Nemanja Majdov (; born 10 August 1996) is a Serbian
judoka.
Biography
He was born in
Istočno Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. He is coached by his father Ljubiša and his older brother Stefan, who is also a judoka.
Majdov won a gold medal at the
2017 World Judo Championships in
Budapest
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. At the
2018 European Judo Championships in
Tel Aviv
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, 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 appeared on the
Together We Can Do Everything ballot list for the
2022 general election, as an independent candidate.
On 31 August 2024 Nemanja Maidov was suspended from competitions for five months by the
International Judo Federation for not bowing after the match finished as well as taking off his judogi and belt while on the tatami mat in the
2024 Olympic games after losing his match against
Theodoros Tselidis. The cross sign although featured in the Disciplinary Commission's case, when ruling was considered "relatively discreet" and was performed in the mixed zone.
Honours
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Young Athlete of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee: 2014
References
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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
Judoka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
European Games competitors for Serbia
Judoka at the 2015 European Games
Judoka at the 2019 European Games
Olympic judoka for Serbia
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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