Sašo Jereb

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Sašo Jereb
Personal information
Full nameSašo Jereb
Born (1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 41)
Judoka
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Slovenia
SportJudo
Weight class–73 kg
ClubJudo Klub Olimpija
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2004)
World Champ.R32 (2005, 2007, 2009,
R32( 2011)
European Champ.7th (2004, 2005)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Slovenia
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Ljubljana –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kyiv –73 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Jeju –73 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Budapest –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF190
JudoInside.com10223
Updated on 11 February 2022.

Sašo Jereb (born 20 January 1983 in

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 (Slovene: Judo Klub Olimpija) in Ljubljana.[3]

Jereb qualified for the Slovenian squad, as a lone male judoka, in the

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]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sašo Jereb". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Na OI kar štiri slovenske judoistke" [Four Slovenian judoka at the Olympics] (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Najuspešnejša posameznika Jereb in Žolnirjeva" [Jereb was among the most successful individual fighters] (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Sraka v Bukarešti bronasta" [Sraka wins bronze in Bucharest] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  5. Athens 2004. BBC Sport
    . 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ^ "OI: Pregled dogodkov dneva" [Olympics: Briefing of the day] (in Slovenian). 24ur. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

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