Montenegro at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships

Montenegro at the
2022 World Aquatics Championships
Montenegro at the; 2022 World Aquatics Championships
	Flag of Montenegro
FINA code	MNE
National federation	Vaterpolo i plivački savez Crne Gore
Website	www.wpolomne.org
in Budapest, Hungary
Competitors	15 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview)
	2007; 2009; 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2022; 2023; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Yugoslavia (1973–1991); Serbia and Montenegro (1998–2005)

Montenegro competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 17 June to 3 July.

Swimming

Montenegro entered two swimmers.^[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ado Gargović	100 m freestyle	53.82	74	did not advance
Ado Gargović	200 m freestyle	1:57.74	54	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jovana Kuljača	50 m freestyle	28.37	57	did not advance
Jovana Kuljača	50 m backstroke	32.74	33	did not advance

Water polo

Summary

Key:

FT – After full time.
P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group stage				Playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinals	Final
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Montenegro	Men's tournament	Hungary L 8–12	Georgia W 10–9	Brazil W 20–5	2	Japan W 10–9	Spain L 6–7	5–8th place semifinals Serbia L 7–10	Seventh place game Hungary L 6–8	8

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is Montenegrin roster in the Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament.^[2]

Head coach: Vladimir Gojković

1 Dejan Lazović GK
2 Marko Mršić FP
3 Uroš Vučurović FP
4 Konstantin Averka FP
5 Uroš Čučković CB
6 Vlado Popadić FP
7 Vasilije Radović FP
8 Bogdan Đurđić FP
9 Miroslav Perković CB
10 Dušan Banićević CF
11 Dušan Matković FP
12 Marko Petković FP
13 Petar Tešanović GK

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary (H)	3	3	0	50	28	+22	6	Quarterfinals
2	Montenegro	3	2	1	38	26	+12	4	Playoffs
3	Georgia	3	1	2	37	38	−1	2	Playoffs
4	Brazil	3	0	3	21	54	−33	0

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

21 June 2022 21:00	Report	Montenegro	8–12	Hungary	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 2–3, 2–3
		Petković 4	Goals	Zalánki 4

23 June 2022 19:30	Report	Georgia	9–10	Montenegro	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Maro Savinović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–0, 3–4, 2–2
		Vasić 5	Goals	Đurđić 4

25 June 2022 19:30	Report	Brazil	5–20	Montenegro	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrew Carney (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–6, 0–7, 3–3
		five players 1	Goals	three players 3

Playoffs

27 June 2022 14:00	Report	Montenegro	10–9	Japan	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–5, 3–2, 2–1
		Perković 3	Goals	Takata 2

Quarterfinals

29 June 2022 19:30	Report	Spain	7–6	Montenegro	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 1–2, 1–1
		Mallarach 2	Goals	Đurđić 2

5–8th place semifinals

1 July 2022 14:30	Report	Montenegro	7–10	Serbia	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), David Gómez (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–3, 2–3, 1–2
		Đurđić 3	Goals	Jakšić, S. Rašović 3

Seventh place game

3 July 2022 13:00	Report	Hungary	8–6	Montenegro	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Levan Bertishvili (GEO), David Gómez (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1–0, 4–2, 2–1, 1–3
		Nagy, Zalánki 2	Goals	three players 2

References

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