Montenegro at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Montenegro at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MNE
NOC	Montenegrin Olympic Committee
Website	www.cok.me  (in Montenegrin)
in Tokyo, Japan 23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	34 in 7 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Jovanka Radičević Draško Brguljan
Flag bearer (closing)	Dušan Matković
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1920–1992W)   Independent Olympic Participants (1992S)   Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)

Montenegro competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[1] It was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since gaining independence in 2006.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in handball are not counted:

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Handball	0	14	14
Judo	0	1	1
Sailing	1	0	1
Shooting	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Water polo	13	0	13
Total	16	18	34

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Montenegrin 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
Danijel Furtula	Men's discus throw	59.93	24	Did not advance
Marija Vuković	Women's high jump	1.95	=1 Q	1.96	9

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• ET – After extra time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

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
Montenegro women's	Women's tournament	Angola W 33–22	Japan L 26–29	Norway L 23–35	South Korea W 28–26	Netherlands L 29–30	3 QF	ROC L 26–32	Did not advance

Women's tournament

Main articles: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Montenegro women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Podgorica leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament. ^[4]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 9 July 2021. ^[5]

Head coach: Bojana Popović

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Marina Rajčić (1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 27) 1.78 m 119 2 Kastamonu 4 RW Jovanka Radičević (1986-10-23)23 October 1986 (aged 34) 1.69 m 169 935 Kastamonu 9 LB Đurđina Jauković (1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 24) 1.85 m 74 250 Brest Bretagne 10 CB Matea Pletikosić (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 (aged 23) 1.69 m 10 5 RK Krim 12 GK Anastasija Babović (2000-12-13)13 December 2000 (aged 20) 1.78 m 11 1 ŽRK Budućnost 13 LW Dijana Mugoša (1995-10-22)22 October 1995 (aged 25) 1.67 m 24 12 RK Podravka 15 RB Andrea Klikovac (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 30) 1.75 m 87 54 CSM București 16 GK Ljubica Nenezić (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 (aged 24) 1.79 m 37 0 SCM Gloria Buzău 34 P Tatjana Brnović (1998-11-09)9 November 1998 (aged 22) 1.84 m 34 59 ŽRK Budućnost 55 LW Ivona Pavićević (1996-04-21)21 April 1996 (aged 25) 1.67 m 42 23 ŽRK Budućnost 66 P Ema Ramusović (1996-11-28)28 November 1996 (aged 24) 1.86 m 68 76 CSM București 77 LW Majda Mehmedović (1990-05-25)25 May 1990 (aged 31) 1.69 m 128 347 Kastamonu 80 LB Jelena Despotović (1994-04-30)30 April 1994 (aged 27) 1.83 m 88 113 Győri Audi ETO KC 96 CB Itana Grbić (1996-09-01)1 September 1996 (aged 24) 1.69 m 59 72 ŽRK Budućnost 97 P Nikolina Vukčević (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 20) 1.79 m 13 5 ŽRK Budućnost

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	5	5	0	0	170	123	+47	10	Quarter-finals
2	Netherlands	5	4	0	1	169	143	+26	8
3	Montenegro	5	2	0	3	139	142	−3	4
4	South Korea	5	1	1	3	147	165	−18	3 [lower-alpha 1]
5	Angola	5	1	1	3	130	156	−26	3 [lower-alpha 1]
6	Japan (H)	5	1	0	4	124	150	−26	2

Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. South Korea 31–31 Angola

25 July 2021 14:15	Montenegro	33–22	Angola	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Radičević 12	(13–12)	Kamalandua 6
	2× 3×	Report	5×

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27 July 2021 09:00	Japan	29–26	Montenegro	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Hara, Ikehara 6	(14–13)	Brnović 6
	1× 8× 1×	Report	2× 3×

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29 July 2021 16:15	Montenegro	23–35	Norway	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Radičević 6	(13–13)	Mørk, Reistad 7
	2× 3×	Report	3×

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31 July 2021 11:00	Montenegro	28–26	South Korea	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Radičević 6	(13–11)	Lee 10
	2× 4×	Report	3×

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2 August 2021 19:30	Netherlands	30–29	Montenegro	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR)
	Van der Heijden 5	(17–12)	Radičević 8
	1× 5×	Report	2× 3×

Quarterfinal

4 August 2021 09:30	Montenegro	26–32	ROC	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Radičević 10	(15–17)	Vyakhireva 8
	1× 1×	Report	7×

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jovana Peković	Women's −78 kg	Prodan  (CRO) L 00–01	Did not advance

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Montenegro received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a sailor in the Laser class to the Enoshima regatta. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Milivoj Dukić	Men's Laser	29	1	12	26	5	11	15	27	26	14	EL	137	17

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Montenegro received an invitation from ISSF to send a female air pistol shooter to the Olympics, based on her minimum qualifying score (MQS) attained on or before June 5, 2021. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jelena Pantović	Women's 10 m air pistol	534	53	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Montenegro received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. ^[8]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Boško Radulović	Men's 100 m freestyle	53.60	61	Did not advance
Andela Antunović	Women's 100 m freestyle	1:00.01	49	Did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• FT – After full time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Classification 5th–8th	7th Place Game
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Montenegro men's	Men's tournament	Australia W 15–10	Spain L 6–8	Croatia L 8–13	Kazakhstan W 19–12	Serbia L 6–13	4 QF	Greece L 4–10	Croatia L 10–12	Italy L 17–18	8

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Montenegro men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 World Qualification Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ^{[9] [10]}

Team roster

Montenegro's final squad was announced on 8 July 2021. ^[11]

Head coach: Vladimir Gojković ^[12]

No.	Player	Pos.	L/R	Height	Weight	Date of birth (age)	Apps	OG/ Goals	Club	Ref
1	Slaven Kandić	10GK	2R	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	(1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 30)	68	0/0	Pays d'Aix	[13]
2	Draško Brguljan (C)	50D	2R	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1984-12-27)27 December 1984 (aged 36)	347	3/14	Vasas	[14]
3	Miroslav Perković	40CF	2R	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	(2001-03-15)15 March 2001 (aged 20)	14	0/0	Primorac Kotor	[15]
4	Marko Petković	50D	2R	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1989-03-03)3 March 1989 (aged 32)	72	0/0	Jadran Herceg Novi	[16]
5	Uroš Čučković	20CB	2R	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	(1990-04-25)25 April 1990 (aged 31)	140	1/1	Marseille	[17]
6	Vlado Popadić	20CB	2R	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 25)	44	0/0	Pays d'Aix	[18]
7	Stefan Vidović	50D	2R	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 28)	72	0/0	Ortigia	[19]
8	Aleksa Ukropina	50D	1L	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	(1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 22)	62	0/0	Radnički Kragujevac	[20]
9	Aleksandar Ivović	20CB	2R	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	(1986-02-24)24 February 1986 (aged 35)	299	3/39	Pro Recco	[21]
10	Vladan Spaić	40CF	2R	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	(1997-06-18)18 June 1997 (aged 24)	58	0/0	Marseille	[22]
11	Dušan Matković	50D	2R	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	(1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 22)	23	0/0	Primorac Kotor	[23]
12	Dušan Banićević	20CB	2R	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1998-10-12)12 October 1998 (aged 22)	10	0/0	Sabadell	[24]
13	Petar Tešanović	10GK	2R	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 22)	18	0/0	Brescia	[25]
Average				1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	27 years, 120 days	94

Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Montenegro Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	5	0	0	61	31	+30	10	Quarterfinals
2	Croatia	5	3	0	2	62	46	+16	6 [lower-alpha 1]
3	Serbia	5	3	0	2	70	46	+24	6 [lower-alpha 1]
4	Montenegro	5	2	0	3	54	56	−2	4 [lower-alpha 2]
5	Australia	5	2	0	3	49	60	−11	4 [lower-alpha 2]
6	Kazakhstan	5	0	0	5	35	92	−57	0

Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:

1. Croatia 14–12 Serbia
2. Australia 10–15 Montenegro

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 15:30 v	Report	Australia	10–15	Montenegro	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters:5–4, 2–2, 1–4, 2–5
		Campbell 3	Goals	Ukropina 4

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27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 11:30 v	Report	Montenegro	6–8	Spain	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 2–2, 1–1
		Matković 3	Goals	three players 2

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29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 15:30 v	Report	Croatia	13–8	Montenegro	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 6–4, 4–3, 2–0
		Fatović 3	Goals	three players 2

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31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 10:00 v	Report	Montenegro	19–12	Kazakhstan	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters:5–3, 6–3, 3–3, 5–3
		three players 4	Goals	Ruday 3

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2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 14:00 v	Report	Serbia	13–6	Montenegro	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters:6–1, 2–1, 3–2, 2–2
		Filipović 3	Goals	Ivović 3

Quarterfinal

4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 15:30 v	Report	Greece	10–4	Montenegro	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters:1–0, 2–1, 3–1, 4–2
		Genidounias 5	Goals	Ivović 2

5–8th place semifinal

6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 14:00 v	Report	Montenegro	10–12	Croatia	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 4–5, 3–3, 3–3
		Ivović 3	Goals	Vukičević 3

Seventh place game

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 09:30 v	Report	Montenegro	14–14	Italy	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 5–4, 4–5, 3–2   PSO: 3–4
		Ivović 6	Goals	Velotto 5

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