Nemanja Majdov (; born 10 August 1996) is a Serbian

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. He was born in Istočno Sarajevo,

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. He is coached by his father Ljubiša and his older brother Stefan, who is also a judoka. He won a gold medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in

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. At the 2018 European Judo Championships in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, he won his first senior European medal, a silver at the -90 kg category. He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel. Majdov will appear on the

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ballot list for the

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, as an independent candidate.

Honours

* Young Athlete of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee: 2014

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* 1996 births Living people Serbian male judoka World judo champions Sportspeople from Sarajevo Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Judoka at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Serbia Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games European Games competitors for Serbia Judoka at the 2015 European Games Judoka at the 2019 European Games Olympic judoka of Serbia Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Serbia-judo-bio-stub