Nemanja Majdov (; born 10 August 1996) is a Serbian
judoka
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. He was born in
Istočno Sarajevo
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. He is coached by his father Ljubiša and his older brother Stefan, who is also a judoka.
He won a gold medal at the
2017 World Judo Championships in
Budapest
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. At the
2018 European Judo Championships in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
, he won his first senior European medal, a silver at the -90 kg category.
He won the silver medal in his event at the
2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Majdov will appear on the
Together We Can Do Everything ballot list for the
2022 general election, as an independent candidate.
Honours
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Young Athlete of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee: 2014
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Serbian male judoka
World judo champions
Sportspeople from Sarajevo
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Judoka at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Serbia
Mediterranean Games medalists in judo
Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
European Games competitors for Serbia
Judoka at the 2015 European Games
Judoka at the 2019 European Games
Olympic judoka of Serbia
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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