Aleksandar Kukolj Explained

Aleksandar Kukolj
Nationality:	Serbian
Birth Date:	9 September 1991
Birth Place:	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height:	1.94 m
Weight Class:	90 kg, 100 kg
Coach:	Predrag Dražović
Worlds Rank:	2
Worlds Year:	2021
Worlds Weight:	Men's 100 kg
Regionals Type:	EU
Regionals Rank:	1
Regionals Year:	2017
Regionals Weight:	Men's 90 kg
Olympics Rank:	R16
Olympics Year:	2020
Olympics Weight:	Men's 100 kg
Olympics Year2:	2016
Olympics Weight2:	Men's 90 kg
Updated:	4 February 2024

Aleksandar Kukolj (; 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

2017:

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

2016:

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

2015:

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

2014:

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

2013:

• European Open Budapest – 16–17 February, Budapest, Hungary – –90 kg

2012:

• World Cup Rome – 29–30 September, Rome, Italy – –90 kg
• World Cup Lisbon – 9–10 June, Lisbon, Portugal – –90 kg

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aleksandar Kukolj . Rio2016.com . . 10 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806030514/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/aleksandar-kukolj . 6 August 2016 .
2. Aleksandar Kukolj . 30 September 2020 . 18 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082339/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/aleksandar-kukolj-1.html . dead .
3. Web site: CLERGET Axel (FRA) vs KUKOLJ Aleksandar (SRB) 90 kg. Final . YouTube.com . 22 April 2017.