Serbia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Shooting Mixed 10 m air pistol team Tennis Men's singles Serbia men's national water polo teamWater polo Men's tournament Taekwondo Women's –67 kg Serbia men's national basketball teamBasketball Men's tournament
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that alternate athletes (AP) are not counted: SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 2 4 6Basketball 16 12 28Boxing 1 2 3Canoeing 4 4 8Cycling 1 1 2Judo 3 3 6Rowing 2 1 3Shooting 2 1 3Swimming 4 1 5Table tennis 0 1 1Taekwondo 2 1 3Tennis 2 0 2Volleyball 12 12 24Water polo 13 0 13Wrestling 5 0 5 Total 69 43 112
Athletics
Serbian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for the Games, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankElzan BibićMen's 5000 m14:14.4632Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionArmin SinančevićMen's shot put19.3124Did not advanceAngelina TopićWomen's high jump1.9212 q–Milica GardaševićWomen's long jump6.4818Did not advanceIvana Španović6.5116Did not advanceAdriana VilagošWomen's javelin throw60.4913Did not advance
Basketball
5×5 basketball Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSerbia men'sMen's tournament L 84–110 W 107–66 W 96–852 W 95–90 L 91–95 W 93–83Serbia women'sWomen's tournament W 58–55 W 81–59 L 62–702 L 67–85Did not advance6
Men's tournament
Serbia men's basketball team qualified for the Games by reaching the semifinal stage and securing an outright berth as one of two highest-ranked squads from Europe at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Philippines, Japan & Indonesia.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Women's tournament
Serbia women's national basketball team qualified for the Games by placing in the top three at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belém, Brazil.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
3×3 basketball Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSerbia men'sMen's tournament W 22–14 L 15–21 W 21–19 W 19–16 L 14–21 W 21–12 L 18–204 L 19–22Did not advance5
Men's tournament
Serbia men's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Games by securing an outright berth, as one of the three highest-ranked squads, in the men's category of the FIBA rankings.
Team roster The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.
Group play
Play-in
Boxing
Serbia entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. Both Russian-born, Vahid Abasov (men's welterweight) and Natalia Shadrina (women's lightweight) secured the spots on the Serbian squad in their respective weight divisions by advancing to the semifinal match at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland. Meanwhile, the third boxer, Sara Ćirković (women's bantamweight) qualified for the Games by advancing to the semifinal round, and obtain one of four eligible spots, in her own weight division, at the first Olympic Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVahid AbasovMen's 71 kgL 2–3Did not advanceSara ĆirkovićWomen's 54 kgL 1–4Did not advanceNatalia ŠadrinaWomen's 60 kgW 5–0L 2–3Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Serbian canoeists qualified three boats in the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
Men AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarko DragosavljevićMarko NovakovićK-2 500 m1:30.714 QF1:28.572 SF1:30.207 FB1:31.5011Anđelo DžombetaVladimir Torubarov1:34.225 QF1:29.464 SF1:34.658 FB1:35.0016Marko DragosavljevićAnđelo DžombetaMarko NovakovićVladimir TorubarovK-4 500 m1:20.991 SFcolspan=2 1:19.912 F1:21.526
Women AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMilica NovakovićK-1 500 m1:50.372 SFcolspan=2 1:50.413 FB1:51.559Anastazija BajukMarija DostanićMilica NovakovićDunja StanojevK-4 500 m1:36.405 SFcolspan=2 1:35.253Did not advance9 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Serbia entered one female and one male rider to compete in the road race events at the Games, through the establishment UCI Nation Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankOgnjen IlićMen's road race6:39.2764Jelena ErićWomen's road race4:10.4766
Judo
Serbia has qualified six judokas for the following weight classes at the Games via IJF Olympics rankings and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankStrahinja BunčićMen's −66 kgW 01–00W 01–00L 00–10Did not advanceW L 00–015Nemanja MajdovMen's −90 kgL 00–10Did not advanceAleksandar KukoljMen's −100 kgL 00–01Did not advanceMilica NikolićWomen's −48 kgW 01–00L 00–10Did not advanceMarica PerišićWomen's −57 kgW 10–00W 01–00L 00–01Did not advanceL 00–10Did not advance7Milica ŽabićWomen's +78 kgW 10–00W 10–00L 00–10Did not advanceW L 00–105
Mixed AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankStrahinja BunčićAleksandar KukoljNemanja MajdovMilica NikolićMarica PerišićMilica ŽabićTeamW 4–2L 1–4Did not advance L 1–4Did not advance7
Rowing
Serbian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes for the Games, through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade; and 2024 Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartin MačkovićNikolaj PimenovMen's double sculls6:17.36 4 R6:31.541 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:17.354 FB6:13.857Jovana ArsićWomen's single sculls7:48.293 QFcolspan=2 7:56.185 SC/D7:44.601 FC7:26.0913 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
Serbian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023 and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankLazar KovačevićMen's 50 m rifle 3 positions5925 Q407.48Men's 10 m air rifle625.537Did not advanceDamir MikecMen's 10 m air pistol5841 Q136.97Zorana ArunovićWomen's 10 m air pistol57510Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventQualificationFinal / PointsRankPointsRankZorana ArunovićDamir Mikec10 m air pistol team5812 Q W 16–14
Swimming
Serbian swimmers achieved the entry 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 Consideration Time (OCT):
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Andrej BarnaMen's 50 m freestyle22.1930 Did not advance Men's 100 m freestyle48.3410 Q48.1114Did not advance Velimir StjepanovićMen's 100 m freestyle48.4013 Q48.7816Did not advanceMen's 200 m freestyle1:47.5618Did not advanceNikola AćinAndrej BarnaJustin CvetkovVelimir StjepanovićMen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:14.6811colspan=2 Did not advance Anja CrevarWomen's 200 m butterfly 2:18.4617Did not advanceWomen's 400 m medley 4:49.16 16colspan=2 Did not advance
Table tennis
Serbia entered one table tennis player into Olympic tournament. Izabela Lupulesku qualified for the Games by virtue of nominated into the top twelve eligible ranked players, in the women's single class, through the release of the final world ranking for Paris 2024.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankIzabela LupuleskuWomen's singlesL 0–4Did not advance
Taekwondo
Serbia entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Aleksandra Perišić qualified directly for the Games by virtue of finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in her weight division; meanwhile Lev Korneev and Stefan Takov qualified for the Games through the re-allocations of ineligible Individual Neutral Athletes quota, at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLev KorneevMen's −58 kgW 2–0L 0–2Did not advanceStefan TakovMen's −80 kgL 0–2Did not advanceAleksandra PerišićWomen's –67 kgW 2–1W 2–0W 2–0L 0–2
Tennis
Serbia entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Novak Djokovic (world no. 2) and Dušan Lajović (world no. 57) qualified directly for the men's singles as two of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings as of 10 June 2024.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNovak DjokovicMen's singlesW 6–0, 6–1W 6–1, 6–4W 7–5, 6–3W 6–3, 7–6(7–3)W 6–4, 6–2W 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)Dušan LajovićL 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6Did not advance
Volleyball
Indoor Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSerbia men'sMen's tournament L 2–3 L 0–3 W 3–2 3Did not advance 9Serbia women'sWomen's tournament W 3–0 L 2–3 L 1–3 3 L 0–3Did not advance7
Men's tournament
Serbia men's volleyball team qualified for the Games by virtue of their rank in the World Ranking qualification.
Team roster
Group play
Women's tournament
Serbia women's volleyball team qualified for the Games by securing an outright berth as the one of two highest-ranked nations at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ningbo, China.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Water polo
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSerbia men'sMen's tournamentW 16–15L 3–8L 11–15W 15–8L 13–174 W 12–11W 10–6W 13–11
Men's tournament
Serbia men's national water polo team qualified for the Games by advancing to the quarterfinals and securing an outright berth at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal game
Wrestling
Serbia qualified six wrestlers for the following classes into the Olympic competition. Three of them qualified for the Games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; meanwhile the other wrestlers qualified for the Games through the European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan; and World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. Stevan Mićić withdrew from Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg because of injury. Khetag Tsabolov qualified after victory in a doping case with CAS.
Freestyle