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Best sports moments of 2004

31 December 2004

Serbia-Montenegro's Sports Highlights in 2004:

Russia's Elena Bovina and Serbia-Montenegro's Nenad Zimonjic defeated defending champions Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title (MORE).

Men's national team won eighth place at the 6th European Handball Championships in Slovenia (MORE).

Denver's Voshon Lenard denied Sacramento's Peja Stojakovic, of Serbia-Montenegro, a third consecutive victory in the NBA All-Star 3-point shooting contest (MORE).

Serbia-Montenegro's Davor Stefanek claimed a silver medal at 60 kg at the 2004 Greco-Roman European Championships in Haparanda, Sweden (MORE).

Branko Jorovic's seven-meter three-pointer in the final minute and Sasa Stefanovic's free throws with seven seconds left gave Reflex a victory over Cibona in the final match of the Adriatic League (MORE).

Kenya's Catherine Ndereba won her third Boston Marathon, Elfenesh Alemu of Ethiopia was second, while best Serbia-Montenegro's female runner Olivera Jevtic finished third (MORE).

Christopher Isegwe and Rose Kerubo Nyangacha won the 17th Belgrade marathon (MORE).

In the doubles final of the ATP Masters Series in Monte Carlo, the unseeded team of Nenad Zimonjic and Tim Henman defeated Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez for their first title as a team (MORE).

Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia-Montenegro, defeated Slovakia's Martina Sucha in the Budapest Grand Prix final to win her first WTA title (MORE).

Predrag Stojakovic among top five MVP players for the 2003-04 NBA season (MORE). Ana Ivanovic won the first title of her career on Sunday beating Slovakia's Jarmila Gajdosova in the women's singles final of the WTA tournament in Fukuoka, Japan (MORE). Jadran Herceg Novi of Serbia-Montenegro won second place in the Final-Four tournament of the European Water Polo Champions' League (MORE). Italy charged to their fifth UEFA European Under-21 Championship in seven attempts with an emphatic defeat of nine-man Serbia and Montenegro in Bochum (MORE).

Serbia-Montenegro won nine medals, three gold, two silver and four bronze, becoming the most successful national team at the 4th World University Karate Championships, which was held in Belgrade (MORE). Having beaten Bulgaria, reigning Olympic champions Serbia-Montenegro reached bronze medals in the Volleyball World League finals (MORE).

Tamas Kasas scored four goals to help Hungary beat Serbia and Montenegro 12-8 to win the FINA World League Super Final championship (MORE).

Serbia and Montenegro's Luka Rujevic released a 59.82 metres throw to clinch bronze medal in the Discus Throw final at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy (MORE). Serbia and Montenegro won the Diamond Basketball Ball Tournament in Belgrade (MORE). Tim Duncan scored 16 points and Shawn Marion grabbed eight rebounds as USA basketball men's national team beat world champions Serbia and Montenegro in an exhibition match in Belgrade's Arena Hall (MORE).

Serbia and Montenegro won two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games in Athens (MORE).

Former Yugoslavian star guard Drazen "Praya" Dalipagic was among six inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame (MORE).

Serbia-Montenegro's junior water polo team defeated Croatia to win European champion's title for a third successive time (MORE).

Women's junior volleyball team claimed silver medal at the European championship in Presov, Slovakia (MORE).

Driver Milos Pavlovic took seven victories in 14 races of the World Series Lights to wrap up the 2004 title – and become the first Serb to win an international motor racing championship.

Having beaten Belgium in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier, Serbia and Montenegro seized control of the Group 7 (MORE). Ivan Tomic's second-half penalty earned Partizan Belgrade a point at home to Villarreal CF that ensured Serbia-Montenegro's side progressed to the last 32 of the UEFA Cup (MORE).

Women's national team won 12th place at the 6th European Handball Championships in Hungary (MORE).