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
Nationality	Serbian
Born	9 September 1991 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Sport
Country	Serbia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–90 kg
Coached by	Predrag Dražović
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Serbia European Championships 2017 Warsaw –90 kg Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin –90 kg European U23 Championships 2010 Sarajevo –81 kg 2013 Samokov –90 kg European Juniors Championships 2010 Samokov –81 kg

Achievements

2017

•  Gold European Judo Championships – 20–23 April, Warsaw, Poland – –90 kg[3]
•  Bronze Grand Prix Antalya – 7–9 April, Antalya, Turkey – –90 kg

2016

•  Gold Grand Slam Tokyo – 2–4 December, Tokyo, Japan – –90 kg
•  Gold Grand Slam Abu Dhabi – 28–30 October, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – –90 kg
•  Silver Grand Slam Baku – 6–8 May, Baku, Azerbaijan – –90 kg
•  Bronze Grand Prix Havana – 22–24 June, Havana, Cuba – –90 kg

2015

•  Silver Grand Prix Samsun – 27–29 March, Samsun, Turkey – –90 kg

2014

•  Silver Grand Prix Zagreb – 12–14 September, Zagreb, Croatia – –90 kg
•  Gold Panamerican Open San Salvador – 14–15 June, San Salvador, El Salvador – –90 kg
•  Silver European Open Prague – 1–2 March, Prague, Czech Republic – –90 kg
•  Silver European Open Sofia – 1–2 February, Sofia, Bulgaria – –90 kg

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.

External links

• Aleksandar Kukolj at the International Judo Federation
• Aleksandar Kukolj at the International Olympic Committee
• Aleksandar Kukolj at the Olympic Channel
• Aleksandar Kukolj at Olympedia
• Aleksandar Kukolj at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)