Aleksandar Drenovak ( sr-cyr, Александар Дреновак; born 30 December 1983 in
Kraljevo
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) is a
Serbia
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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He lives in the Serbian spa town of
Vrnjačka Banja
Vrnjačka Banja ( sr-cyr, Врњачка Бања) is a town and municipality located in the Raška District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 10,065 inhabitants, while the population of the municipality is 27,527 inhabitants.
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, in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. He is trained by his father, a former boxer.
When Drenovak qualified for the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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by virtue of finishing fifth at the
2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 22 to October 10, 2011.
The competition ran under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur ...
in
Baku
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, Azerbaijan, he took Serbia back into the Olympic ring for the first time since 2000.
At the 2012 Olympics he beat
Marlo Delgado
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The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) w ...
from Ecuador, then lost 11:20 to
Adem Kılıççı
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Given name
* Adem Alkaşi (born 1984), Turkish footballer
*Adem Asil (born 1999), Turkish gymnast
*Adem Bereket (b ...
, eventually placing 13th in the event rankings.
In June 2015, Drenovak competed for Serbia at the first European Games in Baku. In March 2016 he was named Serbian National Boxing Champion: 75 kg middleweight.
References
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Profile on Serbian Olympic Committee's siteInterview (Wild Rooster) at London 2012 Olympic GamesInterview (English) at London 2012 Olympic GamesHomecoming Interview (English) after London 2012 Olympic Games*
Sportal.rs (Serbian) feature regarding Gillette Fusion ProGlide sponsorship*
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1983 births
Living people
Middleweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Serbia
Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Kraljevo
Serbian male boxers
European Games competitors for Serbia
Boxers at the 2015 European Games
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