Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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 (in Serbian)
in Beijing
Competitors	92 in 11 sports
Flag bearers	Jasna Šekarić (opening) ; Saša Starović (closing)
Officials	Snežana Lakićević-Stojačić
Medals; Ranked 61st	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1912; 1920–2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
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 edit

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 Andrija Prlainović Živko Gocić Vanja Udovičić Dejan Savić Duško Pijetlović Nikola Rađen Filip Filipović Aleksandar Ćirić Aleksandar Šapić Vladimir Vujasinović Branko Peković Slobodan Soro	Water polo	Men's tournament

Athletics edit

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	—				4:02:16	30
Predrag Filipović	20 km walk	—				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 edit

Road edit

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 edit

Men's tournament edit

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	Qualified for the quarterfinals
3	Australia	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
4	Serbia	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Source: ^[3]

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)

Rowing edit

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 edit

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 edit

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
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 edit

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 edit

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)
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 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	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 edit

Indoor edit

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
Team	Event	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

Men's tournament edit

Roster

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

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.

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Women's tournament edit

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	Eliminated

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Water polo edit

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

Men's tournament edit

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	Qualified for the quarterfinals

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	Will play for places 7–12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Wrestling edit

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 edit

References edit

^ Zastavu Srbije u Pekingu nosiće Jasna Šekarić^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Serbia Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
^ "2008 Summer Olympics Soccer Results - Beijing, China - ESPN". www.espn.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ "Serbia men's volleyball team roster". Beijing 2008. FIVB. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ "Serbia women's volleyball team roster". Beijing 2008. FIVB. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.

[flag-1] Zastavu Srbije u Pekingu nosiće Jasna Šekarić^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Serbia Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[3] "2008 Summer Olympics Soccer Results - Beijing, China - ESPN". www.espn.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[4] "Serbia men's volleyball team roster". Beijing 2008. FIVB. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[5] "2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[6] "Serbia women's volleyball team roster". Beijing 2008. FIVB. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[la84book2-7] 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.

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Contents

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Athletics edit

Cycling edit

Road edit

Football edit

Men's tournament edit

Rowing edit

Shooting edit

Swimming edit

Table tennis edit

Tennis edit

Volleyball edit

Indoor edit

Men's tournament edit

Women's tournament edit

Water polo edit

Men's tournament edit

Wrestling edit

See also edit

External links edit

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