Aleksandar Kukolj

Aleksandar Kukolj (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Кукољ; born 9 September 1991) is a Serbian judoka. He won the Grand Slam of Abu Dhabi in 2016. In 2016 he took the victory at the Grand Slam in Tokyo. Kukolj started with bronze in 2016 in Havana and silver at the Grand Prix in Baku and silver the Grand Prix Samsun in 2015 and Zagreb in 2014. Kukolj won World Cups in Lisbon in 2012 and won the Panam Open in San Salvador in 2014 & Mediterranean Games in 2013. He won European bronze as Junior and U23. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 90 kg.[1][2]

Aleksandar Kukolj
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Sport
Country Serbia
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg
Coached byPredrag Dražović

Achievements

2017
2016
2015
  •  Silver Grand Prix Samsun – 27–29 March, Samsun, Turkey – –90 kg
2014
2013
  •  Silver European Open Budapest – 16–17 February, Budapest, Hungary – –90 kg
2012
  •  Bronze World Cup Rome – 29–30 September, Rome, Italy – –90 kg
  •  Gold World Cup Lisbon – 9–10 June, Lisbon, Portugal – –90 kg

References

  1. "Aleksandar Kukolj". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandar Kukolj". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  3. "CLERGET Axel (FRA) vs KUKOLJ Aleksandar (SRB) 90 kg. Final". Retrieved 22 April 2017.


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