Marko Tomasović (born November 10, 1981) is a

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and

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, best known for qualifying for the

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. He is tall and weights .

Career

In 2005 Marko entered the W.A.K.O. World Amateur Kickboxing Championships in

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where he made it to the final of the heavyweight division (91 kg/200.2 lbs) in

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- only to lose out on a gold medal against Denys Simkin. As an amateur boxer in 2007 Marko made it to the 2007 World Championships where he lost his first bout to David Price. He also returned to kickboxing that year with W.A.K.O. for the world championships in

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making the final of the super heavyweight division and winning a silver medal. At the Olympic qualifications he defeated Kurban Günebakan, got a walkover over

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and surprisingly beat

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16:7, thus qualifying for Beijing. In Beijing at the Summer Olympics he ran right into Italian world champion

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and lost his debut.

Titles

Professional Kickboxing * 2006 K-1 Hungary runner up * 2006 W.A.K.O. Pro Full-Contact Rules European Champion (1 title defence) Amateur Kickboxing *2010 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Loutraki, Greece +91 kg (Full-Contact) *2007 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Coimbra, Portugal +91 kg (Full-Contact) *2005 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Szeged, Hungary -91 kg (Full-Contact)

Fight record

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References

External links

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