Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 109 competitors, 92 men and 17 women, took part in 50 events in 14 sports.^[1] These would be the last Summer Games in which athletes from Montenegro and Serbia participated under the name of Yugoslavia. They would compete as Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of FR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Sydney
Competitors	109 (92 men and 17 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Vladimir Grbić
Medals Ranked 44th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)  Serbia (1912, 2008–)  Croatia (1992–)  Slovenia (1992–)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)  Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)  North Macedonia (1996–)  Montenegro (2008–)  Kosovo (2016–)

The final days of the Olympics were overshadowed by protests against Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević, who was ultimately overthrown four days after the closing ceremony.

Medalists

Further information: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team Vladimir Batez Slobodan Boškan Andrija Gerić Nikola Grbić Vladimir Grbić Slobodan Kovač Đula Mešter Vasa Mijić Ivan Miljković Veljko Petković Goran Vujević Igor Vušurović	Volleyball	Men's tournament
Silver	Jasna Šekarić	Shooting	Women's 10 m air pistol
Bronze	Yugoslavia men's national water polo team Aleksandar Ćirić Danilo Ikodinović Viktor Jelenić Nikola Kuljača Aleksandar Šapić Dejan Savić Aleksandar Šoštar Petar Trbojević Veljko Uskoković Jugoslav Vasović Vladimir Vujasinović Nenad Vukanić Predrag Zimonjić	Water polo	Men's tournament

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Siniša Peša	400 m hurdles	52.14	54	Did not advance
Darko Radomirović	1500 m	3:43.57	33	Did not advance
Aleksandar Raković	50 km walk	—						3:49:16	11
Predrag Momirović Milan Petaković Miloš Sakić Slobodan Spasić	4 × 100 metres	39.99	31	Did not advance
Marko Janković Siniša Peša Branislav Stojanović Slaviša Vraneš	4 × 400 metres	3:07.41	22	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Danial Jahić	Long jump	7.85	21	Did not advance
Zoran Đurđević	Triple jump	16.31	26	Did not advance
Dragutin Topić	High jump	2.30	21	Did not advance
Stevan Zorić		2.15	27	Did not advance
Dragan Perić	Shot put	19.49	16	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vukosava Đapić	100 m	12.12	60	Did not advance
Mila Savić	200 m	24.12	46	Did not advance
Olivera Jevtić	5000 m	15:11:25	11 q	—				DNF
Sonja Stolić		15:38.96	25	Did not advance
Olivera Jevtić	10000 m	32:06.54	4 Q	—				31:29.65	11
Vukosava Đapić Bijana Mitrović Elvira Pancić Mila Savić	4 × 100 metres	42.02	21	Did not advance
Vukosava Đapić Tatjana Lojanica Mila Savić Jelena Stanisavljević	4 × 400 metres	3:37.99	20	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Marija Martinović	Triple jump	13.49	22	Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Team roster

FR Yugoslavia National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Dejan Bodiroga 27 – (1973-03-02)March 2, 1973 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Panathinaikos G 5 Predrag Danilović 30 – (1970-02-26)February 26, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Kinder Bologna F 13 Predrag Drobnjak 24 – (1975-10-27)October 27, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Efes Pilsen C 15 Nikola Jestratijević 24 – (1976-07-09)July 9, 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Crvena zvezda G 10 Dragan Lukovski 25 – (1975-03-21)March 21, 1975 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Crvena zvezda G 6 Saša Obradović 31 – (1969-01-29)January 29, 1969 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Crvena zvezda PG 7 Igor Rakočević 22 – (1978-03-29)March 29, 1978 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Crvena zvezda C 11 Željko Rebrača 28 – (1972-04-09)April 9, 1972 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Panathinaikos G 9 Vlado Šćepanović 24 – (1975-11-13)November 13, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Efes Pilsen F 8 Predrag Stojaković 23 – (1977-06-09)June 9, 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Sacramento Kings C 12 Dragan Tarlać 27 – (1973-05-09)May 9, 1973 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Olympiacos C 14 Dejan Tomašević 27 – (1973-05-06)May 6, 1973 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Budućnost Podgorica	Head coach Željko Obradović Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of 17 September 2000

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	5	4	1	433	373	+60	9[a]	Quarterfinals
2	FR Yugoslavia	5	4	1	372	338	+34	9[a]
3	Australia (H)	5	3	2	408	407	+1	8[b]
4	Russia	5	3	2	367	328	+39	8[b]
5	Spain	5	1	4	349	376	−27	6	9th place playoff
6	Angola	5	0	5	303	410	−107	5	11th place playoff

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Canada 1–0 FR Yugoslavia
2. Head-to-head record: Australia 1-0 Russia

17 September 14:30

Yugoslavia	66–60	Russia
Scoring by half: 27–28, 39–32
Pts: Rebrača 18 Rebs: Drobnjak 6 Asts: Lukovski, Obradović 3 each		Pts: Panov 13 Rebs: 3 players, 5 each Asts: 3 players, 2 each

The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,353

19 September 21:30

Australia	66–80	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 28–45, 38–35
Pts: Gaze 21 Rebs: Longley 5 Asts: Heal 6		Pts: Bodiroga 19 Rebs: Tomašević 8 Asts: Bodiroga 6

The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,406

21 September 19:30

Yugoslavia	73–64	Angola
Scoring by half: 39–32, 34–32
Pts: Tomašević 17 Rebs: Tomašević 11 Asts: Lukovski 4		Pts: Chipongue 15 Rebs: Lutonda 6 Asts: Lutonda 6

The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,391

23 September 11:30

Spain	65–78	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30–32, 35–46
Pts: Herreros 16 Rebs: Dueñas 10 Asts: López, Rodríguez 3 each		Pts: Danilović 14 Rebs: Rebrača 6 Asts: Danilović 4

The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,365

25 September 19:30

Yugoslavia	75–83	Canada
Scoring by half: 42–33, 33–50
Pts: Danilović 20 Rebs: Tarlać, Tomašević 7 each Asts: Lukovski 4		Pts: Nash 26 Rebs: Nash 8 Asts: Nash 8

The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 8,398

Quarter–finals

28 September 20:00

Yugoslavia	63–76	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 32–37, 31–39
Pts: Stojaković 20 Rebs: Tomašević 8 Asts: Tomašević 2		Pts: Einikis 26 Rebs: Einikis 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 4

Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 14,260 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece) Renato Santos (Brazil)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Geard Ajetović	Welterweight	Jangphonak (THA) L 9–9+	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ognjen Filipović	K-1 500 m	1:43.097	3 Q	1:43.434	7	Did not advance
Igor Kovacić Jozef Soti Saša Vujanić Dragan Zorić	K-4 1000 m	3:04.432	6 Q	3:02.713	3 Q	3:02.316	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nataša Janić	K-1 500 m	1:54.395	8 Q	1:55.482	2 Q	2:16.506	4

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

One female fencer represented Yugoslavia in 2000.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Tamara Savić-Šotra	Women's épée	Lesoil (NOR) W 15–8	Flessel-Colovic (FRA) L 9–15	Did not advance

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

• Team roster

• Dejan Perić
• Arpad Šterbik
• Petar Kapisoda
• Vladan Matić
• Nenad Peruničić
• Nedeljko Jovanović
• Igor Butulija
• Aleksandar Knežević
• Žikica Milosavljević
• Goran Đukanović
• Ratko Đurković
• Dragan Škrbić
• Ratko Nikolić
• Ivan Lapčević
• Nebojša Golić

• Head coach:Veselin Vujović

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	4	0	1	129	121	+8	8	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	5	3	1	1	128	113	+15	7
3	Yugoslavia	5	3	0	2	130	127	+3	6
4	Egypt	5	3	0	2	122	115	+7	6
5	South Korea	5	1	1	3	128	131	−3	3	9th place game
6	Cuba	5	0	0	5	128	158	−30	0	11th place game

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

16 September 2000 14:30	Yugoslavia	25–24	South Korea	Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Butulija, Jovanović 6	(12–10)	Paek, Yoon K-s. 6
	2× 4× 1×		3× 2×

18 September 2000 14:30	Egypt	22–25	Yugoslavia	Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
	Moemen 9	(14–11)	Škrbić 6
	2× 1×		4× 7×

20 September 2000 21:30	Yugoslavia	22–28	Germany	Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Øie, Hogsnes (NOR)
	Knežević 5	(11–13)	Kehrmann 7
	4× 3×		2× 5×

22 September 2000 11:30	Yugoslavia	33–26	Cuba	Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
	three players 6	(16–10)	Uríos 7
	3× 9× 1×		3× 6× 1×

24 September 2000 21:30	Russia	27–25	Yugoslavia	Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA)
	Koksharov, Voronin 8	(14–12)	Butulija, Škrbić 6
	3× 3×		3× 2×

Quarterfinal

26 September 2000 19:30	Yugoslavia	26–21	France	Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
	Jovanović, Škrbić 7	(10–9)	Anquetil 5
	3× 6×		3× 3×

Semifinal

29 September 2000 14:30	Russia	29–26	Yugoslavia	The Dome, Sydney Referees: Kohout, Dolejš (CZE)
	Koksharov 9	(14–15)	Đukanović 6
	3× 8×		3× 6× 1×

Bronze medal game

30 September 2000 19:30	Yugoslavia	22–26	Spain	The Dome, Sydney Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
	Milosavljević, Škrbić 6	(9–12)	Ortega 7
	3× 7×		3× 7×

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mara Kovačević	Women's +78 kg	Bye	Oliver (BEL) L	Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nikola Stojić Đorđe Višacki	Men's pair	6:42.62	1 S	Bye		6:34.93	2 FA	6:38.70	5
Filip Filipić Boban Ranković Ivan Smiljanić Mladen Stegić	Men's four	6:16.46	5 R	6:09.69	1 SA/B	6:08.82	5 FB	6:01.29	8

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Goran Maksimović	50 m rifle prone	589	35	Did not advance
Nemanja Mirosavljev	50 m rifle three positions	1161	15	Did not advance
	10 m air rifle	587	27	Did not advance
Stevan Pletikosić	50 m rifle prone	591	30	Did not advance
	50 m rifle three positions	1156	29	Did not advance
	10 m air rifle	583	38	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Aranka Binder	50 m rifle three positions	572	23	Did not advance
	10 m air rifle	392	15	Did not advance
Aleksandra Ivošev	50 m rifle three positions	573	22	Did not advance
	10 m air rifle	391	20	Did not advance
Jasna Šekarić	25 m pistol	577	17	Did not advance
	10 m air pistol	388	2 Q	486.5

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nebojša Bikić	50 m freestyle	23.57	43	Did not advance
Miloš Cerović	200 m backstroke	2:09.07	43	Did not advance
Milorad Čavić	100 m backstroke	58.25	42	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	DSQ		Did not advance
Đorđe Filipović	20 m individual medley	2:09.28	48	Did not advance
Nikola Kalabić	100 m freestyle	51.82	39	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	1:54.75	41	Did not advance
Vladan Marković	200 m butterfly	2:00.11	21	Did not advance
Nikola Savčić	100 m breaststroke	1:04.64	42	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Duška Radan	50 m freestyle	27.70	53	Did not advance
Marica Stražmešter	100 m backstroke	1:07.21	41	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:22.59	31	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Group stage		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Slobodan Grujić	Singles	Akinlabi (NGR) W 3–0	Lee Chul-Seung (KOR) L 2–3	Did not advance
Slobodan Grujić Ilija Lupulesku	Doubles	Clarke (AUS)  Plumb (AUS) W 2–0	Boll (GER)  Roßkopf (GER) W 2–0	—	Kim Taek-Soo (KOR)  Oh Sang-Eun (KOR) L 0–3	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's doubles

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Dušan Vemić Nenad Zimonjić	Men's doubles	Clément (FRA)  Escudé (FRA) L 2–6, 2–6	Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• Team roster

• Vladimir Batez
• Slobodan Boškan
• Andrija Gerić
• Nikola Grbić
• Vladimir Grbić
• Slobodan Kovač
• Đula Mešter
• Vasa Mijić
• Ivan Miljković
• Veljko Petković
• Goran Vujević
• Igor Vušurović

• Head coach: Zoran Gajić

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	5	5	0	10	15	4	3.750	482	421	1.145	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	5	4	1	9	13	7	1.857	465	443	1.050
3	FR Yugoslavia	5	3	2	8	12	9	1.333	489	461	1.061
4	Argentina	5	2	3	7	7	11	0.636	409	446	0.917
5	South Korea	5	1	4	6	8	14	0.571	491	504	0.974
6	United States	5	0	5	5	5	15	0.333	417	478	0.872

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

17 September 2000 12:30	Russia	3–1	Yugoslavia	Sydney Entertainment Centre Attendance: 8,056
	(19–25, 25–23, 25–23, 25–20)

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19 September 2000 20:30	Yugoslavia	2–3	Italy	Sydney Showground Pavilion 4 Attendance: 8,199
	(19–25, 25–19, 22–25, 33–31, 20–22)

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21 September 2000 12:00	United States	0–3	Yugoslavia	Sydney Showground Pavilion 4 Attendance: 4,348
	(15–25, 20–25, 23–25)

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23 September 2000 12:05	Yugoslavia	3–1	Argentina	Sydney Showground Pavilion 4 Attendance: 4,656
	(21–25, 25–15, 25–23, 25–22)

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25 September 2000 14:30	South Korea	2–3	Yugoslavia	Sydney Entertainment Centre Attendance: 8,149
	(26–24, 20–25, 23–25, 25–19, 8–15)

Quarterfinal

27 September 2000 20:40	Netherlands	2–3	Yugoslavia	Sydney Entertainment Centre Attendance: 8,149
	(21–25, 25–18, 18–25, 32–30, 15–17)

Semifinal

29 September 2000 20:40	Yugoslavia	3–0	Italy	Sydney Entertainment Centre Attendance: 8,577
	(27–25, 34–32, 25–14)

Final

1 October 2000 14:30	Russia	0–3	Yugoslavia	Sydney Entertainment Centre Attendance: 9,444
	(22–25, 22–25, 20–25)

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

Premliniary round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FR Yugoslavia	5	4	1	0	41	22	+19	9	Quarter Finals
2	Croatia	5	4	1	0	42	30	+12	9
3	Hungary	5	3	0	2	49	39	+10	6
4	United States	5	2	0	3	42	39	+3	4
5	Netherlands	5	1	0	4	34	55	−21	2
6	Greece	5	0	0	5	22	45	−23	0

Source: LA84
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

23 September 2000 12:00	FR Yugoslavia	9–1	Netherlands	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Turcotte (CAN)
	Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–1, 2–0, 1–0

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24 September 2000 14:30	United States	5–8	FR Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Schwartz (ISR)
	Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 1–2, 1–1

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25 September 2000 19:15	FR Yugoslavia	10–3	Greece	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kerr (AUS), Balfanbayev (KAZ)
	Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 3–0, 1–0

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26 September 2000 19:15	Croatia	4–4	FR Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Dani (ITA), Afanasiev (RUS)*
	Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–0, 2–1, 1–1

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27 September 2000 09:30	FR Yugoslavia	10–9	Hungary	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kerr (AUS), Ludecke (GER)
	Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 3–2, 2–1

Quarterfinals

29 September 2000 20:30	Australia	3–7	FR Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Ludecke (GER), Turcotte (CAN)
	Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–2, 1–2, 1–1

Semifinals

30 September 2000 15:45	Hungary	8–7	FR Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kerr (AUS), Ludecke (GER)
	Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 2–2, 1–0

Bronze medal match

1 October 2000 15:00	Spain	3–8	FR Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Afanasiev (RUS)
	Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 1–2, 0–2

Roster

Bronze Medal

Aleksandar Šoštar Nikola Kuljača Vladimir Vujasinović Predrag Zimonjić Petar Trbojević

Dejan Savić Aleksandar Ćirić Aleksandar Šapić Veljko Uskoković

Jugoslav Vasović Nenad Vukanić Viktor Jelenić Danilo Ikodinović

Notes

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• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results Archived 19 September 2002 at pandora.nla.gov.au (Error: unknown archive URL). Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games Archived 31 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site
• Serbian Olympic Committee