Montenegro at the Olympics

Montenegro at the
Olympics
IOC code MNE
NOC Montenegrin Olympic Committee
Website www.cok.me (Montenegrin) (in English)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W, 1996–2002)
 Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)
 Serbia and Montenegro (2004–2006)

Montenegro participated at the Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation in 2008, at the Beijing Games. Previously, Montenegrin athletes have competed as part of Serbia and Montenegro in 2004 and as part of Yugoslavia before that.

The National Olympic Committee for Montenegro is the Montenegrin Olympic Committee. It was created in 2006 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 2007.

Medal tables

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Handball010115
Total0101127

List of medalists

Before the 2012 Olympic Games Montenegrin athletes had won medals on 22 occasions in five different sports as part of teams representing Yugoslavia or Serbia and Montenegro, but none yet as individual competitors. On August 11, 2012, Montenegro won its first ever Olympic medal as an independent country, taking silver in women's handball.

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverMontenegro women's national handball team
Sonja Barjaktarović Radmila Miljanić
Anđela Bulatović Bojana Popović
Katarina Bulatović Jovanka Radičević
Ana Đokić Ana Radović
Marija Jovanović Maja Savić
Milena Knežević Jasna Tošković
Suzana Lazović Marina Vukčević
Majda Mehmedović
 United Kingdom 2012 London HandballWomen's tournament

Basketball

Medal Games Team Names
 SilverCanada 1976 MontrealMenŽarko Varajić, Rajko Žižić
 GoldSoviet Union 1980 MoscowMenRatko Radovanović, Rajko Žižić
 BronzeUnited States 1984 Los AngelesMenRatko Radovanović, Rajko Žižić
 SilverSouth Korea 1988 SeoulMenZdravko Radulović

Association Football

Medal Games Team Names
 SilverAustralia 1956 MelbourneMenNikola Radović
 BronzeUnited States 1984 Los AngelesMenLjubomir Radanović

Handball

Medal Games Team Names
 GoldUnited States 1984 Los AngelesWomenSvetlana Mugoša, Ljiljana Mugoša, Zorica Pavićević
 GoldUnited States 1984 Los AngelesMenVeselin Vujović
 BronzeSouth Korea 1988 SeoulMenVeselin Vujović

Volleyball

Medal Games Team Names
 BronzeUnited States 1996 AtlantaMenGoran Vujević
 GoldAustralia 2000 SydneyMenGoran Vujević, Igor Vušurović

Water polo

Medal Games Team Names
 SilverFinland 1952 HelsinkiMenBoško Vuksanović
 SilverAustralia 1956 MelbourneMenBoško Vuksanović
 SilverJapan 1964 TokyoMenBoris Čukvas, Milan Muškatirović, Božidar Stanišić
 GoldMexico 1968 Mexico CityMenDejan Dabović, Đorđe Perišić
 SilverSoviet Union 1980 MoscowMenMilivoj Bebić, Zoran Gopčević, Milorad Krivokapić, Zoran Mustur
 GoldUnited States 1984 Los AngelesMenMilorad Krivokapić, Andrija Popović
 GoldSouth Korea 1988 SeoulMenIgor Gočanin, Mirko Vičević
 BronzeAustralia 2000 SydneyMenVeljko Uskoković, Nenad Vukanić
 SilverGreece 2004 AthensMenVladimir Gojković, Predrag Jokić

See also

  • "Montenegro". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Results and Medalists — Montenegro". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Montenegro". Sports-Reference.com.
  • "Winners of the Medals from Montenegro". Montenegrin Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  • "Yugoslav Olympic medallists by sports". Olympic Committee of Serbia. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
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