Montenegro at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Montenegro at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Montenegro
FINA code	MNE
National federation	Montenegro Swimming Federation
in Doha, Qatar
Competitors	17 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview)
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2024
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1973–1991)   Serbia and Montenegro (1998–2005)

Montenegro competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar from 2 to 18 February.

Competitors

The following is the list of competitors in the Championships. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Swimming	1	1	1
Water polo	15	0	15
Total	16	1	17

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Montenegro entered 2 swimmers. ^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Miloš Milenković	50 metre butterfly	24.17 NR	32	Did not advance
	100 metre butterfly	Did not start

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jovana Kuljaca	50 metre freestyle	27.71	64	Did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	1:01.36	52

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Montenegro	Men's tournament	United States W 16–15	Serbia L 4–16	Japan W 13–11	2 PO	Romania W 12–9	Spain L 12–15	Greece L 13–14	Hungary L 16–18	8

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Montenegrin roster. ^[3]

Head coach: Vladimir Gojković

• 1 Lazar Andrić GK
• 2 Draško Brguljan FP
• 3 Miroslav Perković FP
• 4 Kanstantsin Averka FP
• 5 Aljoša Macic FP
• 6 Vlado Popadić FP
• 7 Stefan Vidović FP
• 8 Đuro Radović FP
• 9 Aleksa Ukropina FP
• 10 Vladan Spaić FP
• 11 Dušan Matković FP
• 12 Vasilije Radović FP
• 13 Petar Tešanović GK
• 14 Marko Mršić FP
• 15 Jovan Vujović FP

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	3	0	0	0	45	28	+17	9	Quarterfinals
2	Montenegro	3	1	1	0	1	30	36	−6	5	Playoffs
3	United States	3	1	0	1	1	41	30	+11	4
4	Japan	3	0	0	0	3	26	48	−22	0	13–16th place semifinals

Source: World Aquatics
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

5 February 2024 17:30	Report	Montenegro	16–15	United States	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters:3–1, 2–3, 4–3, 2–4  PSO:5–4
		three players 2	Goals	Bowen 5

7 February 2024 17:30	Report	Serbia	14–6	Montenegro	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters:4–1, 2–2, 5–3, 3–0
		Mandić 4	Goals	six players 1

9 February 2024 09:00	Report [ dead link ‍]	Montenegro	13–11	Japan	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 2–3, 4–0, 4–6
		Matković 4	Goals	Watanabe 5

Playoffs

11 February 2024 17:30	Report	Montenegro	12–9	Romania	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: György Kun (HUN), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 4–1, 2–2, 3–1
		Averka, Perković 3	Goals	Fulea 3

Quarterfinals

13 February 2024 16:00	Report [ dead link ‍]	Spain	15–12	Montenegro	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
		Score by quarters:5–2, 3–5, 5–0, 2–5
		Perrone 5	Goals	Mršić 4

5–8th place semifinals

15 February 2024 12:00	Report [ dead link ‍]	Montenegro	13–14	Greece	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Xavi Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 1–2, 4–2   PSO: 3–4
		Đ. Radović 3	Goals	Kakaris 3

Seventh place game

17 February 2024 10:00	Report	Montenegro	16–18	Hungary	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Andreia Stanojević (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–2, 3–3, 5–5   PSO: 2–4
		Vujović 4	Goals	Zalánki 4

References

1. "Competition athletes". World Aquatics . Retrieved 30 August 2024.
2. "Entries Book" (PDF). Omega Timing. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
3. "21st World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster MNE" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.