Sašo Jereb
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| Full name | Sašo Jereb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1983 Žiri, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –73 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Judo Klub Olimpija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32
(2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 7th (2004, 2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 190 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 10223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 11 February 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sašo Jereb (born 20 January 1983 in Žiri) is a Slovenian 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 men's lightweight class (73 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing seventh and receiving a berth from the European Championships in 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Na OI kar štiri slovenske judoistke" [Four Slovenian judoka at the Olympics] (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Najuspešnejša posameznika Jereb in Žolnirjeva" [Jereb was among the most successful individual fighters] (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Sraka v Bukarešti bronasta" [Sraka wins bronze in Bucharest] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Judo: Men's Lightweight (73kg/161 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "OI: Pregled dogodkov dneva" [Olympics: Briefing of the day] (in Slovenian). 24ur. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- Sašo Jereb at the International Judo Federation
- Sašo Jereb at JudoInside.com
- Sašo Jereb at Olympedia
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