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| Sašo Jereb | |
| Fullname: | Sašo Jereb |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1983 |
| Weight Class: | –73 kg |
| Club: | Judo Klub Olimpija |
| Worlds Rank: | R32 |
| Worlds Year: | 2005 |
| Worlds Year2: | 2007 |
| Worlds Year3: | 2009 |
| Worlds Year4: | 2011 |
| Worlds Weight4: | Men's 73 kg |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | 7 |
| Regionals Year: | 2004 |
| Regionals Year2: | 2005 |
| Olympics Rank: | R32 |
| Olympics Year: | 2004 |
| Olympics Weight: | Men's 73 kg |
| Updated: | 11 February 2022 |
Sašo Jereb (born 20 January 1983 in Žiri) is a Slovenian judoka, who competed in the men's lightweight category.[1] He represented his nation Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also held five Slovenian championship titles to his career hardware in the 73-kg division.[2] Throughout his sporting career, Jereb trained full-time for the Olympic Judo Club (Slovenian: Judo Klub Olimpija) in Ljubljana.[3]
Jereb qualified for the Slovenian squad, as a lone male judoka, in the men's lightweight class (73 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing seventh and receiving a berth from the European Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[2] [4] He lost his opening match to Iranian judoka Hamed Malekmohammadi, who successfully scored an ippon and an uchi mata gaeshi (inner thigh counter), at three minutes and twenty-eight seconds.[5] [6]