Serbia 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

Field events

Women

Track & road events

Field events

Roster

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

Head coach: Miroslav Đukić

No.	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	3MF	Ljubomir Fejsa	(1988-08-14)14 August 1988 (aged 19)	4	0	Partizan
14	4FW	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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Qualified for the quarterfinals
2	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	Australia	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
4	Serbia	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

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)

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)

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)

Men

Women

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

Men

* 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

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Milorad Čavić	100 m freestyle	48.15	6 Q	Withdrew
	100 m butterfly	50.76 OR	1 Q	50.92	1 Q	50.59 EU
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

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
		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)
Janko Tipsarević		Ferrer (ESP) W 7–6(10–8), 6–2	Rochus (BEL) L 6–7(5–7), 3–2, ret.	Did not advance
Novak Djokovic Nenad Zimonjić	Men's doubles	—	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		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

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.

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Serbia men's	Men's tournament	Russia L 1–3	Brazil L 1–3	Poland L 3–1	Germany W 3–1	Egypt W 0–3	4 Q	United States L 3–2	Did not advance
Serbia women's	Women's tournament	Kazakhstan W 3–1	Algeria W 0–3	Brazil L 0–3	Italy L 0–3	Russia L 3–0	4 Q	Cuba L 3–0	Did not advance

Roster

The following is the Serbian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Head Coach: Igor Kolaković

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
1	Nikola Kovačević	14 February 1983	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	340 cm (130 in)	RPA Perugia
2	Dejan Bojović	3 April 1983	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Gabeca Montichiari
3	Novica Bjelica	9 February 1983	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	343 cm (135 in)	324 cm (128 in)	Copra Nordmeccanica
4	Bojan Janić	11 March 1982	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	322 cm (127 in)	Marmi Lanza Verona
5	Vlado Petković	6 January 1983	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	318 cm (125 in)	Budućnost Podgorica
8	Marko Samardžić (L)	22 February 1983	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	326 cm (128 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Tours VB
9	Nikola Grbić (c)	6 September 1973	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	346 cm (136 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Trentino Volley
10	Miloš Nikić	31 March 1986	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Sparkling Milano
12	Andrija Gerić	24 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	Ivan Miljković	13 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	Saša Starović	19 October 1988	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	321 cm (126 in)	Budućnost Podgorica
18	Marko Podraščanin	29 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Brazil	5	4	1	9	427	373	1.145	13	4	3.250	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	5	4	1	9	496	447	1.110	14	7	2.000
3	Poland	5	4	1	9	434	404	1.074	12	6	2.000
4	Serbia	5	2	3	7	440	439	1.002	9	10	0.900
5	Germany	5	1	4	6	418	440	0.950	6	12	0.500
6	Egypt	5	0	5	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 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Osamu Sakaide (JPN)
	(25–20, 21–25, 22–25, 14–25) result statistics

12 August 2008 15:00	Serbia	1–3	Brazil	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Osamu Sakaide (JPN)
	(27–25, 20–25, 17–25, 21–25) result statistics

14 August 2008 15:05	Poland	3–1	Serbia	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA)
	(31–29, 22–25, 25–22, 25–21) result statistics

16 August 2008 12:30	Serbia	3–1	Germany	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Bela Hobor (HUN)
	(25–21, 27–25, 24–26, 25–23) result statistics

18 August 2008 15:15	Egypt	0–3	Serbia	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Victor Rodriguez (PUR), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
	(16–25, 13–25, 17–25) result statistics

Quarterfinal

20 August 2008 22:01	United States	3–2	Serbia	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI)
	(20–25, 25–23, 21–25, 25–18, 15–12) result statistics

Roster

The following is the Serbian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[5][6]

Head Coach: Zoran Terzić

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
1	Jelena Nikolić	13 April 1982	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Takefuji Bamboo
2	Jovana Brakočević	5 March 1988	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Spess Volley Conegliano
3	Ivana Đerisilo	8 August 1983	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	291 cm (115 in)	Voléro Zürich
5	Nataša Krsmanović	19 June 1985	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	294 cm (116 in)	273 cm (107 in)	Voléro Zürich
7	Brižitka Molnar	28 July 1985	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Metal Galati
9	Jovana Vesović	21 June 1987	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	283 cm (111 in)	268 cm (106 in)	Jedinstvo Užice
10	Maja Ognjenović	6 August 1984	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	270 cm (110 in)	Metal Galati
11	Vesna Čitaković (C)	3 February 1979	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
13	Maja Simanić	8 February 1980	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	270 cm (110 in)	ZOK Rijeka
15	Sanja Malagurski	8 June 1990	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Hit Nova Gorica
17	Stefana Veljković	9 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	Suzana Ćebić (L)	9 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Brazil	5	5	0	10	377	226	1.668	15	0	MAX	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	5	4	1	9	372	315	1.181	12	4	3.000
3	Russia	5	3	2	8	353	312	1.131	10	6	1.667
4	Serbia	5	2	3	7	343	349	0.983	6	10	0.600
5	Kazakhstan	5	1	4	6	323	404	0.800	4	13	0.308	Eliminated
6	Algeria	5	0	5	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 Referees: Mitch Davidson (Canada), Victor Manuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)
	(25–21, 25–17, 23–25, 25–21) result statistics

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

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

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

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

Quarterfinal

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

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

Roster

The following is the Serbian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[7]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Denis Šefik	GK	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	120 kg (260 lb)	20 September 1979	PVK Budvanska rivijera
2	Andrija Prlainović	D	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	28 April 1987	VK Partizan
3	Živko Gocić	CF	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	22 August 1982	Olympiacos
4	Vanja Udovičić	CB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	12 September 1982	Pro Recco
5	Dejan Savić	CB	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	120 kg (260 lb)	24 April 1975	Sintez Kazan
6	Duško Pijetlović	CF	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	25 April 1985	VK Partizan
7	Nikola Rađen	CB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	29 January 1985	VK Partizan
8	Filip Filipović	D	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	2 May 1987	VK Partizan
9	Aleksandar Ćirić	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	30 December 1977	PVK Budvanska rivijera
10	Aleksandar Šapić	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	1 June 1978	Shturm 2002 Chekhov
11	Vladimir Vujasinović	CB	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	14 August 1973	VK Partizan
12	Branko Peković	CF	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	7 May 1979	Dynamo Moscow
13	Slobodan Soro	GK	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	23 December 1978	VK Partizan

Head coach: Dejan Udovičić

Group play

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
United States	5	4	0	1	37	31	+6	8	Qualified for the semifinals
Croatia	5	4	0	1	56	31	+25	8	Qualified for the quarterfinals
Serbia	5	3	0	2	50	38	+12	6
Germany	5	2	0	3	33	44	−11	4	Will play for places 7–10
Italy	5	2	0	3	57	50	+7	4	Will play for places 7–12
China	5	0	0	5	25	64	−39	0

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

10 August 2008 12:10	Report	Serbia	11–7	Germany	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing 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	Report	Serbia	8–11	Croatia	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing 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

14 August 2008 10:50	Report	United States	2–4	Serbia	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing 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	Report	Serbia	15–5	China	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing 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	Report	Serbia	12–13	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing 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	Report	Spain	5–9	Serbia	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijinb 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

22 August 2008 19:40	Report	United States	10–5	Serbia	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing 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	Report	Montenegro	4–6	Serbia	Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Tulga (TUR), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–2, 1–2, 2–0
		M. Janović 2	Goals	Savić 2

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
		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

• Serbia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

• The list of competitors for Serbia at the 2008 Olympics at the National Olympic Committee website
• Serbia at the 2008 Olympics at the official website