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Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| NOC | SRB |
| NOCname | Olympic Committee of Serbia |
| games | Summer Olympics |
| year | 2008 |
| website | |
| location | Beijing |
| competitors | 92 |
| sports | 11 |
| flagbearer | Jasna Šekarić (opening) |
| Saša Starović (closing) | |
| rank | 61 |
| gold | 0 |
| silver | 1 |
| bronze | 2 |
| officials | Snežana Lakićević-Stojačić |
| appearances | auto |
| seealso | YUG (1920–1992 W) |
| IOP (1992 S) | |
| SCG (1996–2006) |
Saša Starović (closing) IOP (1992 S) SCG (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.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milorad Čavić | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | |
| Novak Djokovic | Tennis | Men's singles | |
| Serbia men's national water polo team | 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 | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nenad Filipović | 50 km walk | colspan=4 | 4:02:16 | 30 | ||||||
| Predrag Filipović | 20 km walk | colspan=4 | 1:28:15 | 41 | ||||||
| Goran Nava | 1500 m | 3:42.92 | 6 | Did not advance |
;Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | 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 | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivera Jevtić | Marathon | DNF |
;Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | 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 | 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
;Group play
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
;Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | 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 | 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 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damir Mikec | 10 m air pistol | 580 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| 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 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidija Mihajlović | 10 m air rifle | 394 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 586 | 4 Q | 686.0 | 7 | |||
| Jasna Šekarić | 10 m air pistol | 384 | 6 Q | 480.9 | 6 | ||
| 25 m pistol | 285 | 21 | Did not advance |
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
;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 | 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
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nađa Higl | 100 m breaststroke | 1:13.19 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:32.78 | 33 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Miroslava Najdanovski | 50 m freestyle | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||
| 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 | Opposition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Opposition | |||||||||||||
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| Result | Rank | |||||||||||||
| Aleksandar Karakašević | Men's singles | Zeng | ||||||||||||
| W 4–1 | Persson | |||||||||||||
| 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 | Opposition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Opposition | |||||||||||||
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| Score | Rank | |||||||||||||
| Novak Djokovic | Men's singles | Ginepri | ||||||||||||
| W 6–4, 6–4 | Schüttler | |||||||||||||
| W 6–4, 6–2 | Youzhny | |||||||||||||
| W 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | Monfils | |||||||||||||
| W 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | Nadal | |||||||||||||
| L 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 | Blake | |||||||||||||
| W 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||||||||||||||
| Janko Tipsarević | Ferrer | |||||||||||||
| W 7–6(10–8), 6–2 | Rochus | |||||||||||||
| L 6–7(5–7), 3–2, ret. | Did not advance | |||||||||||||
| Novak Djokovic | ||||||||||||||
| Nenad Zimonjić | Men's doubles | Damm / | ||||||||||||
| Vízner | ||||||||||||||
| L 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||||||||||
| Ana Ivanovic | Women's singles | Withdrew because of thumb injury | ||||||||||||
| Jelena Janković | Black | |||||||||||||
| W 6–3, 6–3 | A Bondarenko | |||||||||||||
| W 7–5, 6–1 | Cibulková | |||||||||||||
| W 7–5, 6–1 | Safina | |||||||||||||
| 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
;Group play All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
;Quarterfinal
Women's tournament
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
;Roster
;Group play All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
;Quarterfinal
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
;Group play All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal game
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 | Opposition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Opposition | ||||||||||||
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| Result | Rank | ||||||||||||
| Kristijan Fris | −55 kg | Koval | |||||||||||
| W 3–1 PP | Mankiev | ||||||||||||
| L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | Hafizov | |||||||||||
| W 3–0 PO | Sourian | ||||||||||||
| L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 7 | |||||||||||
| Davor Štefanek | −60 kg | Aripov | |||||||||||
| L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 15 |
References
References
- (May 2018)
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