Serbia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912 as the Kingdom of Serbia. The country returned to the Olympics as an independent team after ninety-six years at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
History
Despite not participating at the first Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, Serbian King Aleksandar Obrenović attended the Games at the invitation of Greek King George I. At these Games Momčilo Tapavica (born in today's Serbian province Vojvodina), who competed for Kingdom of Hungary, became the first athlete from today's territory of Serbia and the first ethnic Serb to win an Olympic medal, bronze in tennis. Official site of Olympic Committee of Serbia, 1896 Olympic Games (Serbian)
The Serbian Olympic Club was established on February 23, 1910. Major Svetomir Đukić is considered the founder of the Olympic movement in Serbia. In 1912, the Club changed its name to the Olympic Committee of Serbia and that year it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee.History of Olympic Committee of Serbia on official site (Serbian)
From the 1920 Summer Olympics to the 1992 Winter Olympics, Serbian athletes participated as part of the Yugoslavian team. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, they participated as Independent Olympic Participants as their nation was under United Nations sanctions. The continuing sanctions meant that no Serbian athletes competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Sanctions were mostly lifted in 1995. From the 1996 Summer Olympics to the 2006 Winter Olympics, Serbian athletes participated as part of the Serbia and Montenegro team.
Seven-time Olympian shooter and 1988 gold medalist Jasna Šekarić competed under four different banners during her twenty-four-year Olympic career. She started under the flag of Yugoslavia in 1988, then she competed as an Independent Participant in 1992, under the flag of Serbia and Montenegro from 1996 to 2004, and in 2008 and 2012 she represented Serbia.
Serbian former basketball player and administrator Borislav Stanković was the Secretary General of FIBA from 1976 to 2002, and a member of the International Olympic Committee. As Secretary General, he pushed for a change in FIBA's rules to allow players from the National Basketball Association (NBA) to compete at the Olympics. Prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, only professionals in leagues other than the NBA were allowed to compete.
Timeline of participation
Olympic Year/s Teams 1912 Kingdom of Serbia 1920–1936 Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1948–1992 W 1992 S 1994 1996–2006 FR Yugoslavia/ 2008–2010 2012–2014 2016–present
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 3 0 0 0 0 – 1920–1988 as part of as part of the 1996–2004 as part of 92 0 1 2 3 61 116 1 1 2 4 43 103 2 4 2 8 32 87 3 1 4 8 28 113 3 1 1 5 27 future event Total 9 8 11 28 64
Medals by Winter Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1924–1992 as part of did not participate 1998–2006 as part of 10 0 0 0 0 – 8 0 0 0 0 – 4 0 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 0 0 – 3 0 0 0 0 – future event Total 0 0 0 0 –
Medals by summer sport
List of medalists Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event Swimming Men's 100 m butterflyBeijing 2008: Swimming 100m Butterfly Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Tennis Men's singlesBeijing 2008: Tennis Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Water polo Men's tournamentBeijing 2008: Water Polo Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Taekwondo Women's +67 kgLondon 2012: Taekwondo 67 kg Women Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Shooting Women's 50 m rifle three positionsLondon 2012: Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Shooting Men's 10 m air pistolLondon 2012: Shooting 10m Air Pistol 60 Shots Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Water polo Men's tournamentLondon 2012: Water Polo Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kgRio 2016: Wrestling Greco-Roman 66 kg Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Water polo Men's tournamentRio 2016: Water Polo Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Taekwondo Women's 49 kgRio 2016: Taekwondo - 49 kg Women Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 mRio 2016: Canoe Sprint K-2 1000m (Kayak Double) Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Volleyball Women's tournamentRio 2016: Volleyball Women Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Basketball Men's tournamentRio 2016: Basketball Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Athletics Women's long jumpRio 2016: Athletics Long Jump Women Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Basketball Women's tournamentRio 2016: Basketball Women Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Taekwondo Women's +67 kgTokyo 2020: Taekwondo Women +67kg Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Karate Women's 61 kgTokyo 2020: Karate Women's Kumite -61kg Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Water polo Men's tournamentTokyo 2020: Water Polo Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Shooting Men's 10 metre air pistolTokyo 2020: Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Taekwondo Women's 49 kgTokyo 2020: Taekwondo Women -49kg Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle three positionsTokyo 2020: Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Volleyball Women's tournamentTokyo 2020: Volleyball Women Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. 3x3 basketball Men's tournamentTokyo 2020: 3x3 Basketball Men Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Shooting Mixed 10 metre air pistol teamParis 2024: 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Gold Medal Match Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Tennis Men's singlesParis 2024: DJOKOVIC Novak vs ALCARAZ Carlos Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Water polo Men's tournamentParis 2024: Water Polo Men Team Medals and Ranking Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Taekwondo Women's 67 kgParis 2024: Taekwondo - Women -67kg Gold Medal Contest Contest 338 MARTON Viviana vs PERISIC Aleksandra Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. BasketballMen's basketball tournamentParis 2024: Basketball - Men's Bronze Medal Game Game 49 Germany vs Serbia Results Olympics.com. Accessed 12 September 2024. Stripped Olympic medals
Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event Ref Zurabi Datunashvili Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 87 kgTokyo 2020 Men's Greco-Roman 87kg Results - Olympic Wrestlings Olympics.com. Accessed 13 February 2026.
Multiple medal winners This is a list of people who have won two or more Olympic medals, who represented Serbia as an independent country at least once.
Athlete Sport Gender Years Games Total M 2012–2024 Summer 3 0 1 4 M 2016–2024 Summer 3 0 0 3 M 2016–2024 Summer 3 0 0 3 M 2008–2020 Summer 2 0 2 4 M 2008–2020 Summer 2 0 2 4 M 2008–2020 Summer 2 0 2 4 M 2012–2020 Summer 2 0 1 3 M 2012–2020 Summer 2 0 1 3 M 2012–2020 Summer 2 0 1 3 M 2016–2024 Summer 2 0 0 2 M 2020–2024 Summer 2 0 0 2 W 2012–2020 Summer 2 0 0 2 M 2016–2020 Summer 2 0 0 2 M 2020–2024 Summer 2 0 0 2 W 1988–2004 Summer 1 3 1 5 M 2004–2016 Summer 1 1 1 3 M 2008–2024 Summer 1 1 0 2 M 2008–2016 Summer 1 0 2 3 M 2008–2024 Summer 1 0 1 2 M 1996–2000 Summer 1 0 1 2 M 1996–2000 Summer 1 0 1 2 M 2000–2008 Summer 0 1 2 3 M 2000–2008 Summer 0 1 2 3 M 2000–2008 Summer 0 1 2 3 M 2004–2012 Summer 0 1 2 3 M 2000–2008 Summer 0 1 2 3 M 2016–2024 Summer 0 1 1 2 W 2016–2020 Summer 0 1 1 2 W 2016–2024 Summer 0 1 1 2 W 2016–2024 Summer 0 1 1 2 M 2016–2024 Summer 0 1 1 2 W 2016–2020 Summer 0 1 1 2 W 2016–2024 Summer 0 1 1 2 W 2016–2024 Summer 0 1 1 2 W 2016–2020 Summer 0 1 1 2 M 2004–2008 Summer 0 1 1 2 M 2008–2012 Summer 0 0 2 2 M 2008–2012 Summer 0 0 2 2 People in bold are still active competitors Olympics in italic are medals won for the predecessor countries
Medal winners as medal winning coach AthleteSportGenderGamesAs participantAs head coach Years Total Years Total M Summer 2000–2008 0 1 2 3 2016–2020 2 0 0 2 M Summer 1988 1 0 0 1 2004–2012 0 2 1 3 M Summer 1996 0 1 0 1 2016 0 1 0 1
Predecessor countries The Olympic Committee of Serbia, created in 1910 and recognized in 1912, is deemed the direct successor to both the Yugoslav Olympic Committee and the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro by the IOC. Official site of Olympic Committee of Serbia, History of Olympic Committee (Serbian) In the period from 1920 to 2006, athletes representing these defunct countries won a total of 99 medals: 95 at the Summer Games and 4 at the Winter Games.
Country№ SummerGoldSilverBronzeTotal№ WinterGoldSilverBronzeTotal№ GamesGoldSilverBronzeCombined Total Kingdom of Yugoslavia532383000083238 SFR Yugoslavia11232725751003142123302679 101230000010123 Serbia and Montenegro324393000062439 Total20283433951603143628373499
See also List of flag bearers for Serbia at the Olympics Serbia at the Paralympics List of Yugoslav Olympic medalists
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