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Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Template:Infobox Olympics Serbia

Serbia competes 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 was carried by Jasna Šekarić.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
  Silver Milorad Čavić Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Nenad Filipović 50 km walk
Predrag Filipović 20 km walk 1:28:15 41st
Asmir Kolašinac Shot put 19.01 33rd
Did not advance
Goran Nava 1500 m 3:42.92 36th
Did not advance
Dragutin Topić High jump
Women
Athlete Events Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Tatjana Jelača Javelin throw
Olivera Jevtić Marathon
Ivana Španović Long jump
Dragana Tomašević Discus throw 60.19 13th
Did not advance
Biljana Topić Triple jump 14.14 13th
Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

  Road

Men

Athlete Event Time Rank
Ivan Stević Road race 6h 35' 44 (+11:55) 67th
Nebojša Jovanović Road race 6h 49' 59 (+26:10) 85th

Football

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament
# Name Club Date of Birth Pld          
Goalkeepers
1 Vladimir Stojković (captain)   Sporting (1983-07-28)July 28, 1983 (age 24) 3 0 0 0 0
18 Saša Stamenković   Napredak Kruševac (1985-01-05)January 5, 1985 (age 23) 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Marko Jovanović   Partizan (1988-03-26)March 26, 1988 (age 20) 3 0 0 0 0
3 Aleksandar Kolarov   Lazio (1985-11-10)November 10, 1985 (age 22) 2 0 0 0 0
4 Gojko Kačar   Hertha (1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (age 21) 2(1) 0 0 0 0
5 Slobodan Rajković   Twente (1989-02-03)February 3, 1989 (age 19) 3 1 0 0 0
11 Duško Tošić   Werder Bremen (1985-01-19)January 19, 1985 (age 23) 2 0 0 1 0
16 Nenad Tomović   Red Star Belgrade (1987-08-30)August 30, 1987 (age 20) 2(1) 0 1 0 0
Midfielders
6 Predrag Pavlović   Napredak Kruševac (1986-06-19)June 19, 1986(age 22) 0 0 0 0 0
7 Milan Smiljanić   Espanyol (1986-11-19)November 19, 1986 (age 21) 3 0 0 0 0
8 Nikola Gulan   Fiorentina (1989-03-23)March 23, 1989 (age 19) 1(2) 0 1 0 0
12 Dušan Tadić   Vojvodina (1988-11-20)November 20, 1988 (age 19) 1(2) 0 0 0 0
13 Ljubomir Fejsa   Partizan (1988-08-14)August 14, 1988 (age 19) 3 0 0 0 0
15 Aleksandar Živković   Shandong Luneng (1977-07-28)July 28, 1977 (age 31) 2(1) 0 1 0 0
17 Zoran Tošić   Partizan (1987-04-28)April 28, 1987 (age 21) 3 0 2 0 0
Forwards
9 Đorđe Rakić   Red Bull Salzburg (1985-10-31)October 31, 1985 (age 22) 1(1) 1 0 0 0
14 Miljan Mrdaković   Vitória (1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 (age 26) 2(1) 1 0 0 0
19 Andrija Kaluđerović   OFK Beograd (1987-07-05)July 5, 1987 (age 21) 0 0 0 0 0
Coach
Miroslav Đukić (1966-02-19)February 19, 1966 (age 42)

Note: three players born before January 1 1985 are allowed per team. These players are in italics.

Results

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

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  1 – 1  Serbia
Zadkovich   69' (Report) Rajković   78'
Attendance: 36,184
Serbia  2 – 4  Ivory Coast
Mrdaković   16'
Rakić   90'		 (Report) Cissé   3'
Rajković   24' (o.g.)
Kalou   70'
Gervinho   90+3'
Attendance: 38,320
Argentina  2 – 0  Serbia
Lavezzi   14' (pen.)
Buonanotte   84'		 (Report)
Attendance: 53,668

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete(s) Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Goran Jagar <br\>Nikola Stojić Coxless pair 6:46.71 5th 6:38.96 8th 6:49.12 7th

Women

Athlete(s) Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Iva Obradović Single sculls 7:49:13 7th 7:39.16 12th 7:52.39 11th 7:53.83 11th

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics


Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Total
Damir Mikec 10 m air pistol 580 13th Did not advance 13th
50 m pistol 559 7th 96.8 655.8 7th
Nemanja Mirosavljev 10 m air rifle 593 17th Did not advance 17th
50 m rifle prone 590 33rd Did not advance 33rd
50 m rifle
three positions
Stevan Pletikosić 10 m air rifle 595 8th 102.7 697.7 7th
50 m rifle prone 594 10th Did not advance 10th
50 m rifle
three positions

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Total
Lidija Mihajlović 10 m air rifle 394 20th Did not advance 20th
50 m rifle
three positions 		586 4th 100.0 686.0 7th
Jasna Šekarić 10 m air pistol 384 6th 96.9 480.9 6th
25 m pistol 285 21st Did not advance 21st

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Events Heat Semi-Final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Milorad Čavić 100 metre freestyle 48.15 6th Withdrew
100 metre butterfly 50.76 OR 1st 50.92 1st 50.59 2nd  
Ivan Lenđer 100 metre butterfly 53.41 40th Did not advance
Vladan Marković 200 metre butterfly 2:03.12 43rd Did not advance
Čaba Silađi 100 metre breaststroke 1:02.31 40th Did not advance
Radovan Siljevski 200 metre freestyle 1:50.25 40th Did not advance
Women
Athlete Events Heat Semi-Final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nađa Higl 100 metre breaststroke 1:13.19 43rd Did not advance
200 metre breaststroke 2:32.78 33rd Did not advance
Miroslava Najdanovski 50 metre freestyle Withdrew
100 metre freestyle 56.50 38th Did not advance
Milica Ostojić 200 metre freestyle 2:03.19 40th Did not advance
Marica Stražmešter 100 m backstroke 1:03.56 40th Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Aleksandar Karakašević Singles   Cem Zeng (TUR) /   Monday Merotohun (NGR)

Tennis

Main articles: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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

Men

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze medal match
Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank
Novak Đoković Singles   R Ginepri (USA) 6-4, 6-4   R Schuettler (GER) 6-4, 6-2   M Youzhny (RUS) 7-6(3), 6-3   G Monfils (FRA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4   R Nadal (ESP) 4-6, 6-1, 4-6   J Blake (USA) 6-3, 7-6(4) 3rd  
Janko Tipsarević Singles   D Ferrer (ESP) 7-6, 6-2   O Rochus (BEL) 6-7(5), 3-2 (retired)
Did not advance
Novak Đoković <br\>Nenad Zimonjić Doubles   M Damm (CZE)
  P Vizner (CZE) 		6-3, 0-6, 2-6
Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze medal match
Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank
Ana Ivanović Singles   M Koryttseva (UKR)
Withdrew
Jelena Janković Singles   C Black (ZIM) 6-3, 6-3   A Bondarenko (UKR) 7-5, 6-1   D Cibulkova (SVK) 7-5, 6-1   D Safina (RUS) 2-6, 7-5, 3-6
Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's volleyball
# Name Club Date of Birth Height Weight Spike Block
1 Nikola Kovačević   RPA Perugia (1983-02-14)February 14, 1983 (age 25) 193 78 350 340
2 Dejan Bojović   Gabeca Montichiari (1983-04-03)April 3, 1983 (age 25) 198 86 360 345
3 Novica Bjelica   Copra Nordmeccanica (1983-02-09)February 9, 1983 (age 25) 202 97 343 324
4 Bojan Janić   Marmi Lanza Verona (1982-03-11)March 11, 1982 (age 26) 198 83 345 322
5 Vlado Petković   Budućnost Podgorica (1983-01-06)January 6, 1983 (age 25) 198 97 325 318
8 Marko Samardžić   Tours VB (1983-02-22)February 22, 1983 (age 25) 190 82 326 310
9 Nikola Grbić (captain)   Trentino Volley (1973-09-06)September 6, 1973 (age 34) 194 91 346 320
10 Miloš Nikić   Sparkling Milano (1986-03-31)March 31, 1986 (age 22) 194 79 350 330
12 Andrija Gerić   Lube Banca Marche (1977-01-24)January 24, 1977 (age 31) 203 101 350 323
14 Ivan Miljković   Roma Volley (1979-09-13)September 13, 1979 (age 28) 206 88 354 333
15 Saša Starović   Budućnost Podgorica (1988-10-19)October 19, 1988 (age 19) 207 89 335 321
18 Marko Podraščanin   Famigliulo Corigliano (1987-08-29)August 29, 1987 (age 20) 204 92 343 326

Results

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Rk Team Points Played Won Lost PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1   Poland 6 3 3 0 261 214 1.220 9 1 9.000
2   Russia 6 3 3 0 311 289 1.076 9 4 2.250
3   Brazil 5 3 2 1 272 241 1.129 7 4 1.750
4   Germany 4 3 1 2 257 264 0.973 5 6 0.833
5   Serbia 3 3 0 3 264 298 0.886 3 9 0.333
6   Egypt 3 3 0 3 170 229 0.742 0 9 0.000
Aug 10,2008
10:00 		Serbia   1 – 3   Russia Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Bela Hobor (Hungary)
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
 
Aug 12,2008
14:30 		Brazil   3 – 1   Serbia Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Ning Wang (China)
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
 
Aug 14,2008
14:30 		Poland   3 – 1   Serbia Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Umit Sokullu (Turkey)
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
 
Aug 16,2008
12:30 		Germany   1 – 3   Serbia Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Ning Wang (China)
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
 
Aug 18,2008
14:30 		Egypt   –   Serbia Capital Indoor Stadium
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
 

Women

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's volleyball
# Name Club Date of Birth Height Weight Spike Block
1 Jelena Nikolić   Takefuji Bamboo (1982-04-13)April 13, 1982 (age 26) 194 75 315 300
2 Jovana Brakočević   Spess Volley Conegliano (1988-03-05)March 5, 1988 (age 20) 196 77 309 295
3 Ivana Đerisilo   Voléro Zürich (1983-08-08)August 8, 1983 (age 25) 185 72 306 291
5 Nataša Krsmanović   Voléro Zürich (1985-06-19)June 19, 1985 (age 23) 186 70 294 273
7 Brižitka Molnar   Metal Galati (1985-07-28)July 28, 1985 (age 23) 182 66 304 290
9 Jovana Vesović   Jedinstvo Užice (1987-06-21)June 21, 1987 (age 21) 182 68 283 268
10 Maja Ognjenović   Metal Galati (1984-08-06)August 6, 1984 (age 24) 183 68 290 270
11 Vesna Čitaković (captain)   Eczacıbaşı Istanbul (1979-02-03)February 3, 1979 (age 29) 187 75 305 300
13 Maja Simanić   ŽOK Rijeka (1980-02-08)February 8, 1980 (age 28) 180 70 280 270
15 Sanja Malagurski   Hit Nova Gorica (1990-06-08)June 8, 1990 (age 18) 191 77 305 295
17 Stefana Veljković   Poštar 064 Beograd (1990-01-09)January 9, 1990 (age 18) 190 76 320 305
18 Suzana Ćebić   Jedinstvo Užice (1984-11-09)November 9, 1984 (age 23) 167 60 279 255

Results

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Rk Team Points Played Won Lost PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1   Brazil 8 4 4 0 302 171 1.772 12 0 MAX
2   Italy 8 4 4 0 317 240 1.321 12 1 12.000
3   Russia 6 4 2 2 278 255 1.090 7 6 1.667
4   Serbia 6 4 2 2 286 274 1.044 6 7 0.857
5   Kazakhstan 4 4 0 4 231 325 0.711 1 12 0.083
6   Algeria 4 4 0 4 151 300 0.503 0 12 0.000
Aug 9,2008
12:00 		Serbia   3 – 1   Kazakhstan Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Victor Manuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
 
Aug 11,2008
10:00 		Algeria   0 – 3   Serbia Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand)
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
 
Aug 13,2008
14:30 		Serbia   0 – 3   Brazil Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (South Korea)
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
 
Aug 15,2008
14:30 		Serbia   0 – 3   Italy Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Frans Loderus (Netherlands)
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
 
Aug 17,2008
22:00 		Russia   –   Serbia Capital Indoor Stadium
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
 

Water Polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament
Roster (by squad numbers)
  1. Denis Šefik
  2. Andrija Prlainović
  3. Živko Gocić
  4. Vanja Udovičić
  5. Dejan Savić
  6. Duško Pijetlović
  7. Nikola Rađen
  8. Filip Filipović
  9. Aleksandar Ćirić
  10. Aleksandar Šapić
  11. Vladimir Vujasinović (captain)
  12. Branko Peković
  13. Slobodan Soro

Results

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Qualified for the semifinals
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Will play for places 7-10
Will play for places 9-12
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Croatia 4 3 0 1 40 27 +13 6
  Serbia 4 3 0 1 38 25 +13 6
  United States 4 3 0 1 29 24 +5 6
  Germany 4 2 0 2 26 36 -10 4
  Italy 4 1 0 3 44 38 +6 2
  China 4 0 0 4 21 48 -27 0
Aug 10, 2008
12:10 		Game 3 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 Goals Politze, Mackeben 2
Aug 12, 2008
15:20 		Game 11 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 Goals Barač, Joković 3
Aug 14, 2008
10:50 		Game 14 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, Vujasinović, Pijetlović, Šapić 1
Aug 16, 2008
16:40 		Game 20 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 Goals Liang 3
Aug 18, 2008
9:30 		Game 26 Serbia   –   Italy Ying Tung Natatorium

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
Men
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification 1/8 Final Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Kristijan Fris −55 kg   Yuriy Koval (UKR)
6-4, 1-2, 3-1 		  Nazyr Mankiev (RUS)
0-4, 0-6
Did not advance
   Ildar Hafizov (UZB)
4-0, 1-0 		  Hamid Sourian (IRI)
0-5, 1-1
Did not advance
Davor Štefanek −60 kg   Dilshod Aripov (UZB)
1-1, 1-3
Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ Zastavu Srbije u Pekingu nosiće Jasna Šekarić
 

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