| Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SCG |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro |
| Medals Ranked 91st |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W) Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S) Montenegro (2008–) Serbia (1912, 2008–) Kosovo (2016–) | |
The former State Union ofSerbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) was represented at theOlympic Games on six occasions between 1996 and 2006, when the union was dissolved andMontenegro andSerbia each declared full independence.
Yugoslavia had been represented at everySummer Olympic Games from 1920–1988, and all but twoWinter Olympic Games between 1924–1988. Because of thebreakup of Yugoslavia in 1991 and 1992, Olympic participation changed. Newly independentCroatia andSlovenia sent their own delegations to the1992 Winter Olympics, with Yugoslavia represented by athletes fromBosnia and Herzegovina,Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.[1] These would be the last Games for theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
TheFederal Republic of Yugoslavia was established in April 1992, consisting of theRepublic of Montenegro and theRepublic of Serbia. However,United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 (adopted May 30, 1992)[2] called upon states to:
Take the necessary steps to prevent the participation in sporting events on their territory of persons or groups representing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);
— Paragraph 8(b)
Despite this, theInternational Olympic Committee decided unanimously that athletes from Serbia and Montenegro (and also Macedonia) could compete in the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona. The conditions imposed were that the athletes would compete asIndependent Olympic Participants (IOP), wear white clothing without distinctive signs, and use theOlympic Anthem andOlympic flag in victory ceremonies.[3] The athletes could not participate at the opening and closing ceremonies of the games.A team of 52 athletes competed in individual events, with three medals won inshooting. The restriction for individual athletes meant that the men'swater polo team, the women'sbasketball team, and the men's and women'shandball teams could not compete, despite having qualified for the Games.[4]
The continued sanctions against FR Yugoslavia meant that no athletes could qualify to compete or even to compete under theOlympic flag at the1994 Winter Olympics inLillehammer.[5] The sanctions were lifted in time for the nextOlympiad.
At the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta, Georgia, the team was designatedYugoslavia, using the sameIOC code (YUG) as the formerSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1988 and previous Games,[6] despite the fact that FR Yugoslavia was not the sole successor to SFRY (cf.Agreement on Succession Issues of the Former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). The team of 68 athletes participated in 13 sports and won four medals.[7] InSydney for the2000 Summer Olympics, theYugoslavia[8] team participated with 111 athletes in 14 sports and won three medals.[9]
In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia reconstituted asthe State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and the nation was designatedSerbia and Montenegro (SCG) for the first time at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens.[10] The team of 87 athletes competed in 14 sports and won two silver medals.[11]
After theMontenegrin independence referendum in 2006, the state union was dissolved and each nation declared independence. TheOlympic Committee of Serbia succeeded the NOC for Serbia and Montenegro in June 2006,[12] with approval of the Assembly of the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro. The newly formedMontenegrin Olympic Committee was recognized by the IOC in July 2007.[13] At the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, Serbia returned to the Olympics for the first time in 96 years under that name, while Montenegro made its debut as an independent nation.
| Date | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | as part of Austria |  Serbia (SRB) | |||||
| 1920–1936 |  Kingdom of Yugoslavia(YUG) | ||||||
| 1948–1988 | SFR Yugoslavia(YUG) | ||||||
| 1992 W |  Croatia (CRO) |  Slovenia (SLO) | SFR Yugoslavia(YUG) | ||||
| 1992 S |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) | |||||
| 1994 | ban on participation by the UN | ||||||
| 1996–2006 |  North Macedonia (MKD) |  FR Yugoslavia(YUG)/ Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | |||||
| 2008–2014 | Serbia (SRB) | Montenegro (MNE) | |||||
| 2016– | Serbia (SRB) | Kosovo (KOS) | |||||
Medals won by the National Olympic Committee designated first with IOC code YUG then with SCG (upon the renaming of the nation, with no change in NOC territorial coverage):
| Year | Sports | Competitors | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta | 13 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 41 |
| 2000 Sydney | 14 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 44 |
| 2004 Athens | 14 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 91 | ||
| Year | Sports | Competitors | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Nagano | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shooting | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Volleyball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Water polo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
This list includes all competitors who won Olympic medals for Serbia and Montenegro (SCG), including under its previous designation as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).[14]
| Medal | Name(s) | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Aleksandra Ivošev | 1996 Atlanta |  Shooting | Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions |
 Silver | 1996 Atlanta |  Basketball | Men's tournament | |
 Bronze | Aleksandra Ivošev | 1996 Atlanta | Shooting | Women's 10m Air Rifle |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | _pictogram.svg) Volleyball | Men's tournament | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Volleyball | Men's tournament | |
| Silver | Jasna Šekarić | 2000 Sydney | Shooting | Women's 10m Air Pistol |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney |  Water polo | Men's tournament | |
| Silver | Jasna Šekarić | 2004 Athens | Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Water polo | Men's competition |
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at theopening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
| Games | Season | Flagbearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Turin | Winter | Jelena Lolović (2) | Skiing |
| 2004 Athens | Summer | Dejan Bodiroga | Basketball |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Winter | Jelena Lolović | Skiing |
| 2000 Sydney | Summer | Vladimir Grbić | Volleyball |
| 1998 Nagano | Winter | Marko Đorđević | Alpine skiing |
| 1996 Atlanta | Summer | Igor Milanović | Water polo |
