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, under this name after the separation of Serbia and Montenegro. CIJM counts 2005 Games as Serbia's first games. As of 2022, Serbian athletes have won a total of 163 medals under their flag.
Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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2005 Almeria | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 31 [1] |
2009 Pescara | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 35 [2] |
2013 Mersin | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 [3] |
2018 Tarragona | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 32 [4] |
2022 Oran | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
2026 Taranto | Future events | ||||
2030 Pristina | |||||
Total | 54 | 51 | 58 | 163 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Shooting | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
Swimming | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
Athletics | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
Wrestling | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
Judo | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Water polo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Canoeing | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
Karate | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Handball | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Rowing | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Boxing | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Basketball | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Boules | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (19 entries) | 54 | 51 | 58 | 163 |
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