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Aleksandar Kukolj

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Aleksandar Kukolj
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Serbia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍90 kg, ‍–‍100 kg
Coached byPredrag Dražović
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2020, 2016)
World Champ.Silver (2021)
European Champ.Gold (2017)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Serbia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Warsaw ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2016 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 The Hague ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 The Hague ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Havana ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Antalya ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran ‍–‍100 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Samokov ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Sarajevo ‍–‍81 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Samokov ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1220
JudoInside.com49032
Updated on 4 February 2024

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

Achievements

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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

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  1. ^ "Aleksandar Kukolj". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ "CLERGET Axel (FRA) vs KUKOLJ Aleksandar (SRB) 90 kg. Final". YouTube.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.[dead link]
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