Dejan Vukčević
Dejan Vukčević (Serbian: Дејан Вукчевић, born 9 December 1982) is a Montenegrin martial artist who represents his native country Montenegro in sport jujitsu and at the amateur level in judo.
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| Native name | Дејан Вукчевић | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Montenegro (since 2007) Serbia and Montenegro (till 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 9, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fighting ju-jitsu, judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +94 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DK Zeta Podgorica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Miloš Ašanin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is by profession a member of a Special Anti-terrorist Unit.[1][2] 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.[3]
Nicknamed Golijat[4] for his huge frame, he began with judo as a child. However, he has never reached the highest international level in this Olympic sport.[5]
In 2009, his home city Podgorica hosted the European championships 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.[6]
He is a three-time individual world champion – 2015, 2017, and 2018 in discipline fighting system, +94 kg weight category.
References
- "Sports Minister Janović hosts Dejan Vukčević, gold medal winner at 2018 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship". www.gov.me.
- "Veljović: Ponosni na pripadnika SAJ-a, svjetskog prvaka u džiu džicu". November 28, 2018.
- "Sports Minister Janović hosts Dejan Vukčević, gold medal winner at 2018 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship". www.gov.me. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- "KAKVA NOĆ – VUKČEVIĆ SVJETSKI ŠAMPION, VUKOTIĆ – DRAGUTINOVIĆ SREBRNI U „KLASIKU"". November 26, 2017.
- "Dejan Vukcevic, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com.
- "Детаљи". www.odbrana.gov.me.