# Montenegro at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Montenegro 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, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since gaining independence in 2006.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in handball are not counted:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Handball | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Water polo | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 16 | 18 | 34 |

## Athletics

Montenegrin 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 |
| Danijel Furtula | Men's discus throw | 59.93 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marija Vuković | Women's high jump | 1.95 | =1 Q | 1.96 | 9 |

## Handball
### Summary

* 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 | Angola W 33–22 | Japan L 26–29 | Norway L 23–35 | South Korea W 28–26 | Netherlands L 29–30 | 3 QF | ROC L 26–32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women's tournament

Montenegro women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Podgorica leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament.

#### Team roster

The squad was announced on 9 July 2021.
Head coach: Bojana Popović
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Marina Rajčić
* (1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 27)
* 1.78 m
* 119
* 2
* Kastamonu
* 4
* RW
* Jovanka Radičević
* (1986-10-23)23 October 1986 (aged 34)
* 1.69 m
* 169
* 935
* Kastamonu
* 9
* LB
* Đurđina Jauković
* (1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 24)
* 1.85 m
* 74
* 250
* Brest Bretagne
* 10
* CB
* Matea Pletikosić
* (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 (aged 23)
* 1.69 m
* 10
* 5
* RK Krim
* 12
* GK
* Anastasija Babović
* (2000-12-13)13 December 2000 (aged 20)
* 1.78 m
* 11
* 1
* ŽRK Budućnost
* 13
* LW
* Dijana Mugoša
* (1995-10-22)22 October 1995 (aged 25)
* 1.67 m
* 24
* 12
* RK Podravka
* 15
* RB
* Andrea Klikovac
* (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 30)
* 1.75 m
* 87
* 54
* CSM București
* 16
* GK
* Ljubica Nenezić
* (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 (aged 24)
* 1.79 m
* 37
* 0
* SCM Gloria Buzău
* 34
* P
* Tatjana Brnović
* (1998-11-09)9 November 1998 (aged 22)
* 1.84 m
* 34
* 59
* ŽRK Budućnost
* 55
* LW
* Ivona Pavićević
* (1996-04-21)21 April 1996 (aged 25)
* 1.67 m
* 42
* 23
* ŽRK Budućnost
* 66
* P
* Ema Ramusović
* (1996-11-28)28 November 1996 (aged 24)
* 1.86 m
* 68
* 76
* CSM București
* 77
* LW
* Majda Mehmedović
* (1990-05-25)25 May 1990 (aged 31)
* 1.69 m
* 128
* 347
* Kastamonu
* 80
* LB
* Jelena Despotović
* (1994-04-30)30 April 1994 (aged 27)
* 1.83 m
* 88
* 113
* Győri Audi ETO KC
* 96
* CB
* Itana Grbić
* (1996-09-01)1 September 1996 (aged 24)
* 1.69 m
* 59
* 72
* ŽRK Budućnost
* 97
* P
* Nikolina Vukčević
* (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 20)
* 1.79 m
* 13
* 5
* ŽRK Budućnost

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 123 | +47 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 143 | +26 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 142 | −3 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 165 | −18 | 3 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Angola | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 156 | −26 | 3 | |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 150 | −26 | 2 | |
* 1 2 South Korea 31–31 Angola
| 25 July 2021 14:15 | Montenegro | 33–22 | Angola | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 25 July 2021 14:15 | Radičević 12 | (13–12) | Kamalandua 6 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 25 July 2021 14:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 5× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 27 July 2021 09:00 | Japan | 29–26 | Montenegro | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 27 July 2021 09:00 | Hara, Ikehara 6 | (14–13) | Brnović 6 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 27 July 2021 09:00 | 1× 8× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 29 July 2021 16:15 | Montenegro | 23–35 | Norway | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 29 July 2021 16:15 | Radičević 6 | (13–13) | Mørk, Reistad 7 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 29 July 2021 16:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 31 July 2021 11:00 | Montenegro | 28–26 | South Korea | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 31 July 2021 11:00 | Radičević 6 | (13–11) | Lee 10 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 31 July 2021 11:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 2 August 2021 19:30 | Netherlands | 30–29 | Montenegro | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR) |
| 2 August 2021 19:30 | Van der Heijden 5 | (17–12) | Radičević 8 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR) |
| 2 August 2021 19:30 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 3× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 4 August 2021 09:30 | Montenegro | 26–32 | ROC | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 4 August 2021 09:30 | Radičević 10 | (15–17) | Vyakhireva 8 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 4 August 2021 09:30 | 1× 1× | Report | 7× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | 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 | Rank |
| Jovana Peković | Women's −78 kg | Prodan (CRO) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing

Montenegro received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a sailor in the Laser class to the Enoshima regatta.
| 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 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 14 | EL | 137 | 17 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Montenegro received an invitation from ISSF to send a female air pistol shooter to the Olympics, based on her minimum qualifying score (MQS) attained on or before June 5, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jelena Pantović | Women's 10 m air pistol | 534 | 53 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Montenegro received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Boško Radulović | Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.60 | 61 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andela Antunović | Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:00.01 | 49 | 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 | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Classification 5th–8th | 7th Place Game | 7th Place Game |
| 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 | Australia W 15–10 | Spain L 6–8 | Croatia L 8–13 | Kazakhstan W 19–12 | Serbia L 6–13 | 4 QF | Greece L 4–10 | Croatia L 10–12 | Italy L 17–18 | 8 |

### Men's tournament

Montenegro men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 World Qualification Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

#### Team roster

Montenegro's final squad was announced on 8 July 2021.
Head coach: Vladimir Gojković
| No. | Player | Pos. | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth (age) | Apps | OG/ Goals | Club |
| 1 | Slaven Kandić | 10GK | 2R | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 30) | 68 | 0/0 | Pays d'Aix |
| 2 | Draško Brguljan (C) | 50D | 2R | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1984-12-27)27 December 1984 (aged 36) | 347 | 3/14 | Vasas |
| 3 | Miroslav Perković | 40CF | 2R | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 109 kg (240 lb) | (2001-03-15)15 March 2001 (aged 20) | 14 | 0/0 | Primorac Kotor |
| 4 | Marko Petković | 50D | 2R | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1989-03-03)3 March 1989 (aged 32) | 72 | 0/0 | Jadran Herceg Novi |
| 5 | Uroš Čučković | 20CB | 2R | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | (1990-04-25)25 April 1990 (aged 31) | 140 | 1/1 | Marseille |
| 6 | Vlado Popadić | 20CB | 2R | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 25) | 44 | 0/0 | Pays d'Aix |
| 7 | Stefan Vidović | 50D | 2R | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 28) | 72 | 0/0 | Ortigia |
| 8 | Aleksa Ukropina | 50D | 1L | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 22) | 62 | 0/0 | Radnički Kragujevac |
| 9 | Aleksandar Ivović | 20CB | 2R | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | (1986-02-24)24 February 1986 (aged 35) | 299 | 3/39 | Pro Recco |
| 10 | Vladan Spaić | 40CF | 2R | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 (aged 24) | 58 | 0/0 | Marseille |
| 11 | Dušan Matković | 50D | 2R | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | (1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 22) | 23 | 0/0 | Primorac Kotor |
| 12 | Dušan Banićević | 20CB | 2R | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | (1998-10-12)12 October 1998 (aged 22) | 10 | 0/0 | Sabadell |
| 13 | Petar Tešanović | 10GK | 2R | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 22) | 18 | 0/0 | Brescia |
| Average | Average | Average | Average | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 27 years, 120 days | 94 | | |
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021 Source: Montenegro 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) 15:30 v | Report | Australia | 10–15 | Montenegro | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |||
| 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 15:30 v | Report | Campbell 3 | Goals | Ukropina 4 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 11:30 v | Report | Montenegro | 6–8 | Spain | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 11:30 v | Report | Matković 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 15:30 v | Report | Croatia | 13–8 | Montenegro | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), György Kun (HUN) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), György Kun (HUN) |||
| 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 15:30 v | Report | Fatović 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), György Kun (HUN) |
| 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 10:00 v | Report | Montenegro | 19–12 | Kazakhstan | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |||
| 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 10:00 v | Report | three players 4 | Goals | Ruday 3 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| 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) 15:30 v | Report | Greece | 10–4 | Montenegro | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |||
| 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 15:30 v | Report | Genidounias 5 | Goals | Ivović 2 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |

#### 5–8th place semifinal

| 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 14:00 v | Report | Montenegro | 10–12 | Croatia | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), György Kun (HUN) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), György Kun (HUN) |||
| 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 14:00 v | Report | Ivović 3 | Goals | Vukičević 3 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), György Kun (HUN) |

#### Seventh place game

| 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 09:30 v | Report | Montenegro | 14–14 | Italy | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |||
| 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 09:30 v | Report | Ivović 6 | Goals | Velotto 5 | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |