| Montenegro at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MNE |
| NOC | Montenegrin Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inLondon | |
| Competitors | 34 in 7 sports |
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| Medals Ranked 69th |
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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 the2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's second appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Montenegrin Olympic Committee sent a total of 34 athletes to the Games, 18 men and 16 women, to compete in 7 sports. Most of them participated in team-based sports, particularly inmen's water polo, andwomen's handball. Pistol shooterNikola Šaranović, who competed in his second Olympics for the independent nation, was the oldest member of the team, at age 41. Meanwhile, judokaSrđan Mrvaljević, who was elected as the "best athlete of the year" in 2011 by the Montenegrin Olympic Committee, became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Montenegro left London with its first ever Olympic medal as an independent nation, taking silver by thewomen's handball team.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Montenegro women's national handball team | Handball | Women's tournament | 11 August |
Montenegroqualified one athlete in the men's discus throw, and the other in women's marathon after having achieved the "B" standard.[2][3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Danijel Furtula | Discus throw | 57.48 | 38 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Slađana Perunović | Marathon | 2:39:07NR | 77 |
Montenegroqualified one boxer in the men's light heavyweight division by invitation.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Boško Drašković | Light heavyweight |  Bravo (NCA)L 11–16 | Did not advance | ||||
Montenegroqualified a team in the women's tournament.
The following is the Montenegro roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
Head coaches:Dragan Adžić
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 122 | +15 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
 Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 115 | +30 | 8 | |
 Russia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 125 | +26 | 7 | |
 Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 123 | +14 | 5 | |
 Angola | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 142 | −10 | 2 | |
 Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 166 | −75 | 0 |
| 28 July 2012 19:30 | Montenegro | 31 – 19 | Great Britain | Copper Box,London Attendance: 3,941[5] Referees: Duţă, Florescu(ROU) |
| A. Bulatović 5 | (18–12) | Gerbron 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× |
| 30 July 2012 19:30 | Brazil | 27 – 25 | Montenegro | Copper Box,London Attendance: 3,974[6] Referees: Olesen, Pedersen(DEN) |
| do Nascimento 8 | (15–16) | K. Bulatović 5 | ||
3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 7× 1× |
| 1 August 2012 11:15 | Montenegro | 30 – 25 | Angola | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,354[7] Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref(QAT) |
| Popović,K. Bulatović 6 | (13–14) | Carlos 7 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 3 August 2012 14:30 | Croatia | 27 – 26 | Montenegro | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,541[8] Referees: Lopez, Sabroso(ESP) |
| Penezić 10 | (12–12) | Popović 10 | ||
| 3× 5× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 5 August 2012 14:30 | Montenegro | 25 – 25 | Russia | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,444[9] Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen(NOR) |
| Bulatović 7 | (15–16) | three players 4 | ||
| 2× 6× | Report | 2× 8× 1× |
| 7 August 2012 20:30 | France  | 22 – 23 | Montenegro | Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,559[10] Referees: Olesen, Pedersen(DEN) |
| Signaté 5 | (13–13) | Popović,Bulatović 6 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 4× 3× |
| 9 August 2012 20:30 | Spain  | 26 – 27 | Montenegro | Basketball Arena,London Attendance: 9,087[11] Referees: Krstić, Ljubić(SLO) |
| Alberto 6 | (13–13) | Bulatović 9 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
| 11 August 2012 20:30 | Norway  | 26 – 23 | Montenegro | Basketball Arena,London Attendance: 9,739[12] Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura(FRA) |
| Sulland 10 | (13–10) | Bulatović 10 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 3× 7× 1× |
SilverMontenegroqualified 1 judoka by world ranking in the men's half-heavyweight division.
| 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 |  Naulu (FIJ)W 0111–0003 |  Valois-Fortier (CAN)L 0011–0112 | Did not advance | ||||
Montenegroqualified 1 boat in the men's Laser class through a tripartite invitation.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Milivoj Dukić | Laser | 26 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 22 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 24 | EL | 249 | 30 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Montenegroqualified one shooter for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nikola Šaranović | 50 m pistol | 524 | 38 | Did not advance | |
| 10 m air pistol | 565 | 41 | Did not advance | ||
Montenegro qualified a team in the men's competition through theMen's water polo qualification tournament.
The following is the Montenegrin roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[13]
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2012 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Sefik | D | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | 20 September 1976 |  ASD Civitavecchia |
| 2 | Draško Brguljan | D | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 27 December 1984 |  TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA |
| 3 | Vjekoslav Pasković | D | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 23 March 1985 | Posillipo |
| 4 | Antonio Petrović | CB | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 24 September 1982 | RN Savona |
| 5 | Dragan Drasković | D | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 1 September 1988 | RN Bogliasco |
| 6 | Aleksandar Radović | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 24 February 1987 |  VK Partizan |
| 7 | Mlađan Janović | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 11 June 1984 | RN Savona |
| 8 | Nikola Janović | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 22 March 1980 | VK Jug Dubrovnik |
| 9 | Aleksandar Ivović | CB | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 24 February 1986 | PVK Jadran |
| 10 | Boris Zloković | CF | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 16 March 1983 | Pro Recco |
| 11 | Vladimir Gojković | D | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 29 January 1981 | PVK Jadran |
| 12 | Predrag Jokić | CF | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 3 February 1983 | VK Budva |
| 13 | Miloš Šćepanović | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 9 October 1982 | PVK Jadran |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 7 | |
| Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 6 | |
 United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 6 | |
 Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 2 | |
| Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 77 | −49 | 0 |
| 29 July 2012 19:40 | Report | Montenegro | 7–8 | United States | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–3, 2–2,3–2 | |||||
| Ivović 3 | Goals | Varellas 3 | |||
| 31 July 2012 10:00 | Report | Hungary | 10–11 | Montenegro | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 3–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Biros 3 | Goals | Brguljan 3 | |||
| 2 August 2012 14:10 | Report | Montenegro | 11–11 | Serbia | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3,2–1,5–4, 3–3 | |||||
| Ivović 3 | Goals | Prlainović 5 | |||
| 4 August 2012 10:00 | Report | Montenegro | 12–8 | Romania | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters:3–1,2–1,3–2, 4–4 | |||||
| Ivović 3 | Goals | Diaconu 3 | |||
| 6 August 2012 18:20 | Report | Great Britain | 4–13 | Montenegro | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–4, 1–2, 0–3 | |||||
| four players 1 | Goals | Zloković 3 | |||
| 8 August 2012 14:30 | Report | Spain | 9–11 | Montenegro | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–3, 1–3,3–1 | |||||
| Vallès,Minguell 2 | Goals | Zloković 4 | |||
| 10 August 2012 15:40 | Report | Croatia | 7–5 | Montenegro | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters:3–1,2–0, 2–2, 0–2 | |||||
| Sukno 2 | Goals | Ivović,Gojković 2 | |||
| 12 August 2012 14:30 | Report | Montenegro | 11–12 | Serbia | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3,3–1,5–4, 1–4 | |||||
| Ivović 3 | Goals | Filipović 3 | |||
