Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Serbia is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It will be the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.

Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SRB
NOC	Olympic Committee of Serbia
Website	www.oks.org.rs (in Serbian)
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors	65 in 12 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1912 1920–2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)  Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)  Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Basketball	4	12	16
Canoeing	1	1	2
Karate	0	1	1
Rowing	2	0	2
Shooting	2	4	6
Swimming	3	1	4
Table tennis	3	0	3
Taekwondo	0	2	2
Volleyball	0	12	12
Water polo	12	0	12
Wrestling	3	0	3
Total	31	34	65

Athletics

Serbian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]

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

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Armin Sinančević	Men's shot put
Ivana Španović	Women's long jump

Basketball

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Serbia women's	Women's tournament	Canada	Spain	South Korea
Serbia men's 3×3	Men's 3×3 tournament

Women's tournament

Serbia women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of two highest-ranked eligible squads from group A at the Belgrade meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[4]

Team roster

• Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible quarterfinals
4	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Eliminated

First match(es) will be played on 26 July 2021. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

26 July 2021 v

Boxscore

Serbia

vs.

Canada

Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo

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29 July 2021 v

Boxscore

Spain

vs.

Serbia

Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo

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1 August 2021 v

Boxscore

South Korea

vs.

Serbia

Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo

Men's tournament

Serbia men's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the three highest-ranked squads, in the men's category of the FIBA rankings.[5]

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 4 players

Canoeing

Sprint

Serbian canoeists qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[6]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Men's K-1 200 m
	Women's K-1 200 m
	Women's K-1 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Karate

Serbia entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world champion Jovana Preković qualified directly for the women's kumite 61-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[7]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jovana Preković	Women's −61 kg

Rowing

Serbia qualified one boat in the men's pair for the Games by topping the B-final and securing seventh out of eleven berths available at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.[8]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Men's pair

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

Serbian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[9]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions
	Men's 10 m air pistol
	Women's 10 m air rifle
	Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions
	Women's 10 m air pistol

Swimming

Serbian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[10][11]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vuk Čelić	Men's 800 m freestyle			N/A
Čaba Silađi	Men's 100 m breaststroke
Velimir Stjepanović	Men's 200 m freestyle
Anja Crevar	Women's 400 m individual medley			N/A

Table tennis

Serbia entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the men's singles tournament.[12]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	Men's singles
	Men's team	N/A

Taekwondo

Serbia entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 silver medalist Tijana Bogdanović (women's 49 kg) and London 2012 champion Milica Mandić (women's +67 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tijana Bogdanović	Women's −49 kg
Milica Mandić	Women's +67 kg

Volleyball

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Serbia women's	Women's tournament	Dominican Republic	Japan	Kenya	Brazil	South Korea

Women's tournament

Serbia women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool A at the Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Wrocław, Poland.[13]

Team roster

• Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Quarterfinals
2	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
5	Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
6	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

25 July 2021 14:20 v	Serbia	v	Dominican Republic	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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27 July 2021 14:20 v	Japan	v	Serbia	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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29 July 2021 14:20 v	Serbia	v	Kenya	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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31 July 2021 16:25 v	Serbia	v	Brazil	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

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2 August 2021 09:00 v	Serbia	v	South Korea	Ariake Arena, Tokyo

Water polo

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Serbia men's	Men's tournament

Men's tournament

Serbian men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FINA World League Super Final in Belgrade.[14]

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Wrestling

Serbia qualified three wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition; all of whom finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (57 kg) and the men's Greco-Roman (67 and 97 kg) at the 2019 World Championships.[15]

Key:

• VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
• VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
• PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
• PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
• ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
• SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Stevan Mićić	−57 kg

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mate Nemeš	−67 kg
Mikheil Kajaia	−97 kg

References

1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament field complete". FIBA. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
5. "Historic day for FIBA as first 8 qualified teams announced for 3x3 basketball's debut at Tokyo 2020 Olympics". FIBA. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
6. "First round of Olympic canoe sprint quotas allocated". International Canoe Federation. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
7. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
8. "B-finals take on new meaning when Tokyo 2020 spots are available". International Rowing Federation. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
9. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
10. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
11. "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
12. Marshall, Ian (24 January 2020). "2020 ITTF World Team Qualification Tournament: Day Three". ITTF. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
13. "Serbia, Italy complete Tokyo 2020 puzzle". FIVB. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
14. "Serbia Edges Croatia 12-11 for Men's Water Polo Super Final Title". SwimSwam. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
15. Marantz, Ken (15 September 2019). "Olympic Champ Borrero Survives 'Bracket of Death' to Make 67kg Semis, Secure Tokyo 2020 Spot". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

External links

• Olympic Committee of Serbia