Sport
Sport in Serbia
A small country with great sporting pride: basketball, tennis, football, water polo and the outdoors.
Sport is central to Serbian identity. A country of under 7 million has produced Novak Djoković, Nikola Jokić, three straight Olympic water polo golds and world champion volleyball teams. For visitors, that means exciting EuroLeague nights, the Eternal Derby, outdoor courts throughout the cities and easy access to mountains and rivers.
Serbia in numbers
Olympic medals since 2008
Serbia has competed under its own name since Beijing 2008. Tokyo and Rio were its biggest Games; Paris 2024 brought three golds.
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing 2008 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| London 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rio 2016 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Tokyo 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Paris 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
Summer Olympics, Serbia as an independent team (2008 onward). Source: Serbia at the Olympics, Wikipedia.
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