Amel Mekić (born 21 September 1981) is a retired Bosnian
judoka.
He won a gold medal at
European Judo Championships in 2011, beating five opponents on a way, including two Olympic medalists
Ariel Ze'evi
Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi ( he, אריאל "אריק" זאבי, born 16 January 1977) is a retired Israeli dan 6 black belt in Judo. He had a long and successful career competing in half-heavyweight Judo competitions. He is an Olympic bronze medal fin ...
and
Henk Grol
Hindrik Harmannus Arnoldus "Henk" Grol (born 14 April 1985 in Veendam) is a retired Dutch judoka.
Judo career
Grol competed in the 2007 European Judo Championships in Belgrade, Serbia in the men's under 90 kg, as a replacement for Mark H ...
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Mekić was part of the
Bosnian Olympic team at the
2008 Summer Olympics (achieved 9th place after four fights) and at the
2012 Summer Olympics (lost in the first round). He was the Bosnian flag-bearer at both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Although he never managed to win either Olympic or World medal, Mekić beat several Olympic and World medalists during his career, including Olympic champion
Pawel Nastula
Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pav ...
, as well as World champions
Frederic Demontfaucon,
Dennis van der Geest
Dennis van der Geest (; born 27 June 1975) is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight (+ 100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haarlem, North Holland.
In 2005, he became the world judo ...
and
Luciano Corrêa
Luciano Ribeiro Corrêa (born 25 November 1982) is a Brazilian judoka, who competes in the -100 kg (half heavyweight) category. He was world champion in the 2007 World Judo Championships.
As well as this, he has won a bronze at the Worl ...
.
Achievements
See also
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2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations was part of the opening ceremony that originating with the 1896 Olympic Games. The national team from each nation participating in the Olympic Games paraded behind their national flag into the Olympic Stadi ...
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2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations
At the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations of the 2012 London Olympics, athletes and officials from each participating country paraded into the Olympic Stadium preceded by their national flag to the sound of iconic British modern music. Each ...
External links
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Videos of Amel Mekic(judovision.org)
1981 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Sarajevo
Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina male judoka
Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in judo
Mediterranean Games medalists in judo
Universiade medalists for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
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