# Montenegro at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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 35 athletes, 18 women and 17 men, to compete in seven different sports at the Olympics, matching the nation's roster size with London 2012. 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.
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.

## Athletics

Montenegrin athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### 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 | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Slađana Perunović | Women's marathon | DNF | DNF |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Danijel Furtula | Men's discus throw | NM | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Handball
### Summary

Key:
* ET – After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Montenegro women's | Women's tournament | Spain L 19–25 | Angola L 25–27 | Romania L 21–25 | Norway L 19–28 | Brazil L 23–29 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | 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.

#### Team roster

The following is the Montenegrin roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Dragan Adžić
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Marina Vukčević
* (1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 22)
* 1.78 m
* 90
* 0
* Metz Handball
* 2
* RW
* Radmila Miljanić-Petrović
* (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 28)
* 1.57 m
* 127
* 180
* Budućnost
* 4
* RW
* Jovanka Radičević
* (1986-10-23)23 October 1986 (aged 29)
* 1.69 m
* 134
* 709
* Vardar
* 8
* RW
* Marija Jovanović
* (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 30)
* 1.82 m
* 132
* 507
* Issy-Paris Hand
* 9
* LB
* Djurdjina Jauković
* (1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 19)
* 1.85 m
* 31
* 67
* Budućnost
* 10
* CB
* Anđela Bulatović
* (1987-01-15)15 January 1987 (aged 29)
* 1.75 m
* 117
* 176
* Érd
* 15
* RB
* Andrea Klikovac
* (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 25)
* 1.74 m
* 50
* 20
* Vardar
* 17
* LB
* Bojana Popović
* (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 (aged 36)
* 1.85 m
* 49
* 311
* Budućnost
* 22
* GK
* Sonja Barjaktarović
* (1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 29)
* 1.80 m
* 129
* 0
* Bursa Osmangazi Bld. SK
* 32
* RB
* Katarina Bulatović
* (1984-11-15)15 November 1984 (aged 31)
* 1.86 m
* 69
* 397
* Budućnost
* 66
* P
* Ema Ramusović
* (1996-11-28)28 November 1996 (aged 19)
* 1.82 m
* 29
* 20
* Budućnost
* 77
* LW
* Majda Mehmedović
* (1990-05-25)25 May 1990 (aged 26)
* 1.69 m
* 95
* 213
* CSM București
* 88
* LW
* Biljana Pavićević
* (1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 28)
* 1.70 m
* 51
* 71
* Budućnost
* 90
* LB
* Milena Knežević
* (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 (aged 26)
* 1.78 m
* 122
* 350
* Budućnost
* 92
* P
* Suzana Lazović
* (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 24)
* 1.76 m
* 92
* 105
* Budućnost

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 117 | +21 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 121 | +20 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 116 | +9 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Angola | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 128 | −12 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 119 | −11 | 4 | |
| 6 | Montenegro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 134 | −27 | 0 | |
| 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 16:40 | Montenegro | 19–25 | Spain | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,115 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 16:40 | K. Bulatović 5 | (10–14) | four players 4 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,115 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 16:40 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 1× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,115 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 21:50 | Angola | 27–25 | Montenegro | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berekzina (RUS) |
| 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 21:50 | Guialo 7 | (12–12) | K. Bulatović 9 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berekzina (RUS) |
| 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 21:50 | 2× 8× 1× | Report | 2× 4× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berekzina (RUS) |
| 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 11:30 | Romania | 25–21 | Montenegro | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 11:30 | Neagu 10 | (11–9) | K. Bulatović 9 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 11:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 4× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 16:40 | Montenegro | 19–28 | Norway | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 16:40 | Jauković 5 | (11–16) | Mørk 6 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 16:40 | 2× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
| 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 09:30 | Montenegro | 23–29 | Brazil | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mousaviyan, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 09:30 | Pavićević 6 | (10–12) | Belo 6 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mousaviyan, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 09:30 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mousaviyan, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |

## 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Sailing

Montenegro has qualified one boat in the Laser class through the individual fleet World Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Milivoj Dukić | Men's Laser | 12 | 26 | 35 | 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.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Maksim Inić | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.88 | 51 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jovana Terzić | Women's 100 m freestyle | 59.59 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Water polo
### Summary

Key:
* FT – After full time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Montenegro men's | Men's tournament | France W 7–4 | Croatia L 7–8 | Italy L 5–6 | United States W 8–5 | Spain D 9–9 | 4 | Hungary W 4–2$^P$ 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.

#### Team roster

The following is the Montenegrin roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Vladimir Gojković
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
| 1 | Zdravko Radić | GK | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 24 June 1979 | Lazio |
| 2 | Draško Brguljan | D | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 27 December 1984 | Orvosegyetem |
| 3 | Vjekoslav Pasković | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 23 March 1985 | Galatasaray |
| 4 | Antonio Petrović | CF | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 24 September 1982 | Primorje Rijeka |
| 5 | Darko Brguljan | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 5 November 1990 | Canottieri Napoli |
| 6 | Aleksandar Radović | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 24 February 1987 | Waspo Hannover |
| 7 | Mlađan Janović | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 11 June 1984 | Galatasaray |
| 8 | Uroš Čučković | D | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 25 April 1990 | Eger |
| 9 | Aleksandar Ivović | CB | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 107 kg (236 lb) | 24 February 1986 | Pro Recco |
| 10 | Saša Mišić | CF | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 109 kg (240 lb) | 27 March 1987 | Kinef Kirishi |
| 11 | Filip Klikovac | CF | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 118 kg (260 lb) | 7 February 1989 | Posillipo |
| 12 | Predrag Jokić (c) | CB | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 3 February 1983 | Waspo Hannover |
| 13 | Miloš Šćepanović | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 9 October 1982 | Galatasaray |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 2 | |
| 6 August 2016 19:30 | Report | France | 4–7 | Montenegro | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Péter Molnár (HUN) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Péter Molnár (HUN) |||
| 6 August 2016 19:30 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Radović 3 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Péter Molnár (HUN) |
| 8 August 2016 20:50 | Report | Croatia | 8–7 | Montenegro | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
| 8 August 2016 20:50 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Brguljan, Janović 2 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| 10 August 2016 13:00 | Report | Montenegro | 5–6 | Italy | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 10 August 2016 13:00 | Report | Brguljan 2 | Goals | Di Fulvio 3 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 12 August 2016 11:40 | Report | United States | 5–8 | Montenegro | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 12 August 2016 11:40 | Report | Samuels 2 | Goals | Da. Brguljan 2 | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 14 August 2016 12:50 | Report | Montenegro | 9–9 | Spain | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |||
| 14 August 2016 12:50 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Molina 2 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Radosław Koryzna (POL) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 16 August 2016 11:00 | Report | Hungary | 9–9 | Montenegro | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA) |||
| 16 August 2016 11:00 | Report | Erdélyi, Vámos 3 | Goals | Ivović 3 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA) |

#### Semifinal

| 18 August 2016 12:20 | Report | Montenegro | 8–12 | Croatia | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Joseph Peila (USA) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Joseph Peila (USA) |||
| 18 August 2016 12:20 | Report | Brguljan, Ivović 3 | Goals | Bušlje 4 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Joseph Peila (USA) |

#### Bronze medal match

| 20 August 2016 13:00 | Report | Montenegro | 10–12 | Italy | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |||
| 20 August 2016 13:00 | Report | Janović 3 | Goals | C. Presciutti 4 | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Sergey Naumov (RUS) |