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competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's second appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Montenegrin Olympic Committee The Montenegrin Olympic Committee ( Montenegrin: Црногорски олимпијски комитет / Crnogorski olimpijski komitet) is the National Olympic Committee representing Montenegro. It is responsible for promoting the Olympic ideal ...

sent a total of 34 athletes to the Games, 18 men and 16 women, to compete in 7 sports. Most of them participated in team-based sports, particularly in the men's water polo, and

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. Pistol shooter Nikola Šaranović, who competed in his second Olympics for the independent nation, was the oldest member of the team, at age 41. Meanwhile, judoka

Srđan Mrvaljević Srđan Mrvaljević (born 16 May 1984, in Belgrade) is a Montenegrin judoka. He competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2011 he was elected "best athlete of Montenegro" by the Montenegrin Olympic Committee. He competed f ...

, who was elected as the "best athlete of the year" in 2011 by the Montenegrin Olympic Committee, became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Montenegro left London with its first ever Olympic medal as an independent nation, taking silver by the women's handball team.

Medalists

Athletics

Montenegro qualified one athlete in the men's discus throw, and the other in women's marathon after having achieved the "B" standard. ;Men ;Women

Boxing

Montenegro qualified one boxer in the men's light heavyweight division by invitation. ;Men

Handball

Montenegro qualified a team in the women's tournament.

Women's tournament

;Group play ;Quarter-final ;Semi-final ;Final ;Final rank :

Judo

Montenegro qualified 1 judoka by world ranking in the men's half-heavyweight division.

Sailing

Montenegro qualified 1 boat in the men's Laser class through a tripartite invitation. ;Men M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Montenegro qualified one shooter for the following events. ;Men

Water polo

Montenegro qualified a team in the men's competition through the Men's water polo qualification tournament. * Men's event – 1 team of 13 players

Men's tournament

;Team roster ;Group play ; Quarterfinal ; Semifinal ; Bronze medal match

References

External links

{{Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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2012 in Montenegrin sport