Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. The country returned under the name Serbia after 96 years, previously competing under the names Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia at the Olympics

Teams from Yugoslavia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920. Previously, several athletes from Croatia, Slovenia and Vojvodina had competed for Austria or Hungary when those countries were part of the Empire of Austria-Hungary...

(1920–1988), Independent Olympic Participants

Independent Olympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics

During the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Macedonia competed as Independent Olympic Participants. Macedonian athletes could not appear under their own flag because their NOC had not been formed...

(1992), Yugoslavia

Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics

The former state union of Serbia and Montenegro was represented at the Olympic Games on seven occasions between 1992 and 2006, when the union was dissolved and Montenegro and Serbia each declared full independence.-History:...

(1996–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics

The former state union of Serbia and Montenegro was represented at the Olympic Games on seven occasions between 1992 and 2006, when the union was dissolved and Montenegro and Serbia each declared full independence.-History:...

(2004–2006).

The flag on the opening ceremony was held by shooter

Shooting sports

A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...

 Jasna Šekarić

Jasna Šekaric

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align=center! colspan="4" | Competed as an Jasna Šekarić |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align=center! colspan="4" | Competed as an Jasna Šekarić |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align=center! colspan="4" | Competed as an Jasna Šekarić (Cyrillic: Јасна Шекарић, née Brajković (Брајковић) (born...

, who has won five medals in her five previous Olympic appearances.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Milorad Čavić Milorad Cavic Milorad Čavić is an American-born Serbian swimmer.-Swimming career:...	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Men's 100 metre butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly The men's 100 metre butterfly event, included in the swimming competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 14–16, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...
	Novak Đoković	Tennis Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....	Men's singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles The Men's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition. Matches were in best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was in best-of-5 sets...
	Serbia men's national water polo team Serbia men's national water polo team The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Water Polo Association of Serbia...	Water polo Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...	Men's tournament Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament -Classification 7th–12th:-Classification 7th–10th:-Medal round:Bracket-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final rankings:-Leading goalscorers:-References:* , LA84 Foundation.-External links:*...

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nenad Filipović	50 km walk Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 kilometre walk The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:OR - Olympic Record / PB - Personal Best / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record / DNF - Did Not Finish / DQ - Disqualified / DNS - Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time....					4:02:16	30th
Predrag Filipović Predrag Filipovic (racewalker) Predrag Filipović is a Serbian racewalker.Filipović is currently competing for the club of AK Vlasotince in his native country. His current coach is Tomislav Stefanović...	20 km walk Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 kilometre walk The Men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 1:23:00 and 1:24:30 .-Medalists:- Records :...					1:28:15	41st
Asmir Kolašinac Asmir Kolašinac Asmir Kolašinac is a Serbian shot putter. He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games He has a personal best throw of 20.50m, thrown in Novi Sad on the 4th June 2011, becoming the first Serbian track and field athlete to achieve the "A" Standard for the 2012 London Olympic Games.-Throwing...	Shot put Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put The Men's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...	19.01	33rd			Did not advance
Goran Nava Goran Nava Goran Nava is an Serbian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...	1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres -Round 1:-Semifinal 1:17 August 2008 - 21:55-Semifinal 2:17 August 2008 - 22:04-Final:19 August 2008 - 22:50-Splits:-References:...	3:42.92	36th	Did not advance
Dragutin Topić Dragutin Topic -Career:He is a World junior record holder with 2.37 when he won World Junior Championships 1990, three weeks before his win at European Championships. In the same year Topić received the golden badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia. Topic has set five national records, and claimed four...	High jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19....	2.25	17th			Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tatjana Jelača Tatjana Jelaca Tatjana Jelača is a Serbian javelin thrower.She finished sixth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...	Javelin throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20...	No mark		Did not advance
Olivera Jevtić Olivera Jevtic Olivera Jevtić is a Serbian long-distance runner. She is based in her native city of Užice, Serbia. Jevtić's coach is Slavko Kuzmanović, and she competes for the running club "Mladost"...	Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon The Women's Marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 around an urban circuit specifically designed for the competition at Beijing, and finished in the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2:37.00 and 2:42.00...			Did not finish
Ivana Španović Ivana Španovic Ivana Španović is a Serbian long jumper.She finished seventh at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal the 2007 World Youth Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...	Long jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 6.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.Q - Qualified by right / q - Qualified by result / NM - No Mark / NR - National Record / SB - Season Best / DQ - Disqualified-Final:...	6.30	31rd	Did not advance
Dragana Tomašević Dragana Tomaševic Dragana Tomašević is a Serbian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 63.63 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-References:...	Discus throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 61.00 m and 59.00 m .-Medalists:...	60.19	13th	Did not advance
Biljana Topić Biljana Topic Biljana Topić is a Serbian triple jumper.-Career:She competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...	Triple jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's triple jump The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 14.45 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 17....	14.14	13th	Did not advance

Cycling

Cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Ivan Stević Ivan Stevic Ivan Stević is a Serbian professional road bicycle racer for team Partizan SRBIJAN. He turned professional in 2005, riding for the Aerospace Engineering-VMG squad, before joining Toyota-United in 2006...	Road race	6h 35' 44 (+11:55)	67th
Nebojša Jovanović	Road race	6h 49' 59 (+26:10)	85th

Football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

Squad

#	Name	Club	Date of Birth	Pld
Goalkeepers
1	Vladimir Stojković Vladimir Stojkovic Vladimir Stojković is a Serbian football goalkeeper who plays for FK Partizan and for the Serbian national team.-Family:Stojković was born into a sporting family...  (captain)	Sporting	July 28, 1983 (age 24)	3	0	0	0	0
18	Saša Stamenković Saša Stamenkovic Saša Stamenković is a Serbian football Goalkeeper.He is currently playing for Azerbaijani club Neftchi Baku PFC....	Napredak Kruševac FK Napredak Kruševac FK Napredak is a football club based in the city of Kruševac, Serbia. The club was founded on December 8, 1946, through a fusion of three local area clubs: Zakić, Badža and 14. Oktobar...	January 05, 1985 (age 23)	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	Marko Jovanović	Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...	March 26, 1988 (age 20)	3	0	0	0	0
3	Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov is a professional association footballer playing for Premier League side Manchester City and the Serbian national team....	Lazio S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...	November 10, 1985 (age 22)	2	0	0	0	0
4	Gojko Kačar Gojko Kacar Gojko Kačar is a Serbian footballer who plays for Hamburger SV and the Serbia national team.-Career:...	Hertha Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side...	January 26, 1987 (age 21)	2(1)	0	0	0	0
5	Slobodan Rajković Slobodan Rajkovic Slobodan Rajković is a Serbian footballer who plays as a Centre back for Hamburger SV.-Club career:...	Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...	February 03, 1989 (age 19)	3	1	0	0	0
11	Duško Tošić Duško Tošic Duško Tošić is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defender for Real Betis, on loan from Red Star Belgrade.-Early career:...	Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...	January 19, 1985 (age 23)	2	0	0	1	0
16	Nenad Tomović Nenad Tomovic Nenad Tomović , is a Serbian footballer currently playing for Lecce, on loan from Genoa, in Italy's Serie A.-Club career:...	Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...	August 30, 1987 (age 20)	2(1)	0	1	0	0
Midfielders
6	Predrag Pavlović Predrag Pavlovic Predrag Pavlović is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for OFK Beograd.Pavlović made one appearance in the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands...	Napredak Kruševac FK Napredak Kruševac FK Napredak is a football club based in the city of Kruševac, Serbia. The club was founded on December 8, 1946, through a fusion of three local area clubs: Zakić, Badža and 14. Oktobar...	June 19, 1986 (age 22)	0	0	0	0	0
7	Milan Smiljanić Milan Smiljanic Milan "Lola" Smiljanić is a Serbian footballer who plays for FK Partizan as a midfielder.-Early life:...	Espanyol RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...	November 19, 1986 (age 21)	3	0	0	0	0
8	Nikola Gulan Nikola Gulan Nikola Gulan is a Serbian footballer. He currently plays for ACF Fiorentina.Gulan was part of the European selection that won the 2007 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup in Barcelona. Europe triumphed over Africa, winning 10–1 on aggregate...	Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...	March 23, 1989 (age 19)	1(2)	0	1	0	0
12	Dušan Tadić Dušan Tadic Dušan Tadić is a Serbian footballer who plays for Eredivisie club FC Groningen.-Career in Serbia:...	Vojvodina FK Vojvodina FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...	November 20, 1988 (age 19)	1(2)	0	0	0	0
13	Ljubomir Fejsa	Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...	August 14, 1988 (age 19)	3	0	0	0	0
15	Aleksandar Živković	Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng Shandong Luneng Taishan is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province. They play at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan, Shandong. The predecessor of Shandong Luneng Taishan was the Shandong Provincial team organised...	July 28, 1977 (age 31)	2(1)	0	1	0	0
17	Zoran Tošić Zoran Tošic Zoran Tošić is a Serbian footballer who plays as a left winger for CSKA Moscow. Born in Zrenjanin, Tošić began his career with his local side Proleter Zrenjanin. He then joined Budućnost Banatski Dvor, who then merged with Proleter to form Banat Zrenjanin...	Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...	April 28, 1987 (age 21)	3	0	2	0	0
Forwards
9	Đorđe Rakić	Red Bull Salzburg	October 31, 1985 (age 22)	1(1)	1	0	0	0
14	Miljan Mrdaković Miljan Mrdakovic Miljan Mrdaković is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for AEK Larnaca F.C. in Cyprus, as a striker.-Club career:...	Vitória	May 09, 1982 (age 26)	2(1)	1	0	0	0
19	Andrija Kaluđerović	OFK Beograd OFK Beograd Omladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian...	July 05, 1987 (age 21)	0	0	0	0	0
Coach
	Miroslav Đukić		February 19, 1966 (age 42)

Note: three players born before January 1, 1985 were allowed per team. These players are in italics.

Results

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8

UTC+8

UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...

)

	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Eliminated

Preliminary round - Group A

4

2

Team
	3	3	0	0	5	1
9
	3	2	0	1	6	4
6
	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

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Rowing

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Goran Jagar Goran Jagar Goran Jagar is a Serbian rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...   Nikola Stojić Nikola Stojic 1998-20032003-20062007-presentNikola Stojić is a rower from Serbia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. He won the silver medal in the Men's Single Sculls event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain.In 2006 Olympic Committee of Serbia has declared for...	Coxless pair	6:46.71	5th	6:38.96	8th	6:49.12	7th

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Iva Obradović	Single sculls	7:49:13	7th	7:39.16	12th	7:52.39	11th	7:53.83	11th

Shooting

Shooting

Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
		Score	Rank	Score	Total
Damir Mikec Damir Mikec Damir Mikec is a Serbian sport shooter.Mikec represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. He earned his qualification by finishing 6th at the 2007 World Cup #1 Rifle, Pistol in Fort Benning, United States of America...	10 m air pistol	580	13th	Did not advance		13th
	50 m pistol	559	7th	96.8	655.8	7th
Nemanja Mirosavljev Nemanja Mirosavljev Nemanja Mirosavljev is a Serbian sport shooter...	10 m air rifle	593	17th	Did not advance		17th
	50 m rifle prone	590	33rd	Did not advance		33rd
	50 m rifle three positions	1165	20th	Did not advance		20th
Stevan Pletikosić Stevan Pletikosic Stevan Pletikosić is a sport shooter from Serbia. While still a junior, he won a bronze medal in Men's 50 m Rifle Prone in the 1992 Summer Olympics...	10 m air rifle	595	8th	102.7	697.7	7th
	50 m rifle prone	594	10th	Did not advance		10th
	50 m rifle three positions	1168	11th	Did not advance		11th

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
		Score	Rank	Score	Total
Lidija Mihajlović Lidija Mihajlovic Lidija Mihajlović , is a Serbian sport shooter....	10 m air rifle	394	20th	Did not advance		20th
	50 m rifle three positions	586	4th	100.0	686.0	7th
Jasna Šekarić Jasna Šekaric |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align=center! colspan="4" | Competed as an Jasna Šekarić |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align=center! colspan="4" | Competed as an Jasna Šekarić |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align=center! colspan="4" | Competed as an Jasna Šekarić (Cyrillic: Јасна Шекарић, née Brajković (Брајковић) (born...	10 m air pistol	384	6th	96.9	480.9	6th
	25 m pistol	285	21st	Did not advance		21st

Swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Milorad Čavić Milorad Cavic Milorad Čavić is an American-born Serbian swimmer.-Swimming career:...	100 metre freestyle	48.15	6th	Withdrew
	100 metre butterfly	50.76 OR Olympic record Olympic records are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games...	1st	50.92	1st	50.59	2nd
Ivan Lenđer	100 metre butterfly	53.41	40th	Did not advance
Vladan Marković Vladan Markovic Vladan Marković is a Serbian swimmer also considered to be one of the country's all-time best. He is the current president of PK Zlatni Delfin, a swimming club from Belgrade and is a University of Belgrade alumni since 2001.Marković represented his country at three different Summer Olympics...	200 metre butterfly	2:03.12	43rd	Did not advance
Čaba Silađi	100 metre breaststroke	1:02.31	40th	Did not advance
Radovan Siljevski Radovan Siljevski Radovan Siljevski is a Serbian swimmer who competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing for his native country...	200 metre freestyle	1:50.25	40th	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nađa Higl Nađa Higl Nađa Higl is a Serbian swimmer...	100 metre breaststroke	1:13.19	43rd	Did not advance
	200 metre breaststroke	2:32.78	33rd	Did not advance
Miroslava Najdanovski Miroslava Najdanovski Miroslava Najdanovski is a 2-time Serbian Olympic swimmer.Najdanovski represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At only 16 years of age, she was the youngest member of the Serbo-Montenegrin delegation and also one of the youngest athletes to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics...	50 metre freestyle	Withdrew
	100 metre freestyle	56.50	38th	Did not advance
Milica Ostojić	200 metre freestyle	2:03.19	40th	Did not advance
Marica Stražmešter	100 m backstroke	1:03.56	40th	Did not advance

Table tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Aleksandar Karakašević Aleksandar Karakasevic Aleksandar Karakašević is a Serbian table tennis player and has been claimed by many to be one of the most talented players in the world. His incredible feeling and powerful backhand has helped him win against some of the top players in the world. He won a bronze medal on 2011 European Championship...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....	4-1	2-4	Did not advance

Tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

Serbia was to be represented in tennis by the women's world number one and 2008 French Open

2008 French Open

The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....

 champion Ana Ivanović

Ana Ivanovic

Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...

 and world number two Jelena Janković

Jelena Janković

Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...

, men's number three and 2008 Australian Open

2008 Australian Open

The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...

 champion Novak Đoković and 2008 Wimbledon Championships

2008 Wimbledon Championships

The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...

 champion and world number four in doubles Nenad Zimonjić

Nenad Zimonjic

Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:...

, along with Janko Tipsarević

Janko Tipsarevic

Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....

. Ana Ivanović announced her withdrawal from the tournament before her scheduled first round match due to a thumb injury.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final / Bronze medal match
		Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Rank
Novak Đoković	Singles		6-4, 6-4		6-4, 6-2		7-6(3), 6-3		4-6, 6-1, 6-4		4-6, 6-1, 4-6		6-3, 7-6(4)	3rd
Janko Tipsarević Janko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....	Singles		7-6, 6-2		6-7(5), 3-2 (retired)	Did not advance
Novak Đoković  Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:...	Doubles				6-3, 0-6, 2-6	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final / Bronze medal match
		Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Rank
Ana Ivanović Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...	Singles		Withdrew
Jelena Janković Jelena Janković Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...	Singles		6-3, 6-3		7-5, 6-1		7-5, 6-1		2-6, 7-5, 3-6	Did not advance

Volleyball

Indoor

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.

Men's tournament

Roster
Group play

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8

UTC+8

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Quarterfinal

Women's tournament

Roster
Group play

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8

UTC+8

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Quarterfinal

Water polo

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

Men's tournament

Roster

Group play

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8

UTC+8

UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...

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Medal round

Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game

Wrestling

Wrestling

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

Men
Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 Final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Kristijan Fris	−55 kg	6-4, 1-2, 3-1	0-4, 0-6	Did not advance		4-0, 1-0	0-5, 1-1	Did not advance
Davor Štefanek	−60 kg		1-1, 1-3	Did not advance

External links

• The list of competitors for Serbia at the 2008 Olympics at the National Olympic Committee website
• Serbia at the 2008 Olympics at the official website