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'''[[Serbia]]''' first participated at the '''[[Olympic Games]]''' in [[1912 Olympics|1912]] as the [[Kingdom of Serbia]]. Serbia returned to the Olympics as an independent team after ninety-six years at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].
[[Serbia]] first participated at the [[Olympic Games]] in [[1912 Summer Olympics|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 ==
== History ==
{{See also|Serbia at the 1912 Summer Olympics}}
{{See also|Serbia at the 1912 Summer Olympics}}
Despite not participating in the first Olympic Games in [[1896 Olympic Games|1896]] in [[Athens]], Serbian king [[Alexander I of Serbia|Aleksandar Obrenović]] attended the Games at the invitation of Greek king [[George I of Greece|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 [[Serbs|Serb]] to win an Olympic medal, bronze in tennis.<ref>[http://www.oks.org.rs/takmicenja/olimpijske-igre/letnje-olimpijske-igre/i-igre-atina-1896/] Official site of Olympic Committee of Serbia, 1896 Olympic Games (Serbian)</ref> Track and field athlete [[György Sztantics]], born in [[Subotica]], won the gold medal in the [[Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games|3000 m walk]] at the [[1906 Intercalated Games]], while gymnast [[József Bittenbinder]], born in [[Pančevo]], won the silver medal in the [[Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's team|team competition]] at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]].
Despite not participating at the first Olympic Games in [[1896 Summer Olympics|1896]] in [[Athens]], Serbian King [[Alexander I of Serbia|Aleksandar Obrenović]] attended the Games at the invitation of Greek King [[George I of Greece|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 [[Serbs|Serb]] to win an Olympic medal, bronze in tennis.<ref>[http://www.oks.org.rs/takmicenja/olimpijske-igre/letnje-olimpijske-igre/i-igre-atina-1896/] Official site of Olympic Committee of Serbia, 1896 Olympic Games (Serbian)</ref>


''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]].<ref>[http://www.oks.org.rs/olimpijski-komitet-srbije/istorija/ History of Olympic Committee of Serbia on official site (Serbian)]</ref>
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]].<ref>[http://www.oks.org.rs/olimpijski-komitet-srbije/istorija/ History of Olympic Committee of Serbia on official site (Serbian)]</ref>


From the [[1920 Olympics|1920]] to the [[1992 Winter Olympics]], Serbian athletes participated as part of the [[Yugoslavia at the Olympics|Yugoslavia]]n 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 at the Olympics|Serbia and Montenegro]] team.
From the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] to the [[1992 Winter Olympics]], Serbian athletes participated as part of the [[Yugoslavia at the Olympics|Yugoslavia]]n 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 at the Olympics|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 at the Olympics|Yugoslavia]] in 1988, then she competed as an [[Independent Olympic Participants|Independent Participant]] in 1992, under the flag of [[Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics|Serbia and Montenegro]] from 1996 to 2004 and in 2008 and 2012 she represented Serbia.
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 at the Olympics|Yugoslavia]] in 1988, then she competed as an [[Independent Olympic Participants|Independent Participant]] in 1992, under the flag of [[Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics|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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCallum |first1=Jack |title=Dream Team How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever |date=2013 |publisher=Random House |isbn=9780345520494 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dream_Team/-8KJGlUvrPYC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCallum |first1=Jack |title=Dream Team How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever |date=2013 |publisher=Random House |isbn=9780345520494 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-8KJGlUvrPYC |access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>

== Participation ==

=== Timeline of participation ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Date !! colspan=7| Team
|-
| 1912 || colspan=2| ''as part of {{flagIOC|AUT|1912 Summer}}'' || colspan=2 style="background:darkgray"| || colspan=2 style="background:moccasin"| {{flagIOCteam|SRB|1912 Summer}} || style="background:darkgray"|
|-
| 1920–1936 || colspan=7| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} [[Yugoslavia at the Olympics|Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] <small>(YUG)</small>
|-
| 1948–1988 || colspan=7| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Yugoslavia at the Olympics|SFR Yugoslavia]] <small>(YUG)</small>
|-
| 1992 W || rowspan=6| {{flagIOCteam|CRO}} || rowspan=6| {{flagIOCteam|SLO}} || colspan=5| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Yugoslavia at the Olympics|SFR Yugoslavia]] <small>(YUG)</small>
|-
| 1992 S || rowspan=5| {{flagIOCteam|BIH}} || colspan=4| {{flagIOCteam|IOP|1992 Summer}}
|-
| 1994 || colspan=4| ''ban on participation by the UN''
|-
| 1996–2006 || rowspan=3| {{flagIOCteam|MKD}} || colspan=3| {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} FR Yugoslavia <small>(YUG)</small>/<br>{{flagIOCteam|SCG}}
|-
| 2008–2014 || colspan=2 style="background:moccasin"| {{flagIOCteam|SRB}} || rowspan=2| {{flagIOCteam|MNE}}
|-
| 2016– || rowspan=1 style="background:moccasin"| {{flagIOCteam|SRB}} || rowspan=1| {{flagIOCteam|KOS}}
|}


== Medal tables ==
== Medal tables ==
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=== Medals by Summer Games ===
=== Medals by Summer Games ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
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!Games
!Games
!Athletes
!Athletes
|style="background:gold; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Gold
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{gold medal}}
|style="background:silver; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{silver medal}}
|style="background:#cc9966; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{bronze medal}}
!style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Total
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|Total
!style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1912}} || [[Serbia at the 1912 Summer Olympics|3]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1912 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} {{GamesName|SOG|1912}} || [[Serbia at the 1912 Summer Olympics|3]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1912 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|-
|align=left| 1920–1988 || colspan=6| ''as part of {{flagIOCteam|YUG}}''
|align=left| 1920–1988 || colspan=6| ''as part of {{flagIOCteam|YUG}}''
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1992}} || colspan=6| ''as part of the {{flagIOCteam|IOP|1992 Summer}}''
|align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} {{GamesName|SOG|1992}} || colspan=6| ''as part of the {{flagIOCteam|IOP|1992 Summer}}''
|-
|-
|align=left| 1996–2004 || colspan=6| ''as part of {{flagIOCteam|SCG}}''
|align=left| 1996–2004 || colspan=6| ''as part of {{flagIOCteam|SCG}}''
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2008}} || [[Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics|92]] || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || [[2008 Summer Olympics medal table|61]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} {{GamesName|SOG|2008}} || [[Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics|92]] || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || [[2008 Summer Olympics medal table|61]]
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2012}} || [[Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics|116]] || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 || [[2012 Summer Olympics medal table|43]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{GamesName|SOG|2012}} || [[Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics|116]] || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 || [[2012 Summer Olympics medal table|43]]
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2016}} || [[Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics|103]] || 2 || 4 || 2 || 8 || [[2016 Summer Olympics medal table|32]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|BRA}} {{GamesName|SOG|2016}} || [[Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics|103]] || 2 || 4 || 2 || 8 || [[2016 Summer Olympics medal table|32]]
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} || [[Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics|87]] || 3 || 1 || 5 || 9 || [[2020 Summer Olympics medal table|28]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} || [[Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics|87]] || 3 || 1 || 5 || 9 || [[2020 Summer Olympics medal table|28]]
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2024}} || colspan=6; rowspan=3| ''Future Events''
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} {{GamesName|SOG|2024}} || colspan=6; rowspan=3| ''future events''
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2028}}
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} {{GamesName|SOG|2028}}
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2032}}
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{GamesName|SOG|2032}}
|-
|-
!colspan=2| Total !! 6 !! 7 !! 11 !! 24 !! [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|67]]
!colspan=2| Total !! 6 !! 7 !! 11 !! 24 !! [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|67]]
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!Games
!Games
!Athletes
!Athletes
|style="background:gold; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Gold
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{gold medal}}
|style="background:silver; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{silver medal}}
|style="background:#cc9966; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{bronze medal}}
!style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Total
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|Total
!style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank
|-
|-
|align=left| 1924–1992 || colspan=6| ''as part of {{flagIOCteam|YUG}}''
|align=left| 1924–1992 || colspan=6| ''as part of {{flagIOCteam|YUG}}''
|-
|-
|align=left| 1994–2006 || colspan=6| ''as part of {{flagIOCteam|SCG}}''
|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} {{GamesName|WOG|1994}} || colspan=6| ''did not participate''
|-
|-
|align=left| 1998–2006 || colspan=6| ''as part of {{flagIOCteam|SCG}}''
|align=left| {{GamesName|WOG|2010}} || [[Serbia at the 2010 Winter Olympics|10]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2010 Winter Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|WOG|2014}} || [[Serbia at the 2014 Winter Olympics|8]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2014 Winter Olympics medal table|–]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} {{GamesName|WOG|2010}} || [[Serbia at the 2010 Winter Olympics|10]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2010 Winter Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|WOG|2018}} || [[Serbia at the 2018 Winter Olympics|4]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2018 Winter Olympics medal table|–]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} {{GamesName|WOG|2014}} || [[Serbia at the 2014 Winter Olympics|8]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2014 Winter Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|WOG|2022}} || [[Serbia at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2022 Winter Olympics medal table|-]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} {{GamesName|WOG|2018}} || [[Serbia at the 2018 Winter Olympics|4]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2018 Winter Olympics medal table|]]
|-
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|WOG|2026}} || colspan=6| ''Future Event''
|align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} {{GamesName|WOG|2022}} || [[Serbia at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2022 Winter Olympics medal table|-]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} {{GamesName|WOG|2026}} || colspan=6| ''future event''
|-
|-
!colspan=2| Total !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|–]]
!colspan=2| Total !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|–]]
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{{Collapsible list
{{Collapsible list
|title=[[Serbia women's national basketball team|Women's basketball team]]
|title=[[Serbia women's national basketball team|Women's basketball team]]
|<hr>[[Dajana Butulija]]<br>[[Aleksandra Crvendakić]]<br>[[Saša Čađo]]<br>[[Ana Dabović]]<br>[[Milica Dabović]]<br>[[Nevena Jovanović]]<br>[[Sara Krnjić]]<br>[[Jelena Milovanović]]<br>[[Danielle Page]]<br>[[Sonja Petrović]]<br>[[Tamara Radočaj]]<br>[[Dragana Stanković]] }}
|<hr>[[Dajana Butulija]]<br>[[Aleksandra Crvendakić]]<br>[[Saša Čađo]]<br>[[Ana Dabović]]<br>[[Milica Dabović]]<br>[[Nevena Jovanović]]<br>[[Sara Krnjić]]<br>[[Jelena Milovanović]]<br>[[Danielle Page]]<br>[[Sonja Vasić|Sonja Petrović]]<br>[[Tamara Radočaj]]<br>[[Dragana Stanković]] }}
|| {{GamesName|SOG|2016}} || [[Image:Basketball pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Basketball]] || [[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament|Women's tournament]]
|| {{GamesName|SOG|2016}} || [[Image:Basketball pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Basketball]] || [[Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament|Women's tournament]]
|-
|-
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| {{Bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Tijana|Bogdanović}} || {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} || [[Image:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]] || [[Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg|Women's 49 kg]]
| {{Bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Tijana|Bogdanović}} || {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} || [[Image:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]] || [[Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg|Women's 49 kg]]
|-
|-
| {{Bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Zurab|Datunashvili}}|| {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} || [[Image:Wrestling pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] || [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg|Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg]]
| {{Bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Zurabi|Datunashvili}}|| {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} || [[Image:Wrestling pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] || [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg|Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg]]
|-
|-
| {{Bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Milenko|Sebić}} || {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} || [[Image:Shooting pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions|Men's 50 metre rifle three positions]]
| {{Bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Milenko|Sebić}} || {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} || [[Image:Shooting pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions|Men's 50 metre rifle three positions]]
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|'''{{sortname|Nikola|Jakšić}}''' || | {{GamesSport|Water polo|Format=d}} || M || 2016–2020 || Summer || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
|'''{{sortname|Nikola|Jakšić}}''' || | {{GamesSport|Water polo|Format=d}} || M || 2016–2020 || Summer || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|-
|'''{{sortname|Milica|Mandić}}''' || | {{GamesSport|Taekwondo|Format=d}} || W || 2012–2020 || Summer || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
|{{sortname|Milica|Mandić}} || | {{GamesSport|Taekwondo|Format=d}} || W || 2012–2020 || Summer || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|-
|{{sortname|Branislav|Mitrović}} || | {{GamesSport|Water polo|Format=d}} || M || 2016–2020 || Summer || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
|{{sortname|Branislav|Mitrović}} || | {{GamesSport|Water polo|Format=d}} || M || 2016–2020 || Summer || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
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==Predecessor countries==
==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 [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]].<ref>[http://www.oks.org.rs/olimpijski-komitet-srbije/istorija/?lang=sr-latn] Official site of Olympic Committee of Serbia, History of Olympic Committee (Serbian)</ref> 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.

The [[Olympic Committee of Serbia]], created in 1910 and recognized in 1912, is deemed the direct successor to both [[Yugoslav Olympic Committee]] and the Olympic Committee of [[Serbia and Montenegro]] by [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]].<ref>[http://www.oks.org.rs/olimpijski-komitet-srbije/istorija/?lang=sr-latn] Official site of Olympic Committee of Serbia, History of Olympic Committee (Serbian)</ref> In the period from 1920 to 2006, athletes representing these defunct countries won a total of 99 medals: 95 at Summer Games and 4 at Winter Games.


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Revision as of 07:55, 8 July 2024

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

Date Team
1912 as part of  Österreich  Serbien (SRB)
1920–1936 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG)
1948–1988 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 W  Kroatien (CRO)  Slowenien (SLO) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 S  Bosnien und Herzegowina (BIH)  Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)
1994 ban on participation by the UN
1996–2006  North Macedonia (MKD) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia (YUG)/
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
2008–2014  Serbien (SRB)  Montenegro (MNE)
2016–  Serbien (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
 Silver Milorad Čavić 2008 Beijing Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly
 Bronze Novak Djokovic 2008 Beijing Tennis Men's singles
 Bronze 2008 Beijing Water polo Men's tournament
 Gold Milica Mandić 2012 London Taekwondo Women's +67 kg
 Silver Ivana Maksimović 2012 London Shooting Women's 50 m rifle three positions
 Bronze Andrija Zlatić 2012 London Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol
 Bronze 2012 London Water polo Men's tournament
 Gold Davor Štefanek 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
 Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro Water polo Men's tournament
 Silver Tijana Bogdanović 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
 Silver Marko Tomićević
Milenko Zorić
2016 Rio de Janeiro Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 m
 Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Volleyball Women's tournament
 Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Basketball Men's tournament
 Bronze Ivana Španović 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's long jump
 Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro Basketball Women's tournament
 Gold Milica Mandić 2020 Tokyo Taekwondo Women's +67 kg
 Gold Jovana Preković 2020 Tokyo Karate Women's 61 kg
 Gold 2020 Tokyo Water polo Men's tournament
 Silver Damir Mikec 2020 Tokyo Shooting Men's 10 metre air pistol
 Bronze Tijana Bogdanović 2020 Tokyo Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
 Bronze Zurabi Datunashvili 2020 Tokyo Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg
 Bronze Milenko Sebić 2020 Tokyo Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle three positions
 Bronze 2020 Tokyo Volleyball Women's tournament
 Bronze 2020 Tokyo 3x3 basketball Men'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 M 2008–2020 Summer 2 0 2 4
Duško Pijetlović  Water polo M 2008–2020 Summer 2 0 2 4
Andrija Prlainović  Water polo M 2008–2020 Summer 2 0 2 4
Milan Aleksić  Water polo M 2012–2020 Summer 2 0 1 3
Dušan Mandić  Water polo M 2012–2020 Summer 2 0 1 3
Stefan Mitrović  Water polo M 2012–2020 Summer 2 0 1 3
Gojko Pijetlović  Water polo M 2012–2020 Summer 2 0 1 3
Nikola Jakšić  Water polo M 2016–2020 Summer 2 0 0 2
Milica Mandić  Taekwondo W 2012–2020 Summer 2 0 0 2
Branislav Mitrović  Water polo M 2016–2020 Summer 2 0 0 2
Sava Ranđelović  Water polo M 2016–2020 Summer 2 0 0 2
Jasna Šekarić  Shooting W 1988–2004 Summer 1 3 1 5
Slobodan Nikić  Water polo M 2004–2016 Summer 1 1 1 3
Živko Gocić  Water polo M 2008–2016 Summer 1 0 2 3
Andrija Gerić  Volleyball M 1996–2000 Summer 1 0 1 2
Nikola Grbić  Volleyball M 1996–2000 Summer 1 0 1 2
Aleksandar Ćirić  Water polo M 2000–2008 Summer 0 1 2 3
Aleksandar Šapić  Water polo M 2000–2008 Summer 0 1 2 3
Dejan Savić  Water polo M 2000–2008 Summer 0 1 2 3
Vanja Udovičić  Water polo M 2004–2012 Summer 0 1 2 3
Vladimir Vujasinović  Water polo M 2000–2008 Summer 0 1 2 3
Tijana Bogdanović  Taekwondo W 2016–2020 Summer 0 1 1 2
Tijana Bošković  Volleyball W 2016–2020 Summer 0 1 1 2
Bianka Buša  Volleyball W 2016–2020 Summer 0 1 1 2
Brankica Mihajlović  Volleyball W 2016–2020 Summer 0 1 1 2
Maja Ognjenović  Volleyball W 2016–2020 Summer 0 1 1 2
Silvija Popović  Volleyball W 2016–2020 Summer 0 1 1 2
Milena Rašić  Volleyball W 2016–2020 Summer 0 1 1 2
Denis Šefik  Water polo M 2004–2008 Summer 0 1 1 2
Nikola Rađen  Water polo M 2008–2012 Summer 0 0 2 2
Slobodan Soro  Water polo M 2008–2012 Summer 0 0 2 2
  • 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 M Summer 2000–2008 0 1 2 3 2016–2020 2 0 0 2
Goran Maksimović  Shooting M Summer 1988 1 0 0 1 2004–2012 0 2 1 3
Aleksandar Đorđević  Basketball M Summer 1996 0 1 0 1 2016 0 1 0 1

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.

Land № Summer Gold Silver Bronze Total № Winter Gold Silver Bronze Total № Games Gold Silver Bronze Combined Total
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia 5 3 2 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 8 3 2 3 8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia 11 23 27 25 75 10 0 3 1 4 21 23 30 26 79
 Independent Olympic Participants 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 3 2 4 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 6 2 4 3 9
Total 20 28 34 33 95 16 0 3 1 4 36 28 37 34 99

See also

References

  1. ^ [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. ^ [2] Official site of Olympic Committee of Serbia, History of Olympic Committee (Serbian)