Rok Drakšič (born 2 January 1987 in

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) is a Slovenian

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.Rok Drakšič
in www.sports-reference.com At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

Drakšič competed in the extra-lightweight category (60 kg), losing to

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in his first match. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Drakšič competed in the half-lightweight category (66 kg). He beat

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by ko-uchi-gari, but then lost to eventual silver medalist

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. After his competition career, Drakšič became head coach of the Finnish National Team where he has produced excellent results, and achieved Finland's first World Tour medals in eight years.

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Rok Drakšič
in Judo club Sankaku ' 1987 births Living people Slovenian male judoka Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Slovenia Judoka at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in judo European Games bronze medalists for Slovenia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Slovenia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in judo 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen {{Slovenia-judo-bio-stub