# Montenegro at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships

Montenegro competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July.

## Swimming

Montenegro entered two swimmers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ado Gargović | 100 m freestyle | 53.82 | 74 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ado Gargović | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.74 | 54 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jovana Kuljača | 50 m freestyle | 28.37 | 57 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jovana Kuljača | 50 m backstroke | 32.74 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Water polo
### Summary

* FT – After full time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Playoff | Quarterfinal | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Montenegro | Men's tournament | Hungary L 8–12 | Georgia W 10–9 | Brazil W 20–5 | 2 | Japan W 10–9 | Spain L 6–7 | 5–8th place semifinals Serbia L 7–10 | Seventh place game Hungary L 6–8 | 8 |

### Team roster

The following is Montenegrin roster in the Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament.
Head coach: Vladimir Gojković
* 1 Dejan Lazović GK
* 2 Marko Mršić FP
* 3 Uroš Vučurović FP
* 4 Konstantin Averka FP
* 5 Uroš Čučković CB
* 6 Vlado Popadić FP
* 7 Vasilije Radović FP
* 8 Bogdan Đurđić FP
* 9 Miroslav Perković CB
* 10 Dušan Banićević CF
* 11 Dušan Matković FP
* 12 Marko Petković FP
* 13 Petar Tešanović GK

### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 0 | |
| 21 June 2022 21:00 | Report | Montenegro | 8–12 | Hungary | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
| 21 June 2022 21:00 | Report | Petković 4 | Goals | Zalánki 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| 23 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Georgia | 9–10 | Montenegro | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Maro Savinović (CRO) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Maro Savinović (CRO) |||
| 23 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Vasić 5 | Goals | Đurđić 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Maro Savinović (CRO) |
| 25 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Brazil | 5–20 | Montenegro | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrew Carney (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrew Carney (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
| 25 June 2022 19:30 | Report | five players 1 | Goals | three players 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrew Carney (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER) |

### Playoffs

| 27 June 2022 14:00 | Report | Montenegro | 10–9 | Japan | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |||
| 27 June 2022 14:00 | Report | Perković 3 | Goals | Takata 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |

### Quarterfinals

| 29 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Spain | 7–6 | Montenegro | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |||
| 29 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Mallarach 2 | Goals | Đurđić 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 1 July 2022 14:30 | Report | Montenegro | 7–10 | Serbia | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), David Gómez (ESP) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), David Gómez (ESP) |||
| 1 July 2022 14:30 | Report | Đurđić 3 | Goals | Jakšić, S. Rašović 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), David Gómez (ESP) |

### Seventh place game

| 3 July 2022 13:00 | Report | Hungary | 8–6 | Montenegro | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Levan Bertishvili (GEO), David Gómez (ESP) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Levan Bertishvili (GEO), David Gómez (ESP) |||
| 3 July 2022 13:00 | Report | Nagy, Zalánki 2 | Goals | three players 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Levan Bertishvili (GEO), David Gómez (ESP) |