Serbia at the Olympics
This article covers only the Olympic history of Serbia. For Yugoslavia, see: Olympic history of Yugoslavia.
SRB
The beginnings of the Olympic movement in Serbia lie in the period before the First World War. After the idea of the Olympic Games had become established, the first thoughts of the country's participation arose in the Kingdom of Serbia. On February 10, 1910, the Serbian Olympic Club was established in Belgrade, which pushed forward with activities to send a team to the Summer Olympics. Finally, in the summer of 1912, a five-member Serbian delegation, including two track and field athletes and three officials, traveled to Stockholm to represent their country in the Olympic competitions for the first time. On the sidelines of the Games, Serbian delegation leader General Svetomir Đukić, who was also one of the co-founders of the Serbian Olympic Club, was elected to the International Olympic Committee, where he served until his death in 1949.
After the foundation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, later Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Olympic Committee (JOK) was founded in Zagreb on 14 December 1919, in which the Serbian Olympic Club and the Croatian Sports Federation merged. From then on, Serbian athletes competed in the team of the united Yugoslavia.
The JOK continued to exist after the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the departure of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia from the Yugoslav federation in 1991. The athletes from the remaining constituent states of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, were initially denied participation in the Olympic Games. The sanctions imposed by the United Nations as a result of the Croatian war also included the exclusion of Yugoslav athletes from international competitions. However, the IOC allowed some athletes from Yugoslavia to compete as independent participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. It was not until the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta that Yugoslavia returned to the Olympic family.
On April 3, 2003, the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro was founded as the legal successor of the JOK. After the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, this in turn was renamed the Olympic Committee of Serbia on 8 June 2006.
Medal Balance
So far, the Serbian Olympic team has achieved fifteen Olympic medals in the sports competitions. These are divided into three gold, six silver and six bronze medals. The Serbian team that competed in 1912 was the only team not to win any medals at the Summer Games, and the winter team that competed in 2010 also failed to reach medal ranks.
Summer Olympics
| Year | Team |
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| Total |
| 1912 | SRB | - – | - – | - – | - – |
| 2008 | SRB | - – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | SRB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | SRB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Serbia has participated in the Summer Olympics four times with an independent team. The first participation was in Stockholm in 1912, the last so far in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Winter Olympics
| Year | Team |
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| Total |
| 2010 | SRB | - – | - – | - – | - – |
| 2014 | SRB | - – | - – | - – | - – |
| 2018 | SRB | - – | - – | - – | - – |
| Total | - – | - – | - – | - – |
An independent Serbian team has participated in the Winter Olympics three times since 2010.
Medalist
The following overview lists all athletes who have won medals for the Olympic teams of Serbia.
Table of Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Milan Aleksić - Water polo (1-0-1)
London 2012: Bronze, Men
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
B
- Tijana Bogdanović - Taekwondo (0-1-0)
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Silver, Class - 49 kg, Women
C
- Milorad Čavić - Swimming, 100 m Butterfly (0-1-0)
Beijing 2008: Silver, Men
- Aleksandar Ćirić - Water polo (0-0-1)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
- Miloš Ćuk - Water polo (1-0-0)
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
D
- Novak Đoković - Tennis (0-0-1)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
F
- Filip Filipović - Water polo (1-0-2)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
London 2012: Bronze, Men
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
G
- Živko Gočić - Water polo (1-0-2)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
London 2012: Bronze, Men
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
J
- Nikola Jakšić - Water polo (1-0-0)
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
M
- Ivana Maksimović - shooting (0-1-0)
London 2012: Silver, Sport Rifle Three-Position Combat Women
- Dušan Mandić - Water polo (1-0-1)
London 2012: Bronze, Men
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
- Milica Mandić - Taekwondo (1-0-0)
London 2012: Gold, class over 67 kg ladies
- Stefan Mitrović - Water polo (1-0-0)
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
- Stefan Mitrović - water polo (1-0-1)
London 2012: Bronze, Men
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
N
- Slobodan Nikić - water polo (1-0-1)
London 2012: Bronze, Men
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
P
- Branko Peković - Water polo (0-0-1)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
- Duško Pijetlović - Water polo (1-0-2)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
London 2012: Bronze, Men
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
- Gojko Pijetlović - water polo (1-0-1)
London 2012: Bronze, Men
Rio de Janeiro 2012: Gold, Men
- Andrija Prlainović - Water polo (1-0-2)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
London 2012: Bronze, Men
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
R
- Nikola Radjen - Water polo (0-0-2)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
London 2012: Bronze, Men
- Sava Ranđelović - Water polo (1-0-0)
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Men
S
- Aleksandar Sapić - Water polo (0-0-1)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
- Aleksa Šaponjić - Water polo (0-0-1)
London 2012: Bronze, Men
- Dejan Savić - Water polo (0-0-1)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
- Denis Šefik - Water polo (0-0-1)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
- Slobodan Soro - Water polo (0-0-2)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
London 2012: Bronze, Men
- Ivana Španović - Athletics (0-0-1)
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Bronze, Long Jump, Women
- Davor Štefanek - Wrestling (1-0-0)
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Gold, Greco-Roman class - 66 kg, Men
T
- Marko Tomićević - Canoe (0-1-0)
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Silver, two-man kayak 1000 m, men
U
- Vanja Udovičić - Water polo (0-0-2)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
London 2012: Bronze, Men
V
- Vladimir Vujašinović - Water polo (0-0-1)
Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
Z
- Andrija Zlatić - Shooting (0-0-1)
London 2012: Bronze, Air Pistol Men
- Milenko Zorić - Canoe (0-1-0)
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Silver, two-man kayak 1000 m, men
Questions and Answers
Q: When was Serbia first at the Olympic Games?
A: Serbia was first at the Olympic Games in 1912.
Q: When did Serbia return to the Olympics as an independent team?
A: Serbia returned to the Olympics as an independent team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Q: From which year to which year were Serbian athletes part of the Yugoslavian team in the Winter Olympics?
A: From 1920 to the 1992 Winter Olympics, Serbian athletes were part of the Yugoslavian team.
Q: What was the reason for Serbia taking part as Independent Olympic Participants in the 1992 Summer Olympics?
A: The reason for Serbia taking part as Independent Olympic Participants in the 1992 Summer Olympics was that the United Nations was threatening to punish Serbia.
Q: Why were there no Serbians at the 1994 Winter Olympics?
A: There were no Serbians at the 1994 Winter Olympics because of the threats made by the United Nations.
Q: When did the threats stop?
A: The threats stopped in 1995.
Q: From which year to which year were Serbian athletes part of the Serbia and Montenegro team?
A: From the 1996 Summer Olympics to the 2006 Winter Olympics, Serbian athletes were part of the Serbia and Montenegro team.
