Davor Štefanek

Davor Štefanek (Serbian Cyrillic: Давор Штефанек; born 12 September 1985) is a Serbian representative in Greco-Roman Wrestling, former World champion and the reigning Olympic champion in the Greco-Roman 66 kg category.

Davor Štefanek
Personal information
Born12 September 1985 (1985-09-12) (age 35)
Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country Serbia and Montenegro
(2004–2006)
 Serbia (2006–)
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 66 kg
World Championships
2014 Tashkent66 kg
2018 Budapest67 kg
2015 Las Vegas66 kg
European Championships
2004 Haparanda60 kg
2016 Riga66 kg
2017 Novi Sad66 kg
2008 Tampere60 kg
2012 Belgrade60 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara60 kg
2005 Almeria60 kg
2018 Tarragona77 kg

Biography

At the Mediterranean Games, he has won two silver medals at the 2005 and 2018 renditions as well as a gold medal in 2009. At the European Wrestling Championships, he has won three silver and two bronze medals. At the World Wrestling Championships, he won a gold medal in 2014, silver medal in 2018, and bronze medal in 2015.

Štefanek represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as well as Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won the gold medal in the 66kg event. Štefanek was the first Serbian athlete to win a medal in Rio de Janeiro after 11 days of disappointing results and was credited by other Serbian athletes for raising their spirits.[1][2] The Serbian team then proceeded to win 7 more medals in the following days, making the 2016 Olympic Games edition by far the most successful in Serbia's history as an independent nation.

He was awarded the golden Medal for Merits by the Republic of Serbia in 2019.[3]

References
  1. http://www.zurnal.rs/olimpijske-igre/srbija-u-riju/38291/djordjevic-stefanek-je-pokretac-svega-ovoga
  2. http://mondo.rs/a930942/Sport/Ostali-sportovi/Srbija-Italija-za-finale-vaterpolo-turnira-na-Olimpijskim-igrama-u-Rio-de-Zaneiru.html
  3. Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Dodeljena odlikovanja povodom Dana državnosti Srbije". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Emir Bekrić		 The Best Athlete of Serbia
2014		 Succeeded by
Novak Djokovic
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