Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

competed at the

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, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Previously known as the

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

, this was the nation's third and last joint appearance at the Summer Olympics before

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and

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became separated independent states in 2006. The

Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro The Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Олимпијски комитет Србије и Црне Горе / ''Olimpijski komitet Srbije i Crne Gore'') was the non-profit organization representing athletes from Serbia and Montenegro ...

sent a total of 85 athletes to the Games, 78 men and 7 women, to compete in 14 sports. Men's basketball,

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volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

, and

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were the only team-based sports in which Serbia and Montenegro had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, judo, tennis, and wrestling. The Serbia and Montenegro team featured several Olympic medalists from Sydney, including the reigning men's volleyball champions (led by team captain

Vladimir Grbić Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вања Грбић; born 14 December 1970) is a Serbian former volleyball player. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He is Nikola Grbić's brother and a member of the Volley ...

), and pistol shooter

Jasna Šekarić Jasna Šekarić (; born 17 December 1965) is a Serbian sport shooter, considered as one of the most successful female shooters in ISSF history. She has won a total of five Olympic medals: one gold, three silvers and one bronze. She has also won ...

, who became the first Serbian athlete to compete in five Olympic Games under three different banners (the other were SFR Yugoslavia and Independent Olympic Participants). Meanwhile, four Serbia and Montenegro athletes had made their fourth Olympic appearance: high jumper

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, shot putter Dragan Perić (the oldest of the team at age 40), rifle shooter Stevan Pletikosić, and table tennis player Slobodan Grujić. Basketball team captain

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was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Serbia and Montenegro ended its last Olympic journey as a joint nation in Athens with two Olympic silver medals from Sekaric and the men's water polo team (led by

Viktor Jelenić Viktor Jelenić ( sr-cyr, Виктор Јеленић; born 31 October 1970 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Serbian water polo player. He was part of the gold medal winning team of Yugoslavia at the 1991 World Cha ...

). These would be the last Summer Games in which athletes from Montenegro and Serbia participated as Yugoslavia as they both competed separately in the 2008 Olympics

Medalists

Athletics

Serbia and Montenegrin athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following 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 ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events

Basketball

Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ;Classification match (11th–12th place)

Canoeing

Sprint

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Road

Football

Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ---- ----

Judo

Serbia and Montenegro has qualified a single judoka.

Rowing

Serbia and Montenegrin rowers qualified the following boats: ;Men 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; R=Repechage

Shooting

Three Serbia and Montenegrin shooters (two men and one woman) qualified to compete in the following events: ;Men ;Women

Swimming

Serbia and Montenegrin swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time): ;Men ;Women

Table tennis

Three Serbia and Montenegrin table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Tennis

Serbia nominated a female tennis player to compete in the tournament.

Volleyball

Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ;Quarterfinals

Water polo

Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinals ;Semifinals ;Gold medal final ; Won silver medal

Wrestling

;Men's Greco-Roman

References

External links

Official Report of the XXVIII OlympiadOlympic Committee of Serbia
{{Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Medalists

Athletics

Basketball

Men's tournament

Canoeing

Sprint

Cycling

Road

Football

Men's tournament

Judo

Rowing

Shooting

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Men's tournament

Water polo

Men's tournament

Wrestling

See also

References

External links