Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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. This was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The
Olympic Committee of Serbia
The Olympic Committee of Serbia ( sr, / ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Serbia. It organizes the country's representatives at the Olympic Games and other multisport events.
Members of the committee are 47 sports federations, wh ...
sent a total of 116 athletes to the Games, 80 men and 46 women, to compete in 15 sports.
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 Sum ...
,
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
Milorad "Milo" Čavić ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад "Мило" Чавић, ; born May 31, 1984) is a Serbian former professional swimmer. He won a silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in a historic race with American ...
, and
world number-one male tennis player and Olympic bronze medalist
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...
, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Pistol shooter and Olympic gold medalist
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 ...
, 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
Nemanja Mirosavljev (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Миросављев; born May 10, 1970, in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian sport shooter. He is currently a member of SD Novi Sad 1790.
Mirosavljev has competed at five Summe ...
, and high jumper
Dragutin Topić
Dragutin Topić ( sr-cyr, Драгутин Топић, born 12 March 1971 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian former high jumper.
Biography
Topić is a world junior record holder with 2.37 m, which he set while winning the 1 ...
. Water polo player
Dušan Mandić
Dušan Mandić ( sr-cyr, Душан Мандић; born 16 June 1994) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for VK Novi Beograd. He was a part of the Montenegrin junior water polo team before opting to play for Serbia. With Serbian junior na ...
, 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
Milica Mandić ( sr-cyr, Милица Мандић, born 6 December 1991) is a Serbian taekwondo athlete. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the +67 kg category, as well as World champion in the same category.
Career
Mandić won a bronze m ...
won Serbia's first ever gold medal in Olympic history as an independent nation. Meanwhile, the men's national water polo team managed to repeat its bronze medal from
Beijing
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. Two other medals were awarded to the athletes in shooting.
Medalists
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Competitors
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
;Field events
;Combined events –
Decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
Boxing
;Men
Canoeing
Sprint
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road
Handball
Serbia qualified a team in the men's tournament.
Men's tournament
;Team roster
*Reserve player:
Žarko Šešum
;Group play
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Judo
Rowing
;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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
;Men
;Women
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
;Women
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Volleyball
Indoor
Men's tournament
;Team roster
;Group play
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Women's tournament
;Team roster
;Group play
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Water polo
Serbia will participate in the men's tournament.
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match
Wrestling
;Men's Greco-Roman
See also
*
Serbia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
The list of qualified athletes
{{Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
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2012 in Serbian sport