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'''[[Serbia]]''' competed at the '''[[2016 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's fourth appearance at the [[Summer Olympics]] as an independent nation. The [[Olympic Committee of Serbia]] confirmed a roster of 103 athletes, 58 men and 45 women, to compete across 14 sports at the Games.
'''[[Serbia]]''' competed at the '''[[2016 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's fourth appearance at the [[Summer Olympics]] as an independent country. The [[Olympic Committee of Serbia]] confirmed a roster of 103 athletes, 58 men and 45 women, to compete across 14 sports at the Games.


Serbia left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 8 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze), signifying the nation's most successful feat in Summer Olympic history since the break-up of [[Yugoslavia]], and also doubling its previous medal tally from the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/361937/Sport/Ostali-sportovi/Amerikanci-najuspesniji-Srbija-32-po-broju-medalja|script-title=sr:Американци најуспешнији, Србија 32. по броју медаља|trans-title=Americans are the most successful; Serbia ranks 32nd in the medal tally|language=sr|date=21 August 2016|access-date=19 January 2017|publisher=[[Politika]]}}</ref> Fifty-four Serbian athletes (about 52 percent of the whole team) contributed to the medal count, with the majority of those coming in traditional team sports ([[Serbia men's national water polo team|men's water polo]], [[Serbia men's national basketball team|men's]] and [[Serbia women's national basketball team|women's]] basketball, and [[Serbia women's national volleyball team|women's volleyball]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/rio2016/olimpizam/vesti.php?yyyy=2016&mm=08&dd=21&nav_id=1168057|title=Veliki uspeh Srbije: Od 103 sportista, 54 osvojilo medalje|trans-title=A tremendous success for Serbia; Of the 103 athletes, 54 of them won medals|language=sr|date=21 August 2016|access-date=19 January 2017|publisher=[[B92]]}}</ref>
Serbia left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 8 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze), achieving the nation's most successful feat in Summer Olympic history since the break-up of [[Yugoslavia]], and also doubling its previous medal tally from the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/361937/Sport/Ostali-sportovi/Amerikanci-najuspesniji-Srbija-32-po-broju-medalja|script-title=sr:Американци најуспешнији, Србија 32. по броју медаља|trans-title=Americans are the most successful; Serbia ranks 32nd in the medal tally|language=sr|date=21 August 2016|access-date=19 January 2017|publisher=[[Politika]]}}</ref> 54 Serbian athletes (about 52 percent of the whole team) contributed to the medal count, with the majority of those coming in the signature team sports ([[Serbia men's national water polo team|men's water polo]], [[Serbia men's national basketball team|men's]] and [[Serbia women's national basketball team|women's]] basketball, and [[Serbia women's national volleyball team|women's volleyball]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/rio2016/olimpizam/vesti.php?yyyy=2016&mm=08&dd=21&nav_id=1168057|title=Veliki uspeh Srbije: Od 103 sportista, 54 osvojilo medalje|trans-title=A tremendous success for Serbia; Of the 103 athletes, 54 of them won medals|language=sr|date=21 August 2016|access-date=19 January 2017|publisher=[[B92]]}}</ref>


Five Serbian athletes collected medals in their respective individual sports. Among them were Greco-Roman wrestler [[Davor Štefanek]], who became the first Serbian to win an Olympic gold in his signature sport after 32 years; long jumper [[Ivana Španović]], who made history as the nation's first track and field athlete to stand on the Olympic podium in six decades; taekwondo fighter [[Tijana Bogdanović]], who captured a silver in the women's flyweight category (49 kg); and kayak tandem [[Marko Tomićević]] and [[Milenko Zorić]], who steadily paddled their way towards a runner-up finish in the long-distance double (men's K-2 1000 m).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2016&mm=08&dd=17&nav_id=98926|title=Serbian wrestler Davor Stefanek wins Olympic gold|date=17 August 2016|access-date=19 January 2017|publisher=[[B92]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=silver-for-schippers-and-history-for-spanovic/index.html|title=Silver for Schippers and history for Spanovic|date=18 August 2016|access-date=19 January 2017|publisher=[[European Athletics]]}}</ref>
Five Serbian athletes collected medals in individual sports. Among them were Greco-Roman wrestler [[Davor Štefanek]], the first Serbian to win an Olympic gold in the sport after 32 years; long jumper [[Ivana Španović]], the nation's first track and field athlete to stand on the Olympic podium in six decades; taekwondo fighter [[Tijana Bogdanović]], who captured a silver in the women's flyweight category (49 kg); and kayak tandem [[Marko Tomićević]] and [[Milenko Zorić]], who were runners-up in the long-distance double (men's K-2 1000 m).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2016&mm=08&dd=17&nav_id=98926|title=Serbian wrestler Davor Stefanek wins Olympic gold|date=17 August 2016|access-date=19 January 2017|publisher=[[B92]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=silver-for-schippers-and-history-for-spanovic/index.html|title=Silver for Schippers and history for Spanovic|date=18 August 2016|access-date=19 January 2017|publisher=[[European Athletics]]}}</ref>


==Medalists==
==Medalists==

Revision as of 07:39, 9 August 2021

Serbia at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSRB
NOCOlympic Committee of Serbia
Websitewww.oks.org.rs (in Serbian)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors103 in 14 sports
Flag bearers Ivana Anđušić Maksimović[1] (opening)
Tijana Bogdanović (closing)
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)
 Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)
 Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)

Serbia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent country. The Olympic Committee of Serbia confirmed a roster of 103 athletes, 58 men and 45 women, to compete across 14 sports at the Games.

Serbia left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 8 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze), achieving the nation's most successful feat in Summer Olympic history since the break-up of Yugoslavia, and also doubling its previous medal tally from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2] 54 Serbian athletes (about 52 percent of the whole team) contributed to the medal count, with the majority of those coming in the signature team sports (men's water polo, men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball).[3]

Five Serbian athletes collected medals in individual sports. Among them were Greco-Roman wrestler Davor Štefanek, the first Serbian to win an Olympic gold in the sport after 32 years; long jumper Ivana Španović, the nation's first track and field athlete to stand on the Olympic podium in six decades; taekwondo fighter Tijana Bogdanović, who captured a silver in the women's flyweight category (49 kg); and kayak tandem Marko Tomićević and Milenko Zorić, who were runners-up in the long-distance double (men's K-2 1000 m).[4][5]

Medalists

Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2016 Summer Olympics medal winners

Competitors

The Olympic Committee of Serbia fielded a team of 103 athletes, 58 men and 45 women, across fourteen sports at the Games. It was the nation's second-largest delegation sent to the Olympics, falling short of the record for the most number of athletes (116) achieved in London four years earlier by nearly 12 percent.[6] Serbia qualified teams in men's water polo and women's volleyball, as well as both the men's and women's basketball for the first time in its Olympic history.

After the Rio Olympics, Serbia men's national water polo team held Olympic Games, World Championship, European Championship, World Cup and World League titles simultaneously

Traditional collective sports accounted for nearly half of the nation's roster, amassing a combined total of 49 athletes. By individual-based sport, however, track and field constituted the largest percentage of athletes on the Serbian team, with 12 entries. There was a single competitor each in road cycling, mountain biking, judo, and table tennis.

Highlighting the list of Serbian athletes were Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Novak Djokovic, who entered the Games as the world's top-ranked tennis player in the men's singles, and taekwondo fighter Milica Mandić, who became the country's first ever Olympic champion in London four years earlier. Rifle shooting legend Stevan Pletikosić, who officially made his sixth Olympic appearance, topped the nation's roster lineup as the oldest and most experienced competitor (aged 43). Meanwhile, Pletikosic's female counterpart Ivana Anđušić Maksimović, who followed her father Goran's sporting legacy to win a silver medal in the small-bore rifle at London 2012, acted as the flag bearer for the Serbian team in the opening ceremony.[1]

Other notable athletes on the Serbian roster included long jumper and European outdoor champion Ivana Španović, pistol shooters Zorana Arunović (European Games gold medalist) and Andrea Arsović (European champion and world's top-ranked), freestyle swimmer and London 2012 finalist Velimir Stjepanović, water polo team captain Živko Gocić, and basketballers Miloš Teodosić (team captain and EuroLeague champion), Nikola Jokić (who currently played for NBA's Denver Nuggets) and Ana Dabović (WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks and EuroBasket MVP).

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 7 5 12
Basketball 12 12 24
Canoeing 6 4 10
Cycling 1 1 2
Judo 1 0 1
Rowing 4 0 4
Shooting 5 4 9
Swimming 2 2 4
Table tennis 1 0 1
Taekwondo 0 2 2
Tennis 3 3 6
Volleyball 0 12 12
Water polo 13 0 13
Wrestling 3 0 3
Total 58 45 103

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Ivana Španović won first Olympic medal in athletics for Serbia

Serbian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[7][8]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Milan Ristić 110 m hurdles 13.66 6 Did not advance
Anđelko Rističević Marathon — 2:30:17 119
Nenad Filipović 50 km walk — 4:25:41 46
Predrag Filipović — 4:39:48 49
Vladimir Savanović — 4:15:53 42
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tamara Salaški 400 m 52.70 3 Did not advance
Amela Terzić 800 m 2:00.99 2 Q 2:03.81 7 Did not advance
1500 m 4:15.17 10 Did not advance
Olivera Jevtić Marathon — DNF
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Asmir Kolašinac Men's shot put 20.16 15 Did not advance
Ivana Španović Women's long jump 6.87 1 Q 7.08 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dragana Tomašević Women's discus throw 57.67 19 Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Mihail Dudaš Result 10.83 7.29 14.23 2.04 49.13 14.65 43.27 4.60 DNS — DNF
Points 899 883 742 840 855 892 731 790 — —

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Nikola Jokić with Kevin Durant in the group stage game United States
Main articles: 2016 Serbia men's Olympic basketball team and Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Serbia men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by securing its lone outright berth and winning the final match over Puerto Rico at the Belgrade leg of the 2016 FIBA World Qualifying Tournament, signifying the nation's debut in the sport since it gained independence from Montenegro in 2006.[9]

Team roster

Template:2016 Summer Olympics Serbia men's basketball team roster

Group play

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball group A standings

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game A3

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game A4

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game A7

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game A11

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game A15

Quarterfinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game C4

Semifinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game D1

Gold medal match

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game E2

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The Serbian women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the EuroBasket Women 2015 in Hungary.[10]

Team roster

Template:2016 Summer Olympics Serbia women's basketball team roster

Group play

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball group B standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball game B3

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball game B5

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball game B8

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball game B10

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball game B14

Quarterfinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball game C1

Semifinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball game D2

Bronze medal match

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball game E1

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Marko Tomićević and Milenko Zorić won silver medal in the men's K-2 1000 m event.

Serbian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[11]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marko Novaković K-1 200 m 34.938 3 Q 34.778 5 FB 37.415 13
Dejan Pajić K-1 1000 m 3:36.884 4 Q 3:48.158 8 FB 3:40.502 15
Nebojša Grujić
Marko Novaković 		K-2 200 m 31.776 2 Q 32.513 3 FA 32.656 6
Marko Tomićević
Milenko Zorić 		K-2 1000 m 3:15.298 1 FA Bye 3:10.969 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marko Tomićević
Milenko Zorić
Dejan Pajić
Vladimir Torubarov 		K-4 1000 m 3:05.272 6 Q 2:59.636 3 FA 3:10.241 8
Serbian team during the women's K-4 500 metres event.
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Olivera Moldovan K-1 200 m 43.339 5 Q 42.123 7 Did not advance
Dalma Ružičić-Benedek K-1 500 m 1:54.048 5 Q 1:57.294 3 FA 1:55.095 7
Nikolina Moldovan
Milica Starović 		K-2 500 m 1:46.410 5 Q 1:46.008 6 FB 1:48.146 10
Nikolina Moldovan
Olivera Moldovan
Dalma Ružičić-Benedek
Milica Starović 		K-4 500 m 1:39.316 7 Q 1:38.398 5 FB 1:42.818 14

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Road

Serbia has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 200 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.[12]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Ivan Stević Men's road race Did not finish

Mountain biking

Serbia has qualified one mountain biker for the women's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of her nation's seventeenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016.[13]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Jovana Crnogorac Women's cross-country LAP (2 laps) 27

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Serbia has qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90 kg) at the Games. Aleksander Kukolj was directly ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016.[14]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Aleksandar Kukolj Men's −90 kg Bye  Žgank (SLO)
W 100–000 		 Baker (JPN)
L 000–100 		Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Serbia has qualified two boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. One rowing crew had confirmed Olympic place for their boat in the men's pair at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the men's double sculls rowers had added one more boat to the Serbian roster as a result of their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nenad Beđik
Miloš Vasić 		Men's pair DNF 6:34.52 2 SA/B 6:31.00 5 FB 7:04.71 10
Marko Marjanović
Andrija Šljukić 		Men's double sculls 7:07.29 4 R 6:20.62 3 SA/B 6:27.66 5 FB 7:03.13 10

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Serbian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016.[15]

The entire shooting squad was named to the Serbian roster for the Games on 6 July 2016, with rifle specialist Stevan Pletikosić becoming the first male shooter to compete at his sixth Olympics. Notable absence in the roster was pistol legend Jasna Šekarić, who bid to establish a historic milestone as one of the first female athletes, alongside Georgian shooter Nino Salukvadze to appear in eight editions of the Games.[16]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Dimitrije Grgić 10 m air pistol 579 9 Did not advance
50 m pistol 552 16 Did not advance
Damir Mikec 10 m air pistol 575 25 Did not advance
50 m pistol 551 18 Did not advance
Stevan Pletikosić 50 m rifle prone 621.6 21 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1168 25 Did not advance
Milenko Sebić 10 m air rifle 620.0 33 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 620.4 34 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1172 11 Did not advance
Milutin Stefanović 10 m air rifle 624.3 12 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Andrea Arsović 10 m air rifle 413.5 26 — Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 573 28 — Did not advance
Zorana Arunović 10 m air pistol 382 11 — Did not advance
25 m pistol 576 19 Did not advance
Ivana Anđušić Maksimović 10 m air rifle 415.4 12 — Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 578 19 — Did not advance
Bobana Veličković 10 m air pistol 385 6 Q — 96.4 7
25 m pistol 576 21 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Serbian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[17][18]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Čaba Silađi Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:00.76 26 Did not advance
Velimir Stjepanović Men's 100 m freestyle 49.24 32 Did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle 1:46.64 10 Q 1:47.28 13 Did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle 3:46.78 14 — Did not advance
Anja Crevar Women's 200 m individual medley 2:15.33 27 Did not advance
Women's 400 m individual medley 4:43.19 20 — Did not advance
Katarina Simonović Women's 200 m freestyle 2:00.06 30 Did not advance
Women's 400 m freestyle 4:15.57 23 — Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Serbia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Aleksandar Karakašević granted an invitation from ITTF to compete in the men's singles as one of the next seven highest-ranked eligible players, not yet qualified, on the Olympic Ranking List.[19]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Aleksandar Karakašević Men's singles  Yan (AUS)
W 4–2 		 Drinkhall (GBR)
L 1–4 		Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Tijana Bogdanović (left) with Women's −49 kg medalist

Serbia entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Reigning Olympic champion Milica Mandić qualified automatically for the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[20] 2015 European Games silver medalist Tijana Bogdanović secured the remaining spot on the Serbian team by virtue of her top two finish in the women's flyweight category (49 kg) at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[21]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Tijana Bogdanović Women's −49 kg  Abakarova (AZE)
W 3–2 		 Wu Jy (CHN)
W 17–7 		 Manjarrez (MEX)
W 10–0 		Bye  Kim S-h (KOR)
L 6–7 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Milica Mandić Women's +67 kg  Skaar (NOR)
W 8–2 		 Walkden (GBR)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Tennis

Novak Djokovic and Nenad Zimonjić in the second round of Men's doubles.
Main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Serbia has entered six tennis players (three men and three women) into the Olympic tournament. Beijing 2008 bronze medalist and world no. 1 seed Novak Djokovic and London 2012 Olympian Viktor Troicki (world no. 21) qualified directly for the men's singles as three of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings, while Ana Ivanovic (world no. 25) and three-time Olympian Jelena Janković (world no. 24) did so for the women's singles based on their WTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016.

Having been directly entered to the singles, Djokovic and Janković also opted to play with their partners Nenad Zimonjić and Aleksandra Krunić, respectively, in the men's and women's doubles.[22][23]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Novak Djokovic Men's singles  del Potro (ARG)
L 6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7) 		Did not advance
Viktor Troicki  A Murray (GBR)
L 3–6, 2–6 		Did not advance
Novak Djokovic
Nenad Zimonjić 		Men's doubles —  Čilić /
Draganja (CRO)
W 6–2, 6–2 		 Melo /
Soares (BRA)
L 4–6, 4–6 		Did not advance
Ana Ivanovic Women's singles  Suárez Navarro (ESP)
L 6–2, 1–6, 2–6 		Did not advance
Jelena Janković Withdrew on 7 August due to pectoralis injury
Aleksandra Krunić  Mladenovic (FRA)
L 1–6, 4–6 		Did not advance
Jelena Janković
Aleksandra Krunić 		Women's doubles —  Konta /
Watson (GBR)
L 2–6, 1–6 		Did not advance

Volleyball

The group stage game against China
Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Indoor

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The Serbian women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the top two towards the final match of the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan.[24]

Team roster

Template:2016 Summer Olympics Serbia women's volleyball team roster

Group play

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's volleyball pool B standings

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's volleyball match B3

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's volleyball match B6

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's volleyball match B9

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's volleyball match B10

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's volleyball match B13

Quarterfinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's volleyball match C3

Semifinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's volleyball match D2

Gold medal match

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's volleyball match E2

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Serbia men's national water polo team celebrates after the gold medal match
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Serbia men's Men's tournament  Hungary
D 13–13 		 Greece
D 9–9 		 Brazil
L 5–6 		 Australia
W 10–8 		 Japan
W 12–8 		4  Spain
W 10–7 		 Italy
W 10–8 		 Croatia
W 11–7 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The Serbian men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FINA World League Super Final in Italy.[25]

Team roster

Template:2016 Summer Olympics Serbia men's water polo team roster

Group play

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo group A standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game A1

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game A6

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game A9

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game A11

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game A15

Quarterfinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game C4

Semifinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game F2

Gold medal match

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game G2

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Kristijan Fris in the first round of the men's Greco-Roman 59 kg.

Serbia has qualified three wrestlers for each the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to secure an Olympic spot in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while two more Olympic places were awarded to Serbian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.[26]

Key:

  • VT – Victory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Decision by points – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kristijan Fris −59 kg Bye  Tasmuradov (UZB)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 13
Davor Štefanek −66 kg Bye  Inoue (JPN)
W 4–0 ST 		 Stäbler (GER)
W 3–1 PP 		 Bolkvadze (GEO)
W 5–0 VT 		Bye  Arutyunyan (ARM)
W 3–1 PP 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Viktor Nemeš −75 kg Bye  Turdiev (UZB)
W 3–1 PP 		 Madsen (DEN)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance Bye  Abdevali (IRI)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 8

Reaction to Kosovo's participation

Because of Albanian boycotts after the breakup of Yugoslavia, only Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija participated as part of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia at the Olympics. On 17 February 2008 Kosovo's Parliament declared independence from Serbia, but Serbia doesn't recognize it and considers it its southern province.[27] On 9 December 2014 the International Olympic Committee recognized the Olympic Committee of Kosovo despite it not being a member or observer state of the United Nations, and therefore Kosovo is a participant at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[28]

In reaction to the decision of the International Olympic Committee to accept Kosovo as a full member, Vlade Divac said that the Serbian Olympic Committee did all they could while foreign minister Ivica Dačić and minister of sports Vanja Udovičić expressed disapproval, with Divac adding there would be no boycott of the games.[29][30] Prior to the Rio 2016 opening ceremony, Udovičić advised Serbian athletes to withdraw themselves from any medal ceremonies if they have to share the podium with athletes from Kosovo.[31] Some athletes from Kosovo, such as volleyball player Milena Rašić and basketball player Marko Simonović, participated as part of the Serbian team and both of them won medals.

See also

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