Nedžad Husić (born 15 September 2001) is a Bosnian

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

athlete.

Career

Husić won a silver medal at the

2021 European Taekwondo Championships The 2021 European Taekwondo Championships, the 24th edition of the European Taekwondo Championships, was held in Sofia, Bulgaria at the Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia from 8 to 11 April 2021. Medal summary Men Women Team ranking Men Wo ...

, in the men's 74 kg. He qualified for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

through the

2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Tokyo Olympic Games took place in Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Euro ...

. Husić competed at the

in the men's 68 kg and after four fights achieved 5th place, the best ever Olympic position for Bosnia and Herzegovina including all sports.

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* Bosnia and Herzegovina male taekwondo practitioners Living people 2001 births European Taekwondo Championships medalists Sportspeople from Sarajevo Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Bosnia and Herzegovina European Games silver medalists for Bosnia and Herzegovina Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 European Games European Games medalists in taekwondo {{taekwondo-bio-stub