# Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Serbia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Milica Mandić | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg | 27 July |
| Gold | Jovana Preković | Karate | Women's 61 kg | 6 August |
| Gold | Serbia men's national water polo teamGojko PijetlovićDušan MandićNikola DedovićSava RanđelovićStrahinja RašovićDuško PijetlovićĐorđe LazićMilan AleksićNikola JakšićFilip FilipovićAndrija PrlainovićStefan MitrovićBranislav Mitrović | Water polo | Men's tournament | 8 August |
| Silver | Damir Mikec | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 24 July |
| Bronze | Tijana Bogdanović | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg | 24 July |
| Bronze | Serbia men's national 3x3 teamDušan Domović BulutDejan MajstorovićAleksandar RatkovMihailo Vasić | Basketball | Men's 3x3 tournament | 28 July |
| Bronze | Milenko Sebić | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 2 August |
| Bronze | Zurab Datunashvili | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg | 4 August |
| Bronze | Serbia women's national volleyball teamBianka BušaMina PopovićSlađana MirkovićBrankica MihajlovićMaja Ognjenović (c)Ana BjelicaMaja AleksićMilena RašićSilvija PopovićTijana BoškovićBojana MilenkovićJelena Blagojević | Volleyball | Women's tournament | 8 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Basketball | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Judo | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Karate | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shooting | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Swimming | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Water polo | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Wrestling | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 43 | 44 | 87 |

## Athletics

Serbian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field 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

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Asmir Kolašinac | Men's shot put | 19.68 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Armin Sinančević | Men's shot put | 20.96 | 10 q | 20.89 | 7 |
| Ivana Španović | Women's long jump | 7.00 | 1 Q | 6.91 | 4 |
| Dragana Tomašević | Women's discus throw | 56.95 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marija Vučenović | Women's javelin throw | 58.93 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Basketball
### Indoor
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Serbia women's | Women's tournament | Canada W 72–68 | Spain L 70–85 | South Korea W 65–61 | 2 QF | China W 77–70 | United States L 59–79 | France L 76–91 | 4 |

#### Women's tournament

Serbia women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of two highest-ranked eligible squads from group A at the Belgrade meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 205 | +29 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 214 | −7 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 201 | +7 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 212 | −29 | 3 | |
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 17:20 v
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 72–68 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 20–15, 9–17, 27–23 |||
| Pts: Vasić 16 Rebs: Dabović 6 Asts: Crvendakić, Dabović 5 | | Pts: Fields 19 Rebs: Nurse 6 Asts: Achonwa 5 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Maj Forsberg (DEN)
* 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 17:20 v
* Boxscore
| Spain | 85–70 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 22–24, 18–14, 26–12 |||
| Pts: Ndour 20 Rebs: Ndour 9 Asts: Ouviña 8 | | Pts: Brooks 16 Rebs: Anderson 8 Asts: three players 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Andreia Silva (BRA)
* 1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 21:00 v
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 61–65 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–15, 20–18, 17–15 |||
| Pts: Park Ji-h 17 Rebs: Park Ji-s. 11 Asts: Park Ji-h., Park Ji-s. 5 | | Pts: Crvendakić 15 Rebs: Vasić 10 Asts: three players 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Amy Bonner (USA), Andreia Silva (BRA)

##### Quarterfinal

* 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 10:00 v
* Boxscore
| China | 70–77 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 19–19, 25–14, 12–28 |||
| Pts: Shao 17 Rebs: Han 7 Asts: Li Yua. 6 | | Pts: Brooks 18 Rebs: Vasić 10 Asts: Dabović 6 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Maripier Malo (CAN), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)

##### Semifinal

* 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 13:40 v
* Boxscore
| United States | 79–59 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 16–11, 17–16, 21–20 |||
| Pts: Griner 15 Rebs: Griner 12 Asts: Bird, Taurasi 4 | | Pts: Anderson 15 Rebs: Dugalić 10 Asts: Vasić 3 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yu Jung (TPE), Andreia Silva (BRA)

##### Bronze medal game

* 7 August 2021 (2021-08-07) 16:00 v
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 76–91 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 17–24, 16–24, 20–24 |||
| Pts: Anderson 24 Rebs: Vasić 8 Asts: Anderson, Brooks 5 | | Pts: Williams 17 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: three players 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Amy Bonner (USA), Takaki Kato (JPN)

### 3x3 basketball
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | 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 | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Serbia men's | Men's tournament | China W 22–13 | Netherlands W 16–15 | Poland W 15–12 | Belgium W 21–14 | Japan W 21–11 | Latvia W 22–16 | ROC W 21–10 | 1 SF | Bye | ROC L 10–21 | Belgium W 21–10 | |

#### Men's tournament

Serbia men's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the three highest-ranked squads, in the men's category of the FIBA rankings.

##### Team roster

Head coach: Goran Vojkić
* Dušan Domović Bulut
* Dejan Majstorović
* Aleksandar Ratkov
* Mihailo Vasić

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 91 | +47 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 7 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 127 | −1 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Latvia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 129 | +4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 3 | 132 | 129 | +3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | ROC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 125 | −9 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 123 | 134 | −11 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Poland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 120 | 130 | −10 | |
| 8 | China | 7 | 2 | 5 | 119 | 142 | −23 | |
* 1 2 3 Belgium 2–0, Latvia 1–1, Netherlands 0–2
* 1 2 3 Japan 1–1, 123 PS; Poland 1–1, 120 PS; China 1–1, 119 PS
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 12:00 v
* Report
| China | 13–22 | Serbia |
| Pts: Hu 6 | | Pts: Domović Bulut 11 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Glenn Tuitt (USA)
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 15:25 v
* Report
| Serbia | 16–15 | Netherlands |
| Pts: Vasić 5 | | Pts: Voorn 6 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 12:00 v
* Report
| Poland | 12–15 | Serbia |
| Pts: Pawłowski 4 | | Pts: Vasić 5 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Markos Michaelides (SUI)
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 15:25 v
* Report
| Serbia | 21–14 | Belgium |
| Pts: Domović Bulut 13 | | Pts: Bogaerts 6 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 12:00 v
* Report
| Serbia | 21–11 | Japan |
| Pts: Domović Bulut 7 | | Pts: Yasuoka 8 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Glenn Tuitt (USA)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 15:25 v
* Report
| Latvia | 16–22 | Serbia |
| Pts: three players 5 | | Pts: Majstorović 11 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)
* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 18:00 v
* Report
| Serbia | 21–10 | ROC |
| Pts: Vasić 8 | | Pts: Karpenkov 5 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Cecília Tóth (HUN)

##### Semifinal

* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 17:30 v
* Report
| Serbia | 10–21 | ROC |
| Pts: Domović Bulut 5 | | Pts: Zuev 11 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Markos Michaelides (SUI)

##### Bronze medal match

* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 21:15 v
* Report
| Serbia | 21–10 | Belgium |
| Pts: Domović Bulut 7 | | Pts: Vervoort 5 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

## Boxing

Serbia entered one boxer into the Olympic tournament for the first time at the Games. Nina Radovanović topped the list of boxers vying for qualification from Europe in the women's flyweight category based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nina Radovanović | Women's flyweight | Bujold (CAN) W 5–0 | Havrayimana (BDI) W 5–0 | Huang H-w (TPE) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

Serbian canoeists qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Strahinja Stefanović | Men's K-1 200 m | 34.996 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 35.855 | 5 FB | 36.329 | 11 |
| Bojan Zdelar | Men's K-1 200 m | 37.092 | 5 QF | 36.531 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bojan Zdelar | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:45.074 | 2 SF | Bye | Bye | 3:29.525 | 8 FB | 3:31.689 | 16 |
| Milica Novaković | Women's K-1 200 m | 41.579 | 3 QF | 41.340 | 2 SF | 40.257 | 6 FB | 40.527 | 13 |
| Milica Novaković | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:49.802 | 5 QF | 1:49.348 | 1 SF | 1:53.149 | 3 FB | 1:54.458 | 12 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); FC = Qualify to final C (non-medal)

## Judo

Serbia qualified five judoka (two men and three women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. 2017 world champion Nemanja Majdov (men's middleweight, 90 kg), Rio 2016 Olympian Aleksandar Kukolj (men's half-heavyweight, 100 kg), Milica Nikolić (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg), and Marica Perišić (women's lightweight, 57 kg) were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while Anja Obradović (women's haf-middleweight, 63 kg) accepted a continental berth from Europe as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.
| 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 |
| Nemanja Majdov | Men's −90 kg | Bye | Trippel (GER) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aleksandar Kukolj | Men's −100 kg | — | Takayawa (FIJ) W 10–00 | Cho G-h (KOR) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Milica Nikolić | Women's −48 kg | — | Boukli (FRA) W 10–00 | Bilodid (UKR) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marica Perišić | Women's −57 kg | — | Aldass (EOR) W 10–00 | Nelson-Levy (ISR) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anja Obradović | Women's −63 kg | — | Franssen (NED) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Karate

Serbia entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world champion Jovana Preković qualified directly for the women's kumite 61-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jovana Preković | Women's −61 kg | Sadini (MAR) W 3–1 | Grande (PER) W 1–0 | Serogina (UKR) W 6–4 | Farouk (EGY) W 1–1 $^S$ | 1 Q | Çoban (TUR) W 2–0 | Yin Xy (CHN) W 0–0 $^H$ | |

## Rowing

Serbia qualified one boat in the men's pair for the Games by topping the B-final and securing seventh out of eleven berths available at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. Meanwhile, the women's single sculls rower added one boat for the Serbian roster with a bronze-medal finish in the A-final at the 2021 European Continental Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Martin Mačković Miloš Vasić | Men's pair | 6:43.18 | 3 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:17.47 | 2 FA | 6:22.34 | 5 |
| Jovana Arsić | Women's single sculls | 7:46.74 | 3 QF | Bye | Bye | 8:09.37 | 4 SC/D | 7:39.26 | 2 FC | 7:43.30 | 15 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Shooting

Serbian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by June 6, 2021.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Damir Mikec | 10 m air pistol | 578 | 8 Q | 237.9 | |
| Milenko Sebić | 10 m air rifle | 623.2 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Milenko Sebić | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1180 | 4 Q | 448.2 | |
| Milutin Stefanović | 10 m air rifle | 621.3 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Milutin Stefanović | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1164 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Andrea Arsović | 10 m air rifle | 623.3 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrea Arsović | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1175 | 5 Q | 402.4 | 8 |
| Zorana Arunović | 10 m air pistol | 573 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zorana Arunović | 25 m pistol | 584 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jasmina Milovanović | 10 m air pistol | 566 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jasmina Milovanović | 25 m pistol | 575 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sanja Vukašinović | 10 m air rifle | 617.8 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sanja Vukašinović | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1161 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Damir Mikec Zorana Arunović | 10 m air pistol team | 577 | 5 Q | 384 | 4 q | Kostevych / Omelchuk (UKR) L 12–16 | 4 |
| Milenko Sebić Sanja Vukašinović | 10 m air rifle team | 612.4 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Milutin Stefanović Andrea Arsović | 10 m air rifle team | 624.5 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Serbian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Andrej Barna | Men's 50 m freestyle | 22.29 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrej Barna | Men's 100 m freestyle | 48.30 | 13 Q | 47.94 NR | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vuk Čelić | Men's 800 m freestyle | 8:04.85 | 33 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Čaba Silađi | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.19 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Velimir Stjepanović | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:46.26 | 14 Q | 1:47.62 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nikola Aćin Andrej Barna Uroš Nikolić Velimir Stjepanović | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:13.71 NR | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anja Crevar | Women's 200 m individual medley | 2:17.62 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anja Crevar | Women's 400 m individual medley | 4:40.50 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Serbia entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the men's singles tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Dimitrije Levajac | Men's singles | Bye | Skachkov (ROC) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Žolt Peto | Men's singles | Bye | Gionis (GRE) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marko Jevtović Dimitrije Levajac Žolt Peto | Men's team | — | — | — | — | Brazil (BRA) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Serbia entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 silver medalist Tijana Bogdanović (women's 49 kg) and London 2012 champion Milica Mandić (women's +67 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Tijana Bogdanović | Women's −49 kg | Bye | Cerezo (ESP) L 4–12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Wu Jy (CHN) W 12–9 | Yamada (JPN) W 20–6 | |
| Milica Mandić | Women's +67 kg | — | Ogallo (KEN) W 13–0 | Kowalczuk (POL) W 11–4 | Laurin (FRA) W 7–5 | Bye | Lee D-b (KOR) W 10–7 | |

## Tennis

Serbia entered five tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Beijing 2008 bronze medalist and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Miomir Kecmanović (world no. 47) qualified directly as one of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings, while Nina Stojanović (world no. 85) and Ivana Jorović (world no. 90) did so for the women's singles based on their WTA World Rankings of June 13, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Novak Djokovic | Men's singles | Dellien (BOL) W 6–2, 6–2 | Struff (GER) W 6–4, 6–3 | Davidovich Fokina (ESP) W 6–3, 6–1 | Nishikori (JPN) W 6–2, 6–0 | Zverev (GER) L 6–1, 3–6, 1–6 | Carreño Busta (ESP) L 4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6 | 4 |
| Miomir Kecmanović | Men's singles | Majchrzak (POL) W 6–4, 6–2 | Humbert (FRA) L 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ivana Jorović | Women's singles | van Uytvanck (BEL) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nina Stojanović | Women's singles | Hibino (JPN) W 6–3, 6–3 | Sakkari (GRE) L 1–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović | Women's doubles | — | Xu Yf / Yang Zx (CHN) L 6–4, 4–6, [16–18] | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Novak Djokovic Nina Stojanović | Mixed doubles | — | Stefani / Melo (BRA) W 6–3, 6–4 | Siegemund / Krawietz (GER) W 6–1, 6–2 | Vesnina / Karatsev (ROC) L 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 5–7 | Barty / Peers (AUS) L WO | 4 |

## Volleyball
### Indoor
#### Summary

| 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 |
| Serbia women's | Women's tournament | Dominican Republic W 3–0 | Japan W 3–0 | Kenya W 3–0 | Brazil L 1–3 | South Korea W 3–0 | 2 QF | Italy W 3–0 | United States L 0–3 | South Korea W 3–0 | |

#### Women's tournament

Serbia women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool A at the Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Wrocław, Poland.

##### Team roster

The following is the Serbian roster.
Head coach: Zoran Terzić
* 1 Bianka Buša OS
* 5 Mina Popović MB
* 8 Slađana Mirković S
* 9 Brankica Mihajlović OS
* 10 Maja Ognjenović (c) S
* 13 Ana Bjelica OP
* 14 Maja Aleksić MB
* 16 Milena Rašić MB
* 17 Silvija Popović L
* 18 Tijana Bošković OP
* 19 Bojana Milenković OS
* 20 Jelena Blagojević OS

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 434 | 315 | 1.378 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4.333 | 381 | 313 | 1.217 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 374 | 415 | 0.901 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 411 | 406 | 1.012 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Japan (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 378 | 395 | 0.957 | |
| 6 | Kenya | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 242 | 376 | 0.644 | |

##### Bronze medal match
## Water polo
### Summary

* 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 |
| Serbia men's | Men's tournament | Spain L 12–13 | Kazakhstan W 19–5 | Australia W 14–8 | Croatia L 12–14 | Montenegro W 13–6 | 3 QF | Italy W 10–6 | Spain W 10–9 | Greece W 13–10 | |

### Men's tournament

Serbian men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FINA World League Super Final in Belgrade.

#### Team roster

Serbia's final squad was announced on 8 July 2021.
Head coach: Dejan Savić
| No. | Player | Pos. | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth (age) | Apps | OG/ Goals | Club |
| 1 | Gojko Pijetlović | 10GK | 2R | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 37) | 270 | 2/0 | Novi Beograd |
| 2 | Dušan Mandić | 50D | 1L | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 27) | 194 | 2/13 | Novi Beograd |
| 3 | Nikola Dedović | 50D | 2R | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1992-01-25)25 January 1992 (aged 29) | 29 | 0/0 | Spandau 04 |
| 4 | Sava Ranđelović | 20CB | 2R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | (1993-07-17)17 July 1993 (aged 28) | 166 | 1/2 | Vasas |
| 5 | Đorđe Lazić | 40CF | 2R | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 25) | 34 | 0/0 | Brescia |
| 6 | Duško Pijetlović | 40CF | 2R | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | (1985-04-25)25 April 1985 (aged 36) | 452 | 3/29 | Novi Beograd |
| 7 | Strahinja Rašović | 50D | 2R | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1992-03-09)9 March 1992 (aged 29) | 84 | 0/0 | Novi Beograd |
| 8 | Milan Aleksić | 20CB | 2R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | (1986-05-13)13 May 1986 (aged 35) | 259 | 2/9 | Partizan |
| 9 | Nikola Jakšić | 20CB | 2R | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (1997-01-17)17 January 1997 (aged 24) | 99 | 1/4 | Novi Beograd |
| 10 | Filip Filipović (C) | 50D | 1L | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | (1987-05-02)2 May 1987 (aged 34) | 652 | 3/41 | Olympiacos |
| 11 | Andrija Prlainović | 50D | 2R | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 34) | 325 | 3/31 | Marseille |
| 12 | Stefan Mitrović | 50D | 2R | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 33) | 256 | 2/18 | Partizan |
| 13 | Branislav Mitrović | 10GK | 2R | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | (1985-01-30)30 January 1985 (aged 36) | 163 | 1/0 | Vasas |
| Average | Average | Average | Average | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 31 years, 234 days | 229 | | |
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021 Source: Serbia Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 4 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 92 | −57 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Croatia 14–12 Serbia
* 1 2 Australia 10–15 Montenegro
| 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 18:20 v | Report | Serbia | 12–13 | Spain | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 18:20 v | Report | four players 2 | Goals | Munarriz 4 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 14:00 v | Report | Kazakhstan | 5–19 | Serbia | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Kun (HUN) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Kun (HUN) |||
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 14:00 v | Report | Medvedev, Vuksanović 2 | Goals | Pijetlović 4 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Kun (HUN) |
| 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 19:50 v | Report | Serbia | 14–8 | Australia | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 19:50 v | Report | Mandić 4 | Goals | B. Edwards 2 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 15:30 v | Report | Croatia | 14–12 | Serbia | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |||
| 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 15:30 v | Report | Joković, Obradović 4 | Goals | Jakšić 3 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| 2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 14:00 v | Report | Serbia | 13–6 | Montenegro | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
| 2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 14:00 v | Report | Filipović 3 | Goals | Ivović 3 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Frank Ohme (GER) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 18:20 v | Report | Italy | 6–10 | Serbia | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 18:20 v | Report | Presciutti 2 | Goals | Filipović 3 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |

#### Semifinal

| 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 19:50 v | Report | Serbia | 10–9 | Spain | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Michiel Zwart (NED) |||
| 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 19:50 v | Report | Mandić 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Michiel Zwart (NED) |

#### Gold medal game

| 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 16:30 v | Report | Greece | 10–13 | Serbia | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Xevi Buch (ESP) |||
| 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 16:30 v | Report | three players 2 | Goals | three players 3 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Xevi Buch (ESP) |

## Wrestling

Serbia qualified four wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Three of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (57 kg) and the men's Greco-Roman (67 and 97 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while an additional license was awarded to the Serbian wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Key:
* VF (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
* VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
* PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Stevan Mićić | Men's –57 kg | Takahashi (JPN) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |

### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mate Nemeš | Men's –67 kg | Stäbler (GER) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Zurab Datunashvili | Men's –87 kg | Beleniuk (UKR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Sid Azara (ALG) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Huklek (CRO) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Mikheil Kajaia | Men's –97 kg | Hancock (USA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |