Dejan Vukčević ( sr, Дејан Вукчевић, born 9 December 1982) is a Montenegrin

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who represents his native country

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in sport jujitsu and at the amateur level in

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. He is by profession a member of a Special Anti-terrorist Unit. On 11 December 2018, upon winning the 2018 World Seniors Championship in Malmo, Sweden, he was awarded the gold medal by the then sports minister

Nikola Janović Nikola Janović ( sr-cyrl, Никола Јановић; born 22 March 1980, in Kotor) is a Montenegrin water polo player and the former Minister of Sports and Youth of Montenegro. He was one of the best water polo player in the wo ...

. Nicknamed Golijat for his huge frame, he began with

as a child. However, he has never reached the highest international level in this

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. In 2009, his home city

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hosted the

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in sport jujitsu, and he was part of the Montenegrin ju-jitsu team for the first time at age 27. Under coach Miloš Ašanin he soon became one of the best jutsukas in the heavyweight category. He is a three-time individual

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–

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, and

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in discipline

fighting system Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preser ...

, +94 kg weight category.

References

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