Montenegro at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Montenegro at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | MNE |
| NOC | Montenegrin Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 34 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bojana Popović[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1920–1992W) Independent Olympic Participants (1992S) Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006) | |
Montenegro competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since it gained independence from Serbia in 2006.
Montenegrin Olympic Committee sent a team of 34 athletes, 17 per gender, to compete in seven different sports at the Olympics, matching the nation's roster size with London 2012.[2][3] Women's handball and men's water polo were the only team-based sports in which Montenegro had representatives at the Games. Among the sports represented by the athletes, Montenegro marked its Olympic debut in tennis.
The Montenegrin team featured a number of returning Olympians; seven of them have attended in every edition of the Games since Montenegro's official debut eight years earlier, including six water polo players, led by captain Predrag Jokić, and half-middleweight judoka Srđan Mrvaljević (men's 81 kg). Meanwhile, handball team captain Bojana Popović, who helped her fellow players deliver a historic silver-medal finish for Montenegro in London four years earlier, became the nation's first ever female athlete to carry the flag in the opening ceremony.[1]
Montenegro narrowly missed an opportunity to add another medal to its Olympic treasury in Rio de Janeiro, as the men's water polo team, led by Jokić, lost to the Italians for the bronze with a score 10–12.[4][5]
Athletics
Montenegrin athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[6][7]
- 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
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Slađana Perunović | Women's marathon | DNF | |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Danijel Furtula | Men's discus throw | NM | — | Did not advance | |
Handball
- 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 |  SpainL 19–25 |
 AngolaL 25–27 |
 RomaniaL 21–25 |
 NorwayL 19–28 |
 BrazilL 23–29 |
6 | Did not advance | 11 | ||
Women's tournament
The Montenegrin women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the second meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Aarhus, Denmark.[8]
- Team roster
Template:2016 Summer Olympics Montenegro women's handball team roster
- Group play
Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's handball group A standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's handball game A2
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Judo
Montenegro has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's half-middleweight category (81 kg) to the Olympics.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Srđan Mrvaljević | Men's −81 kg | Bye |  Duminică (MDA)L 000–002 |
Did not advance | |||||
Sailing
Montenegro has qualified one boat in the Laser class through the individual fleet World Championships.[10][11]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Milivoj Dukić | Men's Laser | 12 | 26 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 29 | EL | 232 | 29 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Swimming
Montenegro has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics, signifying the nation's return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.[12][13][14]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maksim Inić | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.88 | 51 | Did not advance | |||
| Jovana Terzić | Women's 100 m freestyle | 59.59 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
Tennis
Montenegro has entered one tennis player for the first time into the Olympic tournament. Danka Kovinić (world no. 54) qualified directly for the women's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.[15][16]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Danka Kovinić | Women's singles |  Keys (USA)L 3–6, 3–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Water polo
- Summary
Key:
- FT – After full 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 men's | Men's tournament |  FranceW 7–4 |
 CroatiaL 7–8 |
 ItalyL 5–6 |
 United StatesW 8–5 |
Spain D 9–9 |
4 |  HungaryW 4–2P FT: 9–9 |
Croatia L 8–12 |
Italy L 10–12 |
4 |
Men's tournament
The Montenegro men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics after securing a spot in the final and having attained an automatic berth by virtue of Serbia, as 2015 FINA World League champions, winning the other semifinal at the 2016 European Championships in Belgrade.[17]
- Team roster
Template:2016 Summer Olympics Montenegro men's water polo team roster
- Group play
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo group B standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game B2
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game B4
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game B7
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game B11
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game B14
- Quarterfinal
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game C1
- Semifinal
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game F1
- Bronze medal match
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's water polo game G1
References
- ^ a b "Bojana Popović nosi zastavu na otvaranju Olimpijskih igara" [Bojana Popović will be the flag bearer at the Olympic opening ceremony] (in Montenegrin). Vijesti. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Balkan na OI: Srbi najbrojniji, Kosovo prvi put" [Balkans at the Olympics: Serbs are the most populated, Kosovars attend for the first time] (in Croatian). Al-Jazeera. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Na OI 34 crnogorska sportista" [34 Montenegrin athletes will fly to Olympics] (in Croatian). PCNen. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ Cooper, Cara (21 August 2016). "Italy returns to podium, defeats Montenegro for bronze in men's water polo". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Water polo team finished fourth in Rio". Montenegrin Olympic Committee. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Romania and Montenegro through to Rio, Denmark out". IHF. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "I džudista Mrvaljević na OI" [Judoka Mrvaljević for the Olympics] (in Serbian). RTCG. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Nine Laser Rio 2016 Spots Awarded At 2015 World Championship". ISAF. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Milivoj Dukić prvi Crnogorac na OI u Riju!" [Milivoj Dukić is the first Montenegrin to compete in Rio Olympics] (in Serbian). Vijesti. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Maksim Inić i Jovana Terzić na OI" [Maksim Inić and Jovana Terzić for Olympics] (in Serbian). Vijesti. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "ITF announces entries for Rio 2016 Olympics". International Tennis Federation. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Danka Kovinić 54. na najnovijoj listi" [Danka Kovinić is ranked no. 54 on the new list] (in Serbian). Vijesti. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (21 January 2016). "Montenegro earn Rio 2016 spot and set up final with neighbours Serbia at European Water Polo Championship". Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
External links
- Montenegro at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
