Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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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 ...
competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
in
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, Australia. 109 competitors, 92 men and 17 women, took part in 50 events in 14 sports. These would be the last Summer Games in which athletes from Montenegro and Serbia participated under the name of Yugoslavia. They would compete as
Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics Serbia and Montenegro competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Previously known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, this was the nation's third and last joint appearance at the Summer Olympics before Se ...
. The final days of the Olympics were overshadowed by the
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of its president
Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević (, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the president of Serbia within Yugoslavia from 1989 to 1997 (originally the Socialist Republic of Serbia, a constituent republic of ...
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Medalists


Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events


Basketball

;Team roster , valign="top" , ; Head coach * ---- ;Legend: *(C) Team captain *nat field describes country
of last club
before the tournament *Age as of 17 September 2000 ;Group play ;Quarter–finals


Boxing


Canoeing


Sprint

;Men ;Women


Fencing

One female fencer represented Yugoslavia in 2000.


Handball

*Team Roster :*
Dejan Perić Dejan Perić (; born 22 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned almost three decades, Perić played for Pelister, Crvena zvezda (1991–1993), Atlético Madr ...
:* Arpad Šterbik :* Petar Kapisoda :*
Vladan Matić Vladan Matić (; born 28 April 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach of Hungarian club Grundfos Tatabánya KC. He also holds Hungarian citizenship. Playing career Matić made his professional debut with his hometown club ...
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Nenad Peruničić Nenad Peruničić (; born 1 May 1971) is a Serbian handball coach and former player. Club career Born in Pljevlja, Peruničić made his senior debut with Jugović in the Yugoslav Championship, before moving to Crvena zvezda in 1990. He spent t ...
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Nedeljko Jovanović Nedeljko Jovanović (; born 16 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach. Club career After playing for Metaloplastika, Jovanović joined Partizan in 1991. He proved instrumental in helping the club win its first eve ...
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Igor Butulija Igor Butulija (; born 21 March 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and coach. Club career Born in Belgrade, Butulija started out at Crvena zvezda and remained there until 1993. He would later return to the club on two more occasions (in 1 ...
:* Aleksandar Knežević :* Žikica Milosavljević :*
Goran Đukanović Goran Đukanović, (born 5 November 1976) is a Montenegrin former handball player. Career Over the course of his career, Đukanović played for his hometown club Lovćen on several occasions, helping them win back-to-back Yugoslav championships i ...
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Ratko Đurković Ratko Đurković (born 9 February 1975) is a Montenegrin handball coach and former player who is currently coach of Crvena zvezda. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Lovćen, Đurković played for fellow Yugoslav teams Metalopl ...
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Dragan Škrbić Dragan Škrbić (; born 29 September 1968) is a Serbian former handball player. He was named the 2000 IHF World Player of the Year. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned over two decades, Škrbić played for Jugović, Crvena zv ...
:* Ratko Nikolić :* Ivan Lapčević :*
Nebojša Golić Nebojša Golić (; born 23 January 1977) is a Bosnian-Serbian former handball player. He is the cousin of fellow handball player Andrej Golic. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, Golić moved to FR Yugoslavia to ...
*Head Coach:
Veselin Vujović Veselin Vujović (born 18 January 1961) is a Montenegrin handball coach and former professional player. He is the current coach of Iran national team. As a player, Vujović competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics for the Yugoslavia natio ...


Group A

;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Brone medal game


Judo


Rowing


Shooting

;Men ;Women


Swimming

;Men ;Women


Table tennis


Tennis


Men's doubles


Volleyball


Men's Team Competition

*Team Roster :* Vladimir Batez :* Slobodan Boškan :*
Andrija Gerić Andrija Gerić ( sr-cyrl, Андрија Герић, ; born 24 January 1977) is a retired Serbian volleyball player who played on middle blocker position. Both in the club and in the national team he wore number 12. Career Gerić made a debut fo ...
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Nikola Grbić Nikola Grbić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Грбић; born 6 September 1973) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player, who is currently serving as head coach for the Poland national team. The Olympic Champion Sydney 2000, a bro ...
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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 ...
:* Slobodan Kovač :*
Đula Mešter Đula Mešter ( sr-cyr, Ђула Мештер; hu, Mester Gyula, born 3 April 1972) is a Serbian volleyball player of Hungarian ethnicity who won the gold medal with the Yugoslav Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Standing at 2.03 ...
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Vasa Mijić Vasa Mijić (born 11 April 1973) is a Serbian volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Yugoslavian Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Standing at 1.86 m, he played as a libero. Career Mijić was named ''Best Digger'' at t ...
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Ivan Miljković Ivan Miljković ( sr-cyrl, Иван Миљковић ; born 13 September 1979) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team in 1998–2012, 2000 Summer Olympics, Olympic Champion 2000, Men's European Volleyba ...
:* Veljko Petković :*
Goran Vujević Goran Vujević ( sr-cyr, Горан Вујевић; born 27 February 1973) is a Serbian-Montenegrin volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, offici ...
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Igor Vušurović Igor Vušurović (born 24 September 1974) is a former Montenegrin volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Yugoslav Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Oly ...
*Head Coach:
Zoran Gajić Zoran Gajić ( sr-cyrl, Зоран Гајић; born 28 December 1958) is a Serbian volleyball coach serving as minister of sports since 2022. As a volleyball coach, he coached Rabita Baku, and FR Yugoslavia, Ira ...


Pool B

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Water polo


Men's Team Competition


Premliniary round

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Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Bronze medal match


Roster

Bronze Medal *
Aleksandar Šoštar Aleksandar Šoštar ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шоштар; born 21 January 1964) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and on the gold medal squad for SFR Yugos ...
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Nikola Kuljača Nikola Kuljača (born 16 August 1974 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who played for the team of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summ ...
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Vladimir Vujasinović Vladimir Vujasinović ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вујасиновић; ; born 14 August 1973) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of VK Novi Beograd. During his playing caree ...
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Predrag Zimonjić Predrag Zimonjić (born 15 October 1970, in Belgrade) is a Serbian water polo playerhttps://olympics.com/en/athletes/predrag-zimonjic who played for FR Yugoslavia at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. See also * List of Olympi ...
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Petar Trbojević Petar Trbojević (born 9 September 1973 in Niš, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegr ...
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Dejan Savić Dejan Savić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Савић; born 24 April 1975) is a Serbian professional water polo coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of the Serbia men's national water polo team and Crvena zvezda. During his playing ...
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Aleksandar Ćirić Aleksandar Ćirić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Ћирић, born 30 December 1977 in Belgrade) is a Serbian retired water polo player and current head coach of European powerhouse Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team, who played for two Olymp ...
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Aleksandar Šapić Aleksandar Šapić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician, and former professional water polo player serving as mayor of Belgrade since 20 June 2022. A member and current vice-president of the Serbi ...
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Veljko Uskoković Veljko Uskoković ( cnr, Вељко Ускоковић; born 29 March 1971 in Cetinje, Montenegro) is a retired Montenegrin water polo player. His club achievements are: European Champion 2000 (Becej team), 4 times Yugosl ...
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Jugoslav Vasović Jugoslav Vasović (born 31 May 1974 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian retired water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He retired from the sport in 2012 after playing the last season with ...
* Nenad Vukanić *
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 ...
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Danilo Ikodinović Danilo “Dača” Ikodinović ( sr-cyrl, Данило Дача Икодиновић, born 4 October 1976) is a Serbian former professional water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics (with Yugoslavia) and t ...


Notes

*Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. . *International Olympic Committee (2001)
The Results
Retrieved 12 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games
Retrieved 20 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games
Retrieved 20 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
The Results
Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web SiteSerbian Olympic Committee


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