Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Serbia at the
2008 Summer Olympics

IOC code

SRB

NOC

Olympic Committee of Serbia

Website

www.oks.org.rs (Serbian)

in Beijing

Competitors

92 in 11 sports

Flag bearer

Jasna Šekarić (opening)
Saša Starović (closing)

Medals
Ranked 61st

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	1	2	3

Officials

Snežana Lakićević-Stojačić

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

1912
1920–2004
2008
2012
2016

Other related appearances

Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)

Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)

Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)

Serbia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The country returned under the name Serbia after 96 years, previously competing under the names Yugoslavia (1920–1988), Independent Olympic Participants (1992), Yugoslavia (1996–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2004–2006).

The flag on the opening ceremony was held by shooter Jasna Šekarić, who has won five medals in her five previous Olympic appearances.^[1]

Medalists

Medal

Name

Sport

Event

Silver

Milorad Čavić

Swimming

Men's 100 m butterfly

Bronze

Novak Djokovic

Tennis

Men's singles

Bronze

Serbia men's national water polo team

Denis Šefik		Filip Filipović
Andrija Prlainović		Aleksandar Ćirić
Živko Gocić		Aleksandar Šapić
Vanja Udovičić		Vladimir Vujasinović
Dejan Savić		Branko Peković
Duško Pijetlović		Slobodan Soro
Nikola Rađen

Water polo

Men's tournament

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nenad Filipović	50 km walk	N/A				4:02:16	30
Predrag Filipović	20 km walk	N/A				1:28:15	41
Goran Nava	1500 m	3:42.92	6	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Asmir Kolašinac	Shot put	19.01	33	Did not advance
Dragutin Topić	High jump	2.25	17	Did not advance

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Olivera Jevtić	Marathon	DNF

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Tatjana Jelača	Javelin throw	NM	—	Did not advance
Ivana Španović	Long jump	6.30	31	Did not advance
Dragana Tomašević	Discus throw	60.19	13	Did not advance
Biljana Topić	Triple jump	14.14	13	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Ivan Stević	Men's road race	6:35:44	67
Nebojša Jovanović	Men's road race	6:49:59	85

Football

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Serbia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Head coach: Miroslav Đukić

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Vladimir Stojković* (c)	(1983-07-28)28 July 1983 (aged 25)	25	0	Sporting CP
2	2DF	Marko Jovanović	(1988-03-26)26 March 1988 (aged 20)	2	0	Partizan
3	2DF	Aleksandar Kolarov	(1985-11-10)10 November 1985 (aged 22)	12	2	Lazio
4	3MF	Gojko Kačar	(1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 21)	17	0	Hertha BSC
5	2DF	Slobodan Rajković	(1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 19)	15	0	Twente
6	3MF	Predrag Pavlović	(1986-06-19)19 June 1986 (aged 22)	4	0	Napredak Kruševac
7	3MF	Milan Smiljanić	(1986-11-19)19 November 1986 (aged 21)	18	1	Espanyol
8	3MF	Nikola Gulan	(1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 19)	6	0	Fiorentina
9	4FW	Đorđe Rakić	(1985-10-31)31 October 1985 (aged 22)	18	2	Red Bull Salzburg
11	2DF	Duško Tošić	(1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 23)	23	1	Werder Bremen
12	4FW	Dušan Tadić	(1988-11-20)20 November 1988 (aged 19)	6	0	Vojvodina
13	2DF	Ljubomir Fejsa	(1988-08-14)14 August 1988 (aged 19)	4	0	Partizan
14	2DF	Miljan Mrdaković*	(1982-05-09)9 May 1982 (aged 26)	0	0	Vitória de Guimarães
15	3MF	Aleksandar Živković*	(1977-07-28)28 July 1977 (aged 31)	6	0	Shandong Luneng
16	2DF	Nenad Tomović	(1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 20)	2	0	Red Star Belgrade
17	3MF	Zoran Tošić	(1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 21)	14	1	Partizan
18	1GK	Saša Stamenković	(1985-01-05)5 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Napredak Kruševac
19	4FW	Andrija Kaluđerović	(1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 21)	4	0	OFK Beograd

* Over-aged player.

Group play

	Qualified for the quarterfinals


Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9
Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
Australia	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
Serbia	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Australia v Serbia

7 August 2008
17:00

Australia	1–1	Serbia
Zadkovich 69'	Report	Rajković 78'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 36,184
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

Serbia v Ivory Coast

10 August 2008
19:45

Serbia	2–4	Ivory Coast
Mrdaković 16' Rakić 90'	Report	Cissé 3' Rajković 24' (o.g.) Kalou 70' Gervinho 90+3'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 38,320
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Argentina v Serbia

13 August 2008
19:45

Argentina	2–0	Serbia
Lavezzi 13' (pen.) Buonanotte 84'	Report

Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 53,668
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Goran Jagar Nikola Stojić	Pair	6:46.71	2 SA/B	Bye		6:38.96	4 FB	6:49.12	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Iva Obradović	Single sculls	7:49:13	2 QF	7:39.16	3 SA/B	7:52.39	5 FB	7:53.83	11

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

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Damir Mikec	10 m air pistol	580	13	Did not advance
Damir Mikec	50 m pistol	559	7 Q	655.8	7*
Nemanja Mirosavljev	10 m air rifle	593	17	Did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	590	33	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1165	20	Did not advance
Stevan Pletikosić	10 m air rifle	595	8 Q	697.7	7
	50 m rifle prone	594	10	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1168	11	Did not advance

* North Korean shooter Kim Jong Su was tested positive for the banned substance propranolol, and thereby stripped off his two medals from the pistol events. Therefore, Mikec moved up a position in each of his events.

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lidija Mihajlović	10 m air rifle	394	20	Did not advance
Lidija Mihajlović	50 m rifle 3 positions	586	4 Q	686.0	7
Jasna Šekarić	10 m air pistol	384	6 Q	480.9	6
Jasna Šekarić	25 m pistol	285	21	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Milorad Čavić	100 m freestyle	48.15	6 Q	Withdrew
Milorad Čavić	100 m butterfly	50.76 OR	1 Q	50.92	1 Q	50.59 EU	02 !
Ivan Lenđer	100 m butterfly	53.41	40	Did not advance
Vladan Marković	200 m butterfly	2:03.12	43	Did not advance
Čaba Silađi	100 m breaststroke	1:02.31	40	Did not advance
Radovan Siljevski	200 m freestyle	1:50.25	40	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nađa Higl	100 m breaststroke	1:13.19	43	Did not advance
Nađa Higl	200 m breaststroke	2:32.78	33	Did not advance
Miroslava Najdanovski	50 m freestyle	DNS		Did not advance
Miroslava Najdanovski	100 m freestyle	56.50	38	Did not advance
Milica Ostojić	200 m freestyle	2:03.19	40	Did not advance
Marica Stražmešter	100 m backstroke	1:03.56	40	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aleksandar Karakašević	Men's singles	Bye	Zeng (TUR) W 4–1	Persson (SWE) L 2–4	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Serbia was to be represented in tennis by the women's world number one and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic and world number two Jelena Janković, men's number three and 2008 Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and 2008 Wimbledon Championships champion and world number four in doubles Nenad Zimonjić, along with Janko Tipsarević. Ana Ivanovic announced her withdrawal from the tournament before her scheduled first round match due to a thumb injury.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Novak Djokovic	Men's singles	Ginepri (USA) W 6–4, 6–4	Schüttler (GER) W 6–4, 6–2	Youzhny (RUS) W 7–6^(7–3), 6–3	Monfils (FRA) W 4–6, 6–1, 6–4	Nadal (ESP) L 4–6, 6–1, 4–6	Blake (USA) W 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	03 !
Janko Tipsarević	Men's singles	Ferrer (ESP) W 7–6^(10–8), 6–2	Rochus (BEL) L 6–7^(5–7), 3–2, ret.	Did not advance
Novak Đoković Nenad Zimonjić	Men's doubles	N/A	Damm / Vízner (CZE) L 6–3, 0–6, 2–6	Did not advance
Ana Ivanovic	Women's singles	Withdrew because of thumb injury
Jelena Janković	Women's singles	Black (ZIM) W 6–3, 6–3	A Bondarenko (UKR) W 7–5, 6–1	Cibulková (SVK) W 7–5, 6–1	Safina (RUS) L 2–6, 7–5, 3–6	Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Indoor

Serbia qualified a team in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The teams had virtually identical results: both teams finished fourth in their group, both teams advanced to the quarterfinals – where both teams lost. Similarly the final ranking of both teams was tied for 5th place.

Men's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Serbian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Serbia's team just before the group stage match against Brazil. From left: Grbić, Samardžić, Janić, Podraščanin, Starović, Petković, Bojović, Kovačević, Nikić, Bjelica, Gerić, Miljković.

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
01 !1	Kovacevic, NikolaNikola Kovačević	000000001983-02-14-000014 February 1983	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	340 cm (130 in)	RPA Perugia
02 !2	Bojovic, DejanDejan Bojović	000000001983-04-03-00003 April 1983	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Gabeca Montichiari
03 !3	Bjelica, NovicaNovica Bjelica	000000001983-02-09-00009 February 1983	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	343 cm (135 in)	324 cm (128 in)	Copra Nordmeccanica
04 !4	Janic, BojanBojan Janić	000000001982-03-11-000011 March 1982	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	322 cm (127 in)	Marmi Lanza Verona
05 !5	Petkovic, VladoVlado Petković	000000001983-01-06-00006 January 1983	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	318 cm (125 in)	Budućnost Podgorica
08 !8	Samardzic, MarkoMarko Samardžić	000000001983-02-22-000022 February 1983	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	326 cm (128 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Tours VB
09 !9	Grbic, NikolaNikola Grbić	000000001973-09-06-00006 September 1973	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	346 cm (136 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Trentino Volley
10	Nikic, MilosMiloš Nikić	000000001986-03-31-000031 March 1986	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Sparkling Milano
12	Geric, AndrijaAndrija Gerić	000000001977-01-24-000024 January 1977	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	323 cm (127 in)	Lube Banca Marche
14	Miljkovic, IvanIvan Miljković	000000001979-09-13-000013 September 1979	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	333 cm (131 in)	M. Roma Volley
15	Starovic, SasaSaša Starović	000000001988-10-19-000019 October 1988	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	321 cm (126 in)	Budućnost Podgorica
18	Podrascanin, MarkoMarko Podraščanin	000000001987-08-29-000029 August 1987	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	343 cm (135 in)	326 cm (128 in)	Famigliulo Corigliano

Group play

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	9	4	1	427	373	1.145	13	4	3.250
2	Russia	9	4	1	496	447	1.110	14	7	2.000
3	Poland	9	4	1	434	404	1.074	12	6	2.000
4	Serbia	7	2	3	440	439	1.002	9	10	0.900
5	Germany	6	1	4	418	440	0.950	6	12	0.500
6	Egypt	5	0	5	267	379	0.704	0	15	0.000

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

10 August 2008 10:00	Serbia	1 – 3	Russia	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,100 Referee(s): Bela Hobor (HUN), Osamu Sakaide (JPN) Report(s): result statistics
10 August 2008 10:00	25 21 22 14 82	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	20 25 25 25 95

12 August 2008 15:00	Serbia	1 – 3	Brazil	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 9,000 Referee(s): Ning Wang (CHN), Osamu Sakaide (JPN) Report(s): result statistics
12 August 2008 15:00	27 20 17 21 85	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	25 25 25 25 100

14 August 2008 15:05	Poland	3 – 1	Serbia	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,000 Referee(s): Umit Sokullu (TUR), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA) Report(s): result statistics
14 August 2008 15:05	31 22 25 25 103	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	29 25 22 21 97

16 August 2008 12:30	Serbia	3 – 1	Germany	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referee(s): Ning Wang (CHN), Bela Hobor (HUN) Report(s): result statistics
16 August 2008 12:30	25 27 24 25 101	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	21 25 26 23 95

18 August 2008 15:15	Egypt	0 – 3	Serbia	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 6,000 Referee(s): Victor Rodriguez (PUR), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT) Report(s): result statistics
18 August 2008 15:15	16 13 17 46	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	25 25 25 75

Quarterfinal

000000002008-08-20-000020 August 2008 22:01	United States	3 – 2	Serbia	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,500 Referee(s): Ning Wang (CHN), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI) Report(s): result statistics
000000002008-08-20-000020 August 2008 22:01	20 25 21 25 15 106	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total	25 23 25 18 12 103

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Serbian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[3]

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
01 !1	Nikolic, JelenaJelena Nikolić	000000001982-04-13-000013 April 1982	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Takefuji Bamboo
02 !2	Brakocevic, JovanaJovana Brakočević	000000001988-03-05-00005 March 1988	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Spess Volley Conegliano
03 !3	Derisolo, IvanaIvana Đerisilo	000000001983-08-08-00008 August 1983	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	291 cm (115 in)	Voléro Zürich
05 !5	Krsmanovic, NatasaNataša Krsmanović	000000001985-06-19-000019 June 1985	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	294 cm (116 in)	273 cm (107 in)	Voléro Zürich
07 !7	Molnar, BrizitkaBrižitka Molnar	000000001985-07-28-000028 July 1985	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Metal Galati
09 !9	Vesovic, JovanaJovana Vesović	000000001987-06-21-000021 June 1987	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	283 cm (111 in)	268 cm (106 in)	Jedinstvo Užice
10	Ognjenovic, MajaMaja Ognjenović	000000001984-08-06-00006 August 1984	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	270 cm (110 in)	Metal Galati
11	Citakovic, VesnaVesna Čitaković	000000001979-02-03-00003 February 1979	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
13	Simanic, MajaMaja Simanić	000000001980-02-08-00008 February 1980	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	270 cm (110 in)	ZOK Rijeka
15	Malagurski, SanjaSanja Malagurski	000000001990-06-08-00008 June 1990	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Hit Nova Gorica
17	Veljkovic, StefanaStefana Veljković	000000001990-01-09-00009 January 1990	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Poštar 064 Beograd
18	Cebic, SuzanaSuzana Ćebić	000000001984-11-09-00009 November 1984	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	279 cm (110 in)	255 cm (100 in)	Jedinstvo Užice

Group play

	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Eliminated

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	10	5	0	377	226	1.668	15	0	MAX
2	Italy	9	4	1	372	315	1.181	12	4	3.000
3	Russia	8	3	2	353	312	1.131	10	6	1.667
4	Serbia	7	2	3	343	349	0.983	6	10	0.600
5	Kazakhstan	6	1	4	323	404	0.800	4	13	0.308
6	Algeria	5	0	5	230	392	0.587	1	15	0.067

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

9 August 2008 12:15	Serbia	3 – 1	Kazakhstan	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 1,800 Referee(s): Mitch Davidson (Canada), Victor Manuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) Report(s): result statistics
9 August 2008 12:15	25 25 23 25	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4	21 17 25 21

11 August 2008 10:00	Algeria	0 – 3	Serbia	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,100 Referee(s): Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand), Liu Jiang (China) Report(s): result statistics
11 August 2008 10:00	14 13 13	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3	25 25 25

13 August 2008 14:30	Serbia	0 – 3	Brazil	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee(s): Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea), Frans Loderus (Netherlands) Report(s): result statistics
13 August 2008 14:30	15 13 23	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3	25 25 25

15 August 2008 14:30	Serbia	0 – 3	Italy	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee(s): Frans Loderus (Netherlands), Frank Leuthauser (Germany) Report(s): result statistics
15 August 2008 14:30	23 20 19	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3	25 25 25

17 August 2008 22:00	Russia	3 – 0	Serbia	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee(s): Osamu Sakaide (Japan), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic) Report(s): result statistics
17 August 2008 22:00	25 25 25	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3	21 16 20

Quarterfinal

19 August 2008 10:00	Cuba	3 – 0	Serbia	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee(s): Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar), Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea) Report(s): result statistics
19 August 2008 10:00	26 25 26	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3	24 19 24

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Serbia participated in the men's tournament, where the team won the bronze medal.

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Serbian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[3]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
01 !1	Sefik, DenisDenis Šefik	GK	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	120 kg (260 lb)	000000001979-09-20-000020 September 1979	PVK Budvanska rivijera
02 !2	Prlainovic, AndrijaAndrija Prlainović	D	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	000000001987-04-28-000028 April 1987	VK Partizan
03 !3	Gocic, ZivkoŽivko Gocić	CF	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	000000001982-08-22-000022 August 1982	Olympiacos
04 !4	Udovicic, VanjaVanja Udovičić	CB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	000000001982-09-12-000012 September 1982	Pro Recco
05 !5	Savic, DejanDejan Savić	CB	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	120 kg (260 lb)	000000001975-04-24-000024 April 1975	Sintez Kazan
06 !6	Pijetlovic, DuskoDuško Pijetlović	CF	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	000000001985-04-25-000025 April 1985	VK Partizan
07 !7	Raden, NikolaNikola Rađen	CB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	000000001985-01-29-000029 January 1985	VK Partizan
08 !8	Filipovic, FilipFilip Filipović	D	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	000000001987-05-02-00002 May 1987	VK Partizan
09 !9	Ciric, AleksandarAleksandar Ćirić	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	000000001977-12-30-000030 December 1977	PVK Budvanska rivijera
10	Sapic, AleksandarAleksandar Šapić	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	000000001978-06-01-00001 June 1978	Shturm 2002 Chekhov
11	Vujasinovic, VladimirVladimir Vujasinović	CB	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	000000001973-08-14-000014 August 1973	VK Partizan
12	Pekovic, BrankoBranko Peković	CF	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	000000001979-05-07-00007 May 1979	Dynamo Moscow
13	Soro, SlobodanSlobodan Soro	GK	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	000000001978-12-23-000023 December 1978	VK Partizan

Head coach: Dejan Udovičić

Group play

	Qualified for the semifinals
	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Will play for places 7–10
	Will play for places 7–12

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	5	4	1	37	31	+6	8
Croatia	5	4	1	56	31	+25	8
Serbia	5	3	2	50	38	+12	6
Germany	5	2	3	33	44	−11	4
Italy	5	2	3	57	50	+7	4
China	5	0	5	25	64	−39	0

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

10 August 2008 12:10	Game reference	Serbia	11–7	Germany	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Tulga (TUR), Littlejohn (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 5-2, 2-2, 3-0
		Pijetlović 4, Udovičić 2, Šapić 2	Goals	Politze 2, Mackeben 2

12 August 2008 15:20	Game reference	Serbia	8–11	Croatia	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Klopper (NED)
		Score by quarters: 3-1, 1-4, 1-4, 3-2
		Šapić 4, Udovičić 2	Goals	Joković 3, Barač 3, Smodlaka 2

000000002008-08-14-000014 August 2008 10:50	Game reference	United States	2–4	Serbia	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Antsiferov (RUS), Littlejohn (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 0-0, 1-2, 0-2, 1-0
		Varellas 2	Goals	Udovičić 1, Pijetlović 1, Šapić 1, Vujasinović 1

16 August 2008 16:40	Game reference	Serbia	15–5	China	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Koryzna (POL), Oshima (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 5-2, 2-1, 4-2, 4-0
		Šapić 9, Vujasinović 3	Goals	Liang 3, Xie 2

18 August 2008 9:30	Game reference	Serbia	12–13	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Klopper (NED), Antsiferov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 3-3, 2-3, 3-5, 4-2
		Šapić 3, Prlainović 2, Filipović 2, Vujasinović 2	Goals	Calcaterra 3, Felugo 2, Bencivenga 2, Sottani 2

Quarterfinal

20 August 2008 17:20	Game reference	Spain	5–9	Serbia	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Klopper (NED)
		Score by quarters: 1-0, 1-5, 1-2, 2-2
		Molina 2	Goals	Pijetlović 4, Ćirić 2, Vujasinović 2

Semifinal

000000002008-08-22-000022 August 2008 19:40	Game reference	United States	10–5	Serbia	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 3-3, 2-1, 2-1, 3-0
		Azevedo 3, Beaubien 2, Bailey 2	Goals	Pijetlović 2, Vujasinović 2

Bronze medal game

24 August 2008 14:20	Game reference	Montenegro	4–6	Serbia 03 !	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Tulga (TUR), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 0-2, 1-2, 1-2, 2-0
		M. Janović 2	Goals	Savić 2

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key:

VT - Victory by Fall.
PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kristijan Fris	−55 kg	Koval (UKR) W 3–1 ^PP	Mankiev (RUS) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance		Hafizov (UZB) W 3–0 ^PO	Sourian (IRI) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	7
Davor Štefanek	−60 kg	Bye	Aripov (UZB) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance					15

External links

References

↑ Zastavu Srbije u Pekingu nosiće Jasna Šekarić
↑ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Serbia Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
1 2 3 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.

Serbia at the Olympics

Summer Olympic Games	1912 2008 2012 2016

Winter Olympic Games	2010 2014

Summer Youth Olympics	2010 2014

Winter Youth Olympics	2012 2016

Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China

Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo DR Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

America	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela Virgin Islands

Asia	Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand East Timor Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

Europe	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Oceania	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

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Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Shooting

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Men's tournament

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