Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team

This article is about the Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team. For the Serbia men's national team, see Serbia men's national water polo team. For Montenegro men's national team, see Montenegro men's national water polo team.
FR Yugoslavia
1992–2003
Serbia and Montenegro
2003–2006
FINA codeYUG (1992–2003);
SCG (2003–2006)
AssociationWater Polo Association of FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003);
Water Polo Association of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Last international
Serbia and Montenegro  6–4  Spain
(Athens, Greece; 6 August 2006)
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1996)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2004)
World Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1998)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2006)
World League
Appearances4 (first in 2003)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2006)
European Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2001, 2003)
Europa Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result4th (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances3 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1997)
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona Team
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Belgrade
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place 2005 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place 2006 Athens
Silver medal – second place 2004 Long Beach
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kranj
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almeria Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu Team

The Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team, also widely known as the FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team, represented Serbia and Montenegro in international water polo games, from 1993 to 2006. It was governed by the Water Polo Association of FR Yugoslavia (1992–2003), then the Water Polo Association of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). The team won medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, FINA World Cup, FINA World League, Mediterranean Games and Universiade.

History

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After the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1991–1992, the original Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was dissolved. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina NT), Croatia (Croatia NT), Macedonia (Macedonia NT) (later known as North Macedonia), and Slovenia (Slovenia NT) then formed their own national teams. While the then remaining and smaller Yugoslavia (originally known as FR Yugoslavia, and later as Serbia and Montenegro) formed its own national team.

That national team was originally named either "Yugoslavia men's national water polo team", or "FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team", from 1992 until 2003, after the country's name at the time. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team". After Serbia and Montenegro split up, in 2006, and became the independent countries of Serbia and Montenegro, they each formed their own successor national teams. The first appearance of the Serbia men's national water polo team at a major international competition was at the 2006 European Championship. While the first appearance of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at a major international competition was at the 2007 FINA World League.

Names

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  • Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) men's national water polo team: 1992–2003
  • Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team: 2003–2006

Predecessor and successor teams

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Competitive record

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Medals

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Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
World Championship 1 1 2 4
World Cup 1 0 1 2
World League 2 1 0 3
European Championship 2 1 0 3
Mediterranean Games 1 0 1 2
Summer Universiade 1 1 0 2
Total 8 5 5 18

Olympic Games

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Main article: Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
1936 to 1988 Part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
Spain 1992 Barcelona Suspended
United States 1996 Atlanta 8th
Australia 2000 Sydney
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Greece 2004 Athens

World Championship

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Year[1] Position
1973 to 1991 Part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
Italy 1994 Rome Suspended
Australia 1998 Perth
Japan 2001 Fukuoka
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Spain 2003 Barcelona
Canada 2005 Montreal

World Cup

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Year[1] Position
1979 to 1991 Part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
Greece 1993 Athens Suspended
United States 1995 Atlanta Did not participate
Greece 1997 Athens 7th
Australia 1999 Sydney 5th
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2002 Belgrade
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Hungary 2006 Budapest

World League

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Year[1] Position
as  FR Yugoslavia
Greece 2002 Patras Did not participate
as  Serbia and Montenegro
United States 2003 New York 4th
United States 2004 Long Beach
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Belgrade
Greece 2006 Athens

European Championship

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Year Position
1950 to 1991 Part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 1993 Sheffield Suspended
Austria 1995 Vienna Did not participate
Spain 1997 Seville
Italy 1999 Florence 7th
Hungary 2001 Budapest
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia 2003 Kranj

Mediterranean Games

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Year Position
1959 to 1991 Part of SFR Yugoslavia
as  FR Yugoslavia
France 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Suspended
Italy 1997 Bari
Tunisia 2001 Tunis 4th
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Spain 2005 Almeria

Team

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Coaches

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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