Robin Pacek (born 17 March 1991) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

. He competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in the men's 81 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by

Travis Stevens Travis Stevens (born February 28, 1986) is an American judoka and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. He competes in the men's half-middleweight (−81 kg) division. On August 9, 2016, ...

. He also competed in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Personal life

Pacek's father Ryszard Pacek was a Polish

Greco-Roman wrestler Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...

who emigrated to Sweden in the late 1970s. His older brother

Martin Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

is also a judoka.Interview with Martin Pacek
at FighterInterviews.com, 30 October 2016.

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* * * * 1991 births Living people Swedish male judoka Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Sweden People from Kristianstad Municipality Swedish people of Polish descent European Games competitors for Sweden Judoka at the 2015 European Games Judoka at the 2019 European Games Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Skåne County 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-judo-bio-stub