Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics
IOC code	SCG
NOC	Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro
Medals Ranked 91st	Gold Silver Bronze Total 2 4 3 9
Olympics appearances (overview)
6
Summer appearances
1996 2000 2004
Winter appearances
1998 2002 2006
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)  Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)  Montenegro (2008–)  Serbia (1912, 2008–)  Kosovo (2016–)

The country known as Serbia and Montenegro (which was also called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) took part in the Olympic Games six times. This happened between 1996 and 2006. In 2006, the union split up, and Montenegro and Serbia became independent countries.

A Quick Look at Olympic History

Before 1991, a larger country called Yugoslavia sent athletes to almost every Olympic Games. But in 1991 and 1992, Yugoslavia broke apart into several new countries. Because of this, how they participated in the Olympics changed.

New countries like Croatia and Slovenia sent their own teams to the 1992 Winter Olympics. For the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, things were a bit different. The United Nations had placed rules on the new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (made up of Serbia and Montenegro). These rules meant that people representing this new country could not take part in sports events.

However, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a special decision. They allowed athletes from Serbia and Montenegro to compete. But they had to compete as Independent Olympic Participants (IOP). This meant they couldn't wear their country's symbols. They also used the Olympic Anthem and Olympic flag instead of their own. They couldn't even march in the opening or closing ceremonies.

Fifty-two athletes competed as IOPs in individual sports. They won three medals in shooting. But because of the rules, their strong teams in sports like water polo and basketball could not compete, even though they had qualified.

The rules against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continued. This meant no athletes from the country could compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Luckily, the rules were lifted before the next Olympic Games.

Serbia and Montenegro at the Games

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the team was called Yugoslavia. They used the same Olympic code (YUG) as the old Yugoslavia. Sixty-eight athletes competed in 13 sports and won four medals.

For the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the Yugoslavia team had 111 athletes in 14 sports. They won three medals.

In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia changed its name to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. For the first time, the team competed as Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Eighty-seven athletes took part in 14 sports and won two silver medals.

After a vote in 2006, Montenegro became an independent country. This meant the union of Serbia and Montenegro was dissolved. The Olympic Committee of Serbia took over for Serbia, and the new Montenegrin Olympic Committee was recognized in 2007.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Serbia competed under its own name for the first time in 96 years. Montenegro also made its debut as an independent nation.

How They Participated Over Time

This table shows how the teams from this region have participated in the Olympics over the years.

Date	Team
1912	as part of  Austria				Serbia (SRB)
1920–1936	Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG)
1948–1988	SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 W	Croatia (CRO)	Slovenia (SLO)	SFR Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 S			Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)
1994				ban on participation by the UN
1996–2006				North Macedonia (MKD)	FR Yugoslavia (YUG)/  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
2008–2014					Serbia (SRB)		Montenegro (MNE)
2016–					Serbia (SRB)	Kosovo (KOS)

Olympic Medals Won

Medals from Summer Games

Here are the medals won by the team, first called Yugoslavia (YUG) and then Serbia and Montenegro (SCG).

Year	Sports	Competitors	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1996 Atlanta	13	68	1	1	2	4	41
2000 Sydney	14	109	1	1	1	3	44
2004 Athens	14	87	0	2	0	2	61
Total			2	4	3	9	91

Medals from Winter Games

The team did not win any medals at the Winter Olympics.

Year	Sports	Competitors	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1998 Nagano	1	2	0	0	0	0	–
2002 Salt Lake City	2	6	0	0	0	0	–
2006 Turin	4	7	0	0	0	0	–
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Medals by Sport

Here's a breakdown of the medals won in different sports:

List of Medal Winners

This list includes all athletes who won Olympic medals for Serbia and Montenegro. This includes when the country was called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Aleksandra Ivošev	1996 Atlanta	Shooting Shooting	Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
2 Silver	Men's basketball team Miroslav Berić Dejan Bodiroga Predrag Danilović Vlade Divac Aleksandar Đorđević Nikola Lončar Saša Obradović Žarko Paspalj Željko Rebrača Zoran Savić Dejan Tomašević Milenko Topić	1996 Atlanta	Basketball Basketball	Men's tournament
3 Bronze	Aleksandra Ivošev	1996 Atlanta	Shooting Shooting	Women's 10m Air Rifle
3 Bronze	Men's volleyball team Vladimir Batez Dejan Brđović Đorđe Đurić Andrija Gerić Nikola Grbić Vladimir Grbić Rajko Jokanović Slobodan Kovač Đula Mešter Žarko Petrović Željko Tanasković Goran Vujević	1996 Atlanta	Volleyball Volleyball	Men's tournament
1 Gold	Men's volleyball team Vladimir Batez Slobodan Boškan Andrija Gerić Nikola Grbić Vladimir Grbić Slobodan Kovač Đula Mešter Vasa Mijić Ivan Miljković Veljko Petković Goran Vujević Igor Vušurović	2000 Sydney	Volleyball Volleyball	Men's tournament
2 Silver	Jasna Šekarić	2000 Sydney	Shooting Shooting	Women's 10m Air Pistol
3 Bronze	Men's water polo team Aleksandar Ćirić Danilo Ikodinović Viktor Jelenić Nikola Kuljača Aleksandar Šapić Dejan Savić Aleksandar Šoštar Petar Trbojević Veljko Uskoković Jugoslav Vasović Vladimir Vujasinović Nenad Vukanić Predrag Zimonjić	2000 Sydney	Water polo Water polo	Men's tournament
2 Silver	SekaricJasna Šekarić	2004 Athens	Shooting Shooting	Women's 10 m air pistol
2 Silver	Men's water polo team Aleksandar Ćirić Vladimir Gojković Danilo Ikodinović Viktor Jelenić Predrag Jokić Nikola Kuljača Slobodan Nikić Aleksandar Šapić Dejan Savić Denis Šefik Petar Trbojević Vanja Udovičić Vladimir Vujasinović	2004 Athens	Water polo Water polo	Men's competition

Flag Bearers

A flag bearer is an athlete who carries their country's flag during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Games	Season	Flagbearer	Sport
2006 Turin	Winter	Lolović, JelenaJelena Lolović (2)	Skiing
2004 Athens	Summer	Bodiroga, DejanDejan Bodiroga	Basketball
2002 Salt Lake City	Winter	Lolović, JelenaJelena Lolović	Skiing
2000 Sydney	Summer	Grbić, VladimirVladimir Grbić	Volleyball
1998 Nagano	Winter	Đorđević, MarkoMarko Đorđević	Alpine skiing
1996 Atlanta	Summer	Milanović, IgorIgor Milanović	Water polo

See Also

In Spanish: Serbia y Montenegro en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics
• Serbia and Montenegro at the Paralympics