020 Tokyo VolleyballWomen's tournament
 Bronze 2020 Tokyo 3x3 basketballMen's tournament

Multiple medal winners

This is a list of people who have won two or more Olympic medals, who represented Serbia as an independent country at least once.

Athlete Sport Gender Years Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Filip Filipović Water polo M2008–2020Summer2024
Duško Pijetlović Water polo M2008–2020Summer2024
Andrija Prlainović Water polo M2008–2020Summer2024
Milan Aleksić Water polo M2012–2020Summer2013
Dušan Mandić Water polo M2012–2020Summer2013
Stefan Mitrović Water polo M2012–2020Summer2013
Gojko Pijetlović Water polo M2012–2020Summer2013
Nikola Jakšić Water polo M2016–2020Summer2002
Milica Mandić Taekwondo W2012–2020Summer2002
Branislav Mitrović Water polo M2016–2020Summer2002
Sava Ranđelović Water polo M2016–2020Summer2002
Jasna Šekarić Shooting W1988–2004Summer1315
Slobodan Nikić Water polo M2004–2016Summer1113
Živko Gocić Water polo M2008–2016Summer1023
Andrija Gerić Volleyball M1996–2000Summer1012
Nikola Grbić Volleyball M1996–2000Summer1012
Aleksandar Ćirić Water polo M2000–2008Summer0123
Aleksandar Šapić Water polo M2000–2008Summer0123
Dejan Savić Water polo M2000–2008Summer0123
Vanja Udovičić Water polo M2004–2012Summer0123
Vladimir Vujasinović Water polo M2000–2008Summer0123
Tijana Bogdanović Taekwondo W2016–2020Summer0112
Tijana Bošković Volleyball W2016–2020Summer0112
Bianka Buša Volleyball W2016–2020Summer0112
Brankica Mihajlović Volleyball W2016–2020Summer0112
Maja Ognjenović Volleyball W2016–2020Summer0112
Silvija Popović Volleyball W2016–2020Summer0112
Milena Rašić Volleyball W2016–2020Summer0112
Denis Šefik Water polo M2004–2008Summer0112
Nikola Rađen Water polo M2008–2012Summer0022
Slobodan Soro Water polo M2008–2012Summer0022
  • People in bold are still active competitors
  • Olympics in italic are medals won for the predecessor countries

Medal winners as medal winning coach

Athlete Sport Gender Games As participant As head coach
Years 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total Years 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Dejan Savić Water polo MSummer2000–200801232016–20202002
Goran Maksimović Shooting MSummer198810012004–20120213
Aleksandar Đorđević Basketball MSummer1996010120160101

Predecessor countries

The Olympic Committee of Serbia, created in 1910 and recognized in 1912, is deemed the direct successor to both the Yugoslav Olympic Committee and the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro by the IOC.[4] In the period from 1920 to 2006, athletes representing these defunct countries won a total of 99 medals: 95 at the Summer Games and 4 at the Winter Games.

Country № Summer Gold Silver Bronze Total № Winter Gold Silver Bronze Total № Games Gold Silver Bronze Combined Total
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia532383000083238
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia11232725751003142123302679
 Independent Olympic Participants101230000010123
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro324393000062439
Total20283433951603143628373499

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official site of Olympic Committee of Serbia, 1896 Olympic Games (Serbian)
  2. ↑ History of Olympic Committee of Serbia on official site (Serbian)
  3. ↑ McCallum, Jack (2013). Dream Team How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever. Random House. ISBN 9780345520494. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Official site of Olympic Committee of Serbia, History of Olympic Committee (Serbian)
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