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Montenegro at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
MNE

Competitors
  
34 in 7 sports

Montenegro at the 2012 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Montenegrin Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.cok.me (Montenegrin) (English)

Flag bearer
  
Srđan Mrvaljević (opening)Bojana Popović (closing)

MedalsRanked 69th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal0101

Montenegro competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's second appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

Montenegrin Olympic Committee sent a total of 34 athletes to the Games, 18 men and 16 women, to compete in 7 sports. Most of them participated in team-based sports, particularly in the men's water polo, and women's handball. Pistol shooter Nikola Šaranović, who competed in his second Olympics for the independent nation, was the oldest member of the team, at age 41. Meanwhile, judoka Srđan Mrvaljević, who was elected as the "best athlete of the year" in 2011 by the Montenegrin Olympic Committee, became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Montenegro left London with its first ever Olympic medal as an independent nation, taking silver by the women's handball team.

Athletics

Montenegro qualified one athlete in the men's discus throw, and the other in women's marathon after having achieved the "B" standard.

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
    • Men
    Women

    Boxing

    Montenegro qualified one boxer in the men's light heavyweight division by invitation.

    Men

    Handball

    Montenegro qualified a team in the women's tournament.

    Women's tournament

    The following is the Montenegro roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

    Head coaches: Dragan Adžić

    Group play
    Quarter-final
    Semi-final
    Final
    Final rank 
    02 ! Silver

    Judo

    Montenegro qualified 1 judoka by world ranking in the men's half-heavyweight division.

    Sailing

    Montenegro qualified 1 boat in the men's Laser class through a tripartite invitation.

    Men

    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

    Shooting

    Montenegro qualified one shooter for the following events.

    Men

    Water polo

    Montenegro qualified a team in the men's competition through the Men's Water Polo Qualification Tournament.

  • Men's event – 1 team of 13 players

    • Men's tournament

    Team roster

    The following is the Montenegrin roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

    Group play
    Quarterfinal
    Semifinal
    Bronze medal match

    References

    Montenegro at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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