Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Serbia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.Serbia – Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games This was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Olympic Committee of Serbia sent a total of 116 athletes to the Games, 80 men and 46 women, to compete in 15 sports. Volleyball, men's handball, men's water polo were the only team-based sports in which Serbia had its representation in these Olympic games. Among the sports played by the athletes, Serbia marked its Olympic debut in taekwondo.

Notable Serbian athletes featured butterfly swimmer and Olympic silver medalist Milorad Čavić, and world number-one male tennis player and Olympic bronze medalist Novak Djokovic, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Pistol shooter and Olympic gold medalist Jasna Šekarić, the oldest of the team at age 47, became the first Serbian athlete to compete in seven Olympic games, and played as an individual competitor under five different banners. Two athletes, on the other hand, made their sixth Olympic appearance: rifle shooter Nemanja Mirosavljev, and high jumper Dragutin Topić. Water polo player Dušan Mandić, at age 18, was the youngest athlete of the team.

Serbia left London with a total of four Olympic medals (one gold, one silver, and two bronze). Taekwondo jin Milica Mandić won Serbia's first ever Olympic gold medal as an independent nation. Meanwhile, the men's national water polo team managed to repeat its bronze medal from Beijing. Two other medals were awarded to the athletes in shooting.

Medalists

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Medals by sportSport TotalTaekwondo1001Shooting0112Water polo0011Total1124

Competitors SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 7 7 14Boxing 1 0 1Canoeing 6 6 12Cycling 2 0 2Handball 15 0 15Judo 1 0 1Rowing 6 0 6Shooting 3 5 8Swimming 6 2 8Table tennis 2 0 2Taekwondo 1 2 3Tennis 4 2 6Volleyball 12 12 24Water polo 13 0 13Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 80 36 116

Athletics

Serbian athletes qualified in this athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankEmir Bekrić400 m hurdles49.212 Q49.624Did not advanceNenad Filipović50 km walkcolspan=4 Predrag Filipović20 km walkcolspan=4 1:27:2248Darko ŽivanovićMarathoncolspan=4

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAsmir KolašinacShot put20.448 q20.717Dragutin TopićHigh jump— Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankMihail DudašResult10.907.5313.761.96—————Points8839427147670—————

Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankOlivera JevtićMarathoncolspan=4 Marina Munćan1500 m4:11.2511Did not advanceAna SubotićMarathoncolspan=4 2:38:2271

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionTatjana JelačaJavelin throw57.0926Did not advanceIvana ŠpanovićLong jump6.4111 q6.3511Biljana TopićTriple jump13.6625Did not advanceDragana TomaševićDiscus60.5319Did not advance

Boxing

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAleksandar DrenovakMiddleweightW 13–12L 11–20Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarko NovakovićK-1 200 m35.2122 Q36.2933 FA37.0947Marko TomićevićK-1 1000 m3:30.6932 Q3:43.5897 FB3:30.75410Aleksandar AleksićErvin Holpert Dejan Terzić Milenko ZorićK-4 1000 m3:21.4375 Q2:56.3467Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNikolina MoldovanK-1 200 m42.3833 Q42.3944 FB45.06411Nikolina Moldovan Olivera MoldovanK-2 500 m1:44.3353 Q1:43.5864 FA1:48.9418Renata Kubik Antonija NađAntonija PandaMarta TiborK-4 500 m1:40.7565 Q1:33.8237Did not advance Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road AthleteEventTimeRankIvan StevićMen's road race5:46.3754Gabor Kasa

Handball

Serbia qualified a team in the men's tournament.

Men's tournament

Team roster

Reserve player: Žarko Šešum Group play

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDmitrij GerasimenkoMen's −90 kgW 1000–0000L 0002–0011Did not advance

Rowing

Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNikola StojićNenad BeđikPair6:23.874 R6:26.612 SA/B7:07.786 FB12Radoje ĐerićGoran JagarMiloš VasićMiljan VukovićFour5:53.355 R6:01.971 SA/B6:07.416 FB6:11.9410 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

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankDamir Mikec10 m air pistol57817Did not advance50 m pistol56416Did not advanceNemanja Mirosavljev10 m air rifle59130Did not advance50 m rifle prone59510Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions116223Did not advanceAndrija Zlatić10 m air pistol5853 Q685.250 m pistol5643 Q655.96

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAndrea Arsović10 m air rifle39515Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions57722Did not advanceZorana Arunović10 m air pistol3855 Q483.5725 m pistol5838 Q787.34Ivana Maksimović10 m air rifle39237Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions5902 Q687.5Jasna Šekarić25 m pistol57918Did not advanceBobana Veličković10 m air pistol37922Did not advance

Swimming

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMilorad Čavić100 m butterfly51.905 Q51.664 Q51.81=4Ivan Lenđer52.4018Did not advanceĐorđe Marković400 m freestyle3:55.3522colspan=2 Did not advanceČaba Silađi100 m breaststroke1:01.9531Did not advanceRadovan Siljevski200 m freestyle1:51.4032Did not advanceVelimir Stjepanović200 m butterfly1:54.99 NR3 Q1:55.138 Q1:55.076Milorad ČavićIvan LenđerRadovan SiljevskiVelimir Stjepanović4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:18.79 NR13colspan=2 Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNađa Higl200 m breaststroke2:28.3825Did not advanceMiroslava Najdanovski50 m freestyle26:4642Did not advance100 m freestyle57.4535Did not advance

Table tennis

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarko JevtovićMen's singlesL 1–4 Did not advanceAleksandar Karakaševićcolspan=2 L 1–4 Did not advance

Taekwondo

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDamir FejzićMen's −68 kgW 5–3L 3–8Did not advanceDragana GladovićWomen's −57 kgL 1–15Did not advanceL 2–15Did not advanceMilica MandićWomen's +67 kgW 16–2W 6–4W 11–3colspan=2 W 9–7

Tennis

Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNovak DjokovicSinglesW 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–2W 6–2, 6–1W 4–6, 7–5, 6–1W 6–1, 7–5L 5–7, 5–7L 5–7, 4–64Janko TipsarevićW 6–3, 6–4W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4L 5–7, 6–7(14–16)Did not advanceViktor TroickiL 4–6, 6–7(3–7)Did not advanceJanko TipsarevićNenad ZimonjićDoubles W 6–3, 6–3W 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 11–9L 4–6, 6–7(3–7)Did not advanceNovak ĐokovićViktor Troicki L 6–7(8–10), 3–6Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAna IvanovicSinglesW 6–4, 7–5W 6–4, 7–6(7–5)L 3–6, 4–6Did not advanceJelena JankovićL 3–6, 1–6Did not advance

Mixed AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAna IvanovicNenad ZimonjićDoublesL 2–6, 4–6Did not advance

Volleyball

Indoor

Summary TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSerbia men'sMen's tournamentL 3–0W 3–1L 2–3L 3–2L 3–05Did not advance Serbia women'sWomen's tournamentL 3–1L 1–3L 0–3L 3–0L 3–06Did not advance

Men's tournament

Team roster

Group play

Women's tournament

Team roster

Group play

Water polo

Serbia will participate in the men's tournament.

Men's tournament

Roster

Group play

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze medal match

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAleksandar Maksimović−66 kgL 0–3 Did not advance16

See also

Serbia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

References

External links

The list of qualified athletes