Aljaž Sedej (born 30 May 1988) is a
Slovenia
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judoka
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ...
. He competed in the men's 81 kg event at the
2008
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and
2012 Summer Olympics
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.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in the second round by
Hamed Malekmohammadi.
At the 2012 Olympics he was eliminated in the second round by
Travis Stevens
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.
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1988 births
Living people
Slovenian male judoka
Olympic judoka for Slovenia
Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Ljubljana
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Slovenia
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Slovenia
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Judoka at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in judo
21st-century Slovenian sportsmen
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