title: Montenegro at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
text: # Montenegro at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
  
  Montenegro competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 17 June to 3 July.
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Montenegro entered two swimmers.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ado Gargović | 100 m freestyle | 53.82 | 74 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ado Gargović | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.74 | 54 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Jovana Kuljača | 50 m freestyle | 28.37 | 57 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Jovana Kuljača | 50 m backstroke | 32.74 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Water polo
  
  ### Summary
  
  * FT – After full time.
  * P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
  
  | Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Playoff | Quarterfinal | Semifinals | Final | 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 |
  
  ### Team roster
  
  The following is Montenegrin roster in the Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament.
  
  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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 4 | Playoffs |
  | 3 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 2 | Playoffs |
  | 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 0 | |
  | 21 June 2022 21:00 | Report | Montenegro | 8–12 | Hungary | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Frank Ohme (GER) |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
  | 21 June 2022 21:00 | Report | Petković 4 | Goals | Zalánki 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Frank Ohme (GER) |
  | 23 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Georgia | 9–10 | Montenegro | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Maro Savinović (CRO) |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Maro Savinović (CRO) |||
  | 23 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Vasić 5 | Goals | Đurđić 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Maro Savinović (CRO) |
  | 25 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Brazil | 5–20 | Montenegro | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrew Carney (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER) |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrew Carney (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER) |||
  | 25 June 2022 19:30 | Report | five players 1 | Goals | three players 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrew Carney (AUS), Frank Ohme (GER) |
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | 27 June 2022 14:00 | Report | Montenegro | 10–9 | Japan | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |||
  | 27 June 2022 14:00 | Report | Perković 3 | Goals | Takata 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  | 29 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Spain | 7–6 | Montenegro | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |||
  | 29 June 2022 19:30 | Report | Mallarach 2 | Goals | Đurđić 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
  
  ### 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) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), David Gómez (ESP) |||
  | 1 July 2022 14:30 | Report | Đurđić 3 | Goals | Jakšić, S. Rašović 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), David Gómez (ESP) |
  
  ### 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) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Levan Bertishvili (GEO), David Gómez (ESP) |||
  | 3 July 2022 13:00 | Report | Nagy, Zalánki 2 | Goals | three players 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Levan Bertishvili (GEO), David Gómez (ESP) |
  