Athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

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, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. These Games were the first Olympic appearance of Montenegrin and Serbian

Serbs

The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

 athletes under the Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the continuation of the use of Yugoslavia as a designation. The nation was not allowed to participate at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

 because of international sanctions. Several Yugoslav athletes competed as Independent Olympic Participants

Independent Olympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics

During the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Macedonia competed as Independent Olympic Participants. Macedonian athletes could not appear under their own flag because their NOC had not been formed...

 at those Games. New Yugoslavia participated in thirteen sports: athletics, basketball, canoe/kayak, diving, fencing, judo, shooting, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, and wrestling.

Gold

• Aleksandra Ivošev — Shooting
  Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  The shooting competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex near Atlanta, United States. Competitions were held in ten men's events and five women's events...
  
  , Women's small-bore Rifle, Three Positions

Silver

• Vlade Divac
  Vlade Divac
  Vlade Divac is a retired Yugoslav and Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA. At , he played center and was known for his passing skills...
  
  , Žarko Paspalj
  Žarko Paspalj
  Žarko Paspalj is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and current sports administrator...
  
  , Dejan Tomašević
  Dejan Tomaševic
  Dejan Tomašević is a former Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center.He played with Borac Čačak, Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Budućnost Podgorica, TAU Cerámica and Pamesa Valencia, Panathinaikos and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.-Pro career:Tomašević...
  
  , Miroslav Berić
  Miroslav Beric
  Miroslav "Mića" Berić is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 7 in , Berić played the shooting guard position. A great scorer, he led the 2001 Euroleague in scoring with 23.3 ppg, playing for Partizan Belgrade.Berić has been a regular member of the Yugoslav...
  
  , Dejan Bodiroga
  Dejan Bodiroga
  Dejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA....
  
  , Željko Rebrača
  Željko Rebraca
  Željko Rebrača is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Formerly in the NBA, he finished his career with the Spanish ACB League team Pamesa Valencia.-Europe:He began his professional career in 1991 with KK Partizan...
  
  , Predrag Danilović
  Predrag Danilovic
  Predrag "Saša" Danilović , usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilovic , is a retired professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s...
  
  , Aleksandar Đorđević, Saša Obradović
  Saša Obradovic
  Saša Obradović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who spent his career in Europe. With KK Crvena zvezda he won 2 National Championships. Obradović was the head coach of BC Kyiv, he left the club due to the drastic cuts in clubs budget...
  
  , Zoran Savić
  Zoran Savic
  Zoran Savić is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. The 208 cm forward played in various European nations.-Career:...
  
  , Nikola Lončar
  Nikola Lončar
  Nikola Lončar is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He played for KK Partizan , Real Madrid Baloncesto, Pallacanestro Varese, Paris Basket Racing, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Joventut Badalona, CB Breogán, CB Estudiantes and Armani Jeans Milano.Playing for KK Partizan, Lončar won the 1992...
  
  , and Milenko Topić
  Milenko Topić
  Milenko Topić is a retired Serbian basketball player who played at the power forward position. He played for several clubs in his country and abroad, most notably with KK Hemofarm. Topić was also a member of the FR Yugoslavia national team at four major tournaments during the 1990s.-External...
  
   — Basketball
  Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games were held from July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996. Games took place at the Morehouse College Gymnasium and the Georgia Dome. For the second straight Olympic games, the American men's team composed almost entirely of NBA players won the gold medal...
  
  , Men's Team Competition

Bronze

• Aleksandra Ivošev — Shooting
  Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  The shooting competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex near Atlanta, United States. Competitions were held in ten men's events and five women's events...
  
  , Women's Air Rifle

• Đula Mešter, Vladimir Batez
  Vladimir Batez
  Vladimir Batez is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia....
  
  , Goran Vujević
  Goran Vujevic
  Goran Vujević is a Montenegrin-born Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics and for Serbia and Montenegro in the 2004 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Andrija Gerić
  Andrija Geric
  Andrija Gerić is a Serbian volleyball player . He started playing volleyball in OK Vojvodina club. He plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul from Turkey. He signed two years contract on 6 September 2010....
  
  , Đorđe Đurić, Dejan Brdović
  Dejan Brdovic
  Dejan Brđović is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kraljevo, Serbia, Yugoslavia....
  
  , Žarko Petrović
  Žarko Petrovic
  Žarko Petrović was a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Novi Sad....
  
  , Slobodan Kovač
  Slobodan Kovac
  Slobodan Kovač is a Serbian former volleyball player and current coach. He coaches OK Radnicki Kragujevac in Serbia....
  
  , Vladimir Grbić
  Vladimir Grbic
  Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić is a former Serbian volleyball player. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He was born in Klek, then in the Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia, now in Serbia...
  
  , Nikola Grbić
  Nikola Grbic
  Nikola Grbić is a Serbian volleyball player. He was born at Klek, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia, now part of Serbia. Standing at 1,95 m, he plays setter. He is the younger brother of Vladimir Grbić, who also played volleyball on the highest level....
  
  , Željko Tanasković
  Željko Tanaskovic
  Željko Tanasković is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics...
  
  , and Rajko Jokanović
  Rajko Jokanovic
  Rajko Jokanović is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Beograd and played for OK Crvena Zvezda....
  
   — Volleyball
  Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured beach volleyball for the first time as the official Olympic sport.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
  
  , Men's Team Competition

Athletics

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

Men's Marathon

• Borislav Dević — 2:21.22 (→ 49th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Andreja Marinković
• Qualification — 7.17m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Dragan Perić
  Dragan Peric
  Dragan Perić is a retired Serbian shot putter who occasionally competed in the discus throw. He holds the Serbian records in both events...
  
  
• Qualification — 19.61m
• Final — 20.07m (→ 8th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Aleksandar Raković
  Aleksandar Rakovic
  Aleksandar Raković is a retired male race walker from Serbia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Serbia and Montenegro, starting in 1996.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
   — 3:51:31 (→ 11th place)

Women's 400 metres

• Marina Zivkovic
• Heat — 53.10 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Suzanna Ćirić — 2:49.30 (→ 55th place)

Diving

Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, from 26 July to 2 August, comprising a total of 121 divers from 40 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

Men's 3m Springboard

• Siniša Žugic
• Preliminary Heat — 181.17 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Swimming

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

Men's 100 Butterfly

• Vladan Marković
  Vladan Markovic
  Vladan Marković is a Serbian swimmer also considered to be one of the country's all-time best. He is the current president of PK Zlatni Delfin, a swimming club from Belgrade and is a University of Belgrade alumni since 2001.Marković represented his country at three different Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Heat — 54.90 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 Butterfly

• Vladan Marković
  Vladan Markovic
  Vladan Marković is a Serbian swimmer also considered to be one of the country's all-time best. He is the current president of PK Zlatni Delfin, a swimming club from Belgrade and is a University of Belgrade alumni since 2001.Marković represented his country at three different Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Heat — 2:01.80 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 200 Backstroke

• Maja Grozdanić
• Heat — 2:20.65 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's Indoor Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Defeated Russia (3-1)
• Defeated South Korea (3-0)
• Defeated Tunisia (3-1)
• Lost to the Netherlands (0-3)
• Lost to Italy (0-3)
• Quarterfinals
• Defeated Brazil (3-2)
• Semifinals
• Lost to Italy (1-3)
• Bronze Medal Match
• Defeated Russia (3-1) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
• Vladimir Batez
  Vladimir Batez
  Vladimir Batez is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia....
  
  
• Dejan Brđović (captain)
• Đorđe Đurić
• Andrija Gerić
  Andrija Geric
  Andrija Gerić is a Serbian volleyball player . He started playing volleyball in OK Vojvodina club. He plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul from Turkey. He signed two years contract on 6 September 2010....
  
  
• Nikola Grbić
  Nikola Grbic
  Nikola Grbić is a Serbian volleyball player. He was born at Klek, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia, now part of Serbia. Standing at 1,95 m, he plays setter. He is the younger brother of Vladimir Grbić, who also played volleyball on the highest level....
  
  
• Vladimir Grbić
  Vladimir Grbic
  Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić is a former Serbian volleyball player. He is 193 cm and played as passer-side attacker. He was born in Klek, then in the Socialist Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia, now in Serbia...
  
  
• Rajko Jokanović
  Rajko Jokanovic
  Rajko Jokanović is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born in Beograd and played for OK Crvena Zvezda....
  
  
• Slobodan Kovač
  Slobodan Kovac
  Slobodan Kovač is a Serbian former volleyball player and current coach. He coaches OK Radnicki Kragujevac in Serbia....
  
  
• Đula Mešter
• Željko Tanasković
  Željko Tanaskovic
  Željko Tanasković is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Žarko Petrović
  Žarko Petrovic
  Žarko Petrović was a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Novi Sad....
  
  
• Goran Vujević
  Goran Vujevic
  Goran Vujević is a Montenegrin-born Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics and for Serbia and Montenegro in the 2004 Summer Olympics....
  
  

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Yugoslavia – Netherlands 11-8
• Yugoslavia – Russia 9-9
• Yugoslavia – Spain 9-7
• Yugoslavia – Germany 9-8
• Yugoslavia – Hungary 8-12
• Quarter Finals
• Yugoslavia – Croatia 6-8
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Yugoslavia – Russia 15-16
• 7th/8th place: Yugoslavia – United States 8-12 (→ Seventh place)
• Team Roster
• Igor Milanović
  Igor Milanovic
  Igor Milanović is a retired Serbian water polo player.With a pro career spanning twenty years he is considered by many to be the best water polo player of all-time. In his illustrious career he played 349 games for the Yugoslav national team, scoring 540 goals...
  
  
• Mirko Vičević
• Aleksandar Šoštar
  Aleksandar Šoštar
  Aleksandar Šoštar is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and on the gold medal squad for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Viktor Jelenić
  Viktor Jelenic
  Viktor Jelenić is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He spent 2005/06 season playing for Savona.-References:*...
  
  
• Aleksandar Šapić
  Aleksandar Šapic
  Aleksandar "Aca" Šapić , is a Serbian politician and a retired water polo player....
  
  
• Dejan Savić
  Dejan Savic
  Dejan Savić is former Serbian water polo player from who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Savić is playing at VK Crvena Zvezda. He is team captain...
  
  
• Petar Trbojević
  Petar Trbojevic
  Petar Trbojević is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Currently he plays for Barceloneta, champion of Spain.-References:*...
  
  
• Veljko Uskoković
  Veljko Uskokovic
  Veljko Uskoković is a Montenegrin water polo player. His club achievements are: European Champion 2000 , 4 times Yugoslav Champion 4 times Yugoslav Cup Winner .Member of Yugoslav national water polo team from 1991-2002. Team captain from 1996-2001...
  
  
• Vladimir Vujasinović
  Vladimir Vujasinovic
  Vladimir Vujasinović is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and numerous other titles...
  
  
• Predrag Zimonjić
  Predrag Zimonjic
  Predrag Zimonjić is a Serbian water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.-References:*...
  
  
• Ranko Perović
• Vaso Subotić
• Milan Tadić