Serbia at the Mediterranean Games | |
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IOC code | SRB |
NOC | Olympic Committee of Serbia |
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Mediterranean Games appearances (overview) | |
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Yugoslavia (1951–1991) Serbia and Montenegro (1997–2005) Kosovo (2018–) |
Serbia participated at 2009 Mediterranean Games, for the first time after the separation of Serbia and Montenegro. As of 2018, Serbian athletes have won a total of 101 medals under their flag.
Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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2009 Pescara | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 35 [1] |
2013 Mersin | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 [2] |
2018 Tarragona | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 32 [3] |
2022 Oran | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
2026 Taranto | Future events | ||||
2030 Pristina | |||||
Total | 46 | 42 | 44 | 132 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Swimming | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
Shooting | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
Athletics | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
Judo | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
Wrestling | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
Water polo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Canoeing | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Handball | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Rowing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Boxing | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Karate | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Basketball | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Boules | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (19 entries) | 46 | 42 | 44 | 132 |
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