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Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 109 competitors, 92 men and 17 women, took part in 50 events in 14 sports.[1] These would be the last Summer Games in which athletes from Montenegro and Serbia participated under the name of Yugoslavia. They would compete as Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

FR Yugoslavia at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of FR Yugoslavia
IOC codeYUG
NOCYugoslav Olympic Committee
in Sydney
Competitors109 (92 men and 17 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Vladimir Grbić
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)
 Serbia (1912, 2008–)
 Croatia (1992–)
 Slovenia (1992–)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)
 Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)
 North Macedonia (1996–)
 Montenegro (2008–)
 Kosovo (2016–)

The final days of the Olympics were overshadowed by protests against Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević, who was ultimately overthrown four days after the closing ceremony.

Medalists

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Further information: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team
 Volleyball Men's tournament
  Silver Jasna Šekarić Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol
  Bronze Yugoslavia men's national water polo team
 Water polo Men's tournament

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Siniša Peša 400 m hurdles 52.14 54 Did not advance
Darko Radomirović 1500 m 3:43.57 33 Did not advance
Aleksandar Raković 50 km walk — 3:49:16 11
Predrag Momirović
Milan Petaković
Miloš Sakić
Slobodan Spasić 		4 × 100 metres 39.99 31 Did not advance
Marko Janković
Siniša Peša
Branislav Stojanović
Slaviša Vraneš 		4 × 400 metres 3:07.41 22 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Danial Jahić Long jump 7.85 21 Did not advance
Zoran Đurđević Triple jump 16.31 26 Did not advance
Dragutin Topić High jump 2.30 21 Did not advance
Stevan Zorić 2.15 27 Did not advance
Dragan Perić Shot put 19.49 16 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Vukosava Đapić 100 m 12.12 60 Did not advance
Mila Savić 200 m 24.12 46 Did not advance
Olivera Jevtić 5000 m 15:11:25 11 q — DNF
Sonja Stolić 15:38.96 25 Did not advance
Olivera Jevtić 10000 m 32:06.54 4 Q — 31:29.65 11
Vukosava Đapić
Bijana Mitrović
Elvira Pancić
Mila Savić 		4 × 100 metres 42.02 21 Did not advance
Vukosava Đapić
Tatjana Lojanica
Mila Savić
Jelena Stanisavljević 		4 × 400 metres 3:37.99 20 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Marija Martinović Triple jump 13.49 22 Did not advance

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Team roster
FR Yugoslavia National Basketball Team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Dejan Bodiroga 27 – (1973-03-02)March 2, 1973 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Panathinaikos  
G 5 Predrag Danilović 30 – (1970-02-26)February 26, 1970 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Kinder Bologna  
F 13 Predrag Drobnjak 24 – (1975-10-27)October 27, 1975 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Efes Pilsen  
C 15 Nikola Jestratijević 24 – (1976-07-09)July 9, 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Crvena zvezda  
G 10 Dragan Lukovski 25 – (1975-03-21)March 21, 1975 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Crvena zvezda  
G 6 Saša Obradović 31 – (1969-01-29)January 29, 1969 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Crvena zvezda  
PG 7 Igor Rakočević 22 – (1978-03-29)March 29, 1978 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Crvena zvezda  
C 11 Željko Rebrača 28 – (1972-04-09)April 9, 1972 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Panathinaikos  
G 9 Vlado Šćepanović 24 – (1975-11-13)November 13, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Efes Pilsen  
F 8 Predrag Stojaković 23 – (1977-06-09)June 9, 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Sacramento Kings  
C 12 Dragan Tarlać 27 – (1973-05-09)May 9, 1973 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Olympiacos  
C 14 Dejan Tomašević 27 – (1973-05-06)May 6, 1973 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Budućnost Podgorica  
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age as of 17 September 2000
Group play

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 5 4 1 433 373 +60 9[a] Quarterfinals
2   FR Yugoslavia 5 4 1 372 338 +34 9[a]
3   Australia (H) 5 3 2 408 407 +1 8[b]
4   Russia 5 3 2 367 328 +39 8[b]
5   Spain 5 1 4 349 376 −27 6 9th place playoff
6   Angola 5 0 5 303 410 −107 5 11th place playoff
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Canada 1–0 FR Yugoslavia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Australia 1-0 Russia
17 September
14:30
Yugoslavia   66–60   Russia
Scoring by half: 27–28, 39–32
Pts: Rebrača 18
Rebs: Drobnjak 6
Asts: Lukovski, Obradović 3 each		 Pts: Panov 13
Rebs: 3 players, 5 each
Asts: 3 players, 2 each
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,353
19 September
21:30
Australia   66–80   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 28–45, 38–35
Pts: Gaze 21
Rebs: Longley 5
Asts: Heal 6		 Pts: Bodiroga 19
Rebs: Tomašević 8
Asts: Bodiroga 6
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,406
21 September
19:30
Yugoslavia   73–64   Angola
Scoring by half: 39–32, 34–32
Pts: Tomašević 17
Rebs: Tomašević 11
Asts: Lukovski 4		 Pts: Chipongue 15
Rebs: Lutonda 6
Asts: Lutonda 6
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,391
23 September
11:30
Spain   65–78   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30–32, 35–46
Pts: Herreros 16
Rebs: Dueñas 10
Asts: López, Rodríguez 3 each		 Pts: Danilović 14
Rebs: Rebrača 6
Asts: Danilović 4
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,365
25 September
19:30
Yugoslavia   75–83   Canada
Scoring by half: 42–33, 33–50
Pts: Danilović 20
Rebs: Tarlać, Tomašević 7 each
Asts: Lukovski 4		 Pts: Nash 26
Rebs: Nash 8
Asts: Nash 8
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 8,398
Quarter–finals
28 September
20:00
Yugoslavia   63–76   Lithuania
Scoring by half: 32–37, 31–39
Pts: Stojaković 20
Rebs: Tomašević 8
Asts: Tomašević 2		 Pts: Einikis 26
Rebs: Einikis 8
Asts: Jasikevičius 4
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,260
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece)
Renato Santos (Brazil)

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Geard Ajetović Welterweight   Jangphonak (THA)
L 9–9+ 		Did not advance

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sprint

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ognjen Filipović K-1 500 m 1:43.097 3 Q 1:43.434 7 Did not advance
Igor Kovacić
Jozef Soti
Saša Vujanić
Dragan Zorić 		K-4 1000 m 3:04.432 6 Q 3:02.713 3 Q 3:02.316 9
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nataša Janić K-1 500 m 1:54.395 8 Q 1:55.482 2 Q 2:16.506 4

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

One female fencer represented Yugoslavia in 2000.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Tamara Savić-Šotra Women's épée   Lesoil (NOR)
W 15–8 		  Flessel-Colovic (FRA)
L 9–15 		Did not advance

Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Team roster

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 5 4 0 1 129 121 +8 8 Quarterfinals
2   Germany 5 3 1 1 128 113 +15 7
3   Yugoslavia 5 3 0 2 130 127 +3 6
4   Egypt 5 3 0 2 122 115 +7 6
5   South Korea 5 1 1 3 128 131 −3 3 9th place game
6   Cuba 5 0 0 5 128 158 −30 0 11th place game
Source: [citation needed]
16 September 2000
14:30 		Yugoslavia   25–24   South Korea Pavilion 2, Sydney
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Butulija, Jovanović 6 (12–10) Paek, Yoon K-s. 6
2×  4×  1×  3×  2× 
18 September 2000
14:30 		Egypt   22–25   Yugoslavia Pavilion 2, Sydney
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
Moemen 9 (14–11) Škrbić 6
2×  1×  4×  7× 
20 September 2000
21:30 		Yugoslavia   22–28   Germany Pavilion 2, Sydney
Referees: Øie, Hogsnes (NOR)
Knežević 5 (11–13) Kehrmann 7
4×  3×  2×  5× 
22 September 2000
11:30 		Yugoslavia   33–26   Cuba Pavilion 2, Sydney
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
three players 6 (16–10) Uríos 7
3×  9×  1×  3×  6×  1× 
24 September 2000
21:30 		Russia   27–25   Yugoslavia Pavilion 2, Sydney
Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA)
Koksharov, Voronin 8 (14–12) Butulija, Škrbić 6
3×  3×  3×  2× 
Quarterfinal
26 September 2000
19:30 		Yugoslavia   26–21   France Pavilion 2, Sydney
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Jovanović, Škrbić 7 (10–9) Anquetil 5
3×  6×  3×  3× 
Semifinal
29 September 2000
14:30 		Russia   29–26   Yugoslavia The Dome, Sydney
Referees: Kohout, Dolejš (CZE)
Koksharov 9 (14–15) Đukanović 6
3×  8×  3×  6×  1× 
Bronze medal game
30 September 2000
19:30 		Yugoslavia   22–26   Spain The Dome, Sydney
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Milosavljević, Škrbić 6 (9–12) Ortega 7
3×  7×  3×  7× 

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mara Kovačević Women's +78 kg Bye   Oliver (BEL)
L 		Did not advance

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nikola Stojić
Đorđe Višacki 		Men's pair 6:42.62 1 S Bye 6:34.93 2 FA 6:38.70 5
Filip Filipić
Boban Ranković
Ivan Smiljanić
Mladen Stegić 		Men's four 6:16.46 5 R 6:09.69 1 SA/B 6:08.82 5 FB 6:01.29 8

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Goran Maksimović 50 m rifle prone 589 35 Did not advance
Nemanja Mirosavljev 50 m rifle three positions 1161 15 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 587 27 Did not advance
Stevan Pletikosić 50 m rifle prone 591 30 Did not advance
50 m rifle three positions 1156 29 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 583 38 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Aranka Binder 50 m rifle three positions 572 23 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 392 15 Did not advance
Aleksandra Ivošev 50 m rifle three positions 573 22 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 391 20 Did not advance
Jasna Šekarić 25 m pistol 577 17 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 388 2 Q 486.5  

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nebojša Bikić 50 m freestyle 23.57 43 Did not advance
Miloš Cerović 200 m backstroke 2:09.07 43 Did not advance
Milorad Čavić 100 m backstroke 58.25 42 Did not advance
100 m butterfly DSQ Did not advance
Đorđe Filipović 20 m individual medley 2:09.28 48 Did not advance
Nikola Kalabić 100 m freestyle 51.82 39 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:54.75 41 Did not advance
Vladan Marković 200 m butterfly 2:00.11 21 Did not advance
Nikola Savčić 100 m breaststroke 1:04.64 42 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Duška Radan 50 m freestyle 27.70 53 Did not advance
Marica Stražmešter 100 m backstroke 1:07.21 41 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:22.59 31 Did not advance

Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Slobodan Grujić Singles   Akinlabi (NGR)
W 3–0 		  Lee Chul-Seung (KOR)
L 2–3 		Did not advance
Slobodan Grujić
Ilija Lupulesku 		Doubles   Clarke (AUS)
  Plumb (AUS)
W 2–0 		  Boll (GER)
  Roßkopf (GER)
W 2–0 		—   Kim Taek-Soo (KOR)
  Oh Sang-Eun (KOR)
L 0–3 		Did not advance

Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's doubles

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Dušan Vemić
Nenad Zimonjić 		Men's doubles   Clément (FRA)
  Escudé (FRA)
L 2–6, 2–6 		Did not advance

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

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  • Team roster
Pool B
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Italy 5 5 0 10 15 4 3.750 482 421 1.145 Quarterfinals
2   Russia 5 4 1 9 13 7 1.857 465 443 1.050
3   FR Yugoslavia 5 3 2 8 12 9 1.333 489 461 1.061
4   Argentina 5 2 3 7 7 11 0.636 409 446 0.917
5   South Korea 5 1 4 6 8 14 0.571 491 504 0.974
6   United States 5 0 5 5 5 15 0.333 417 478 0.872
Source: [citation needed]
17 September 2000
12:30 		Russia   3–1   Yugoslavia Sydney Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,056
(19–25, 25–23, 25–23, 25–20)
 
19 September 2000
20:30 		Yugoslavia   2–3   Italy Sydney Showground Pavilion 4
Attendance: 8,199
(19–25, 25–19, 22–25, 33–31, 20–22)
 
21 September 2000
12:00 		United States   0–3   Yugoslavia Sydney Showground Pavilion 4
Attendance: 4,348
(15–25, 20–25, 23–25)
 
23 September 2000
12:05 		Yugoslavia   3–1   Argentina Sydney Showground Pavilion 4
Attendance: 4,656
(21–25, 25–15, 25–23, 25–22)
 
25 September 2000
14:30 		South Korea   2–3   Yugoslavia Sydney Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,149
(26–24, 20–25, 23–25, 25–19, 8–15)
 
Quarterfinal
27 September 2000
20:40 		Netherlands   2–3   Yugoslavia Sydney Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,149
(21–25, 25–18, 18–25, 32–30, 15–17)
 
Semifinal
29 September 2000
20:40 		Yugoslavia   3–0   Italy Sydney Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 8,577
(27–25, 34–32, 25–14)
 
Final
1 October 2000
14:30 		Russia   0–3   Yugoslavia Sydney Entertainment Centre
Attendance: 9,444
(22–25, 22–25, 20–25)
 

Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

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Premliniary round

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   FR Yugoslavia 5 4 1 0 41 22 +19 9 Quarter Finals
2   Croatia 5 4 1 0 42 30 +12 9
3   Hungary 5 3 0 2 49 39 +10 6
4   United States 5 2 0 3 42 39 +3 4
5   Netherlands 5 1 0 4 34 55 −21 2
6   Greece 5 0 0 5 22 45 −23 0
Source: LA84
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
23 September 2000
12:00 		  FR Yugoslavia 9–1   Netherlands Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
Referees:
Moliner Molins (ESP), Turcotte (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–1, 2–0, 1–0
24 September 2000
14:30 		  United States 5–8   FR Yugoslavia Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
Referees:
Moliner Molins (ESP), Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 1–2, 1–1
25 September 2000
19:15 		  FR Yugoslavia 10–3   Greece Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
Referees:
Kerr (AUS), Balfanbayev (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 3–0, 1–0
26 September 2000
19:15 		  Croatia 4–4   FR Yugoslavia Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
Referees:
Dani (ITA), Afanasiev (RUS)*
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–0, 2–1, 1–1
27 September 2000
09:30 		  FR Yugoslavia 10–9   Hungary Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
Referees:
Kerr (AUS), Ludecke (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 3–2, 2–1

Quarterfinals

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29 September 2000
20:30 		  Australia 3–7   FR Yugoslavia Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
Referees:
Ludecke (GER), Turcotte (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–2, 1–2, 1–1

Semifinals

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30 September 2000
15:45 		  Hungary 8–7   FR Yugoslavia Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
Referees:
Kerr (AUS), Ludecke (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 2–2, 1–0

Bronze medal match

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1 October 2000
15:00 		  Spain 3–8   FR Yugoslavia Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Afanasiev (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 1–2, 0–2

Roster

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  Bronze Medal

Notes

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  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site
  • Serbian Olympic Committee

References

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  1. ^ "Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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