Montenegro at the Olympics

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.

Montenegro at the
Olympics
IOC codeMNE
NOCMontenegrin Olympic Committee
Websitewww.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)

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
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Handball0101
Totals (1 sports)0101

List of medalists

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
 2012 London HandballWomen's tournament

Before the 2012 Olympic Games, several other athletes from the Socialist Republic of Montenegro and Republic of Montenegro have also won Olympic medals in five different sports as part of teams representing for Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics, but none as individual competitors.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Osvajači medalja iz Crne Gore" (in Serbo-Croatian). Montenegrin Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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