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Larisa Cerić

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Larisa Cerić
Personal information
NationalityBosnian
Born (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33)
Travnik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
SportJudo
Weight class 78 kg
Medal record
Profile at external databases
IJF721
JudoInside.com47277
Updated on 25 September 2023

Larisa Cerić (born 26 January 1991) is a Bosnian judoka competing in the women's 78 kg division.[1] She won a silver medal at the 2014 European Judo Championships and a bronze medal at the 2018 World Judo Championships.

At the 2019 European Games Cerić won a silver medal, first ever European Games medal for her country. She also won a gold medal at World Judo Juniors Championships in 2009, which is first world title in any Olympic sport for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

Cerić competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics, losing both times in the second round of the competition. At the 2020 Summer Olympics she was one of the flag bearers along with Amel Tuka.[3]

Cerić holds notable wins over Olympic medalists Emilie Andeol (gold), Iryna Kindzerska (bronze), Yu Song (bronze), Kanae Yamabe (bronze) and Lucija Polavder (bronze).

Cerić is among five competitors with the most European Judo Championships medals in 78 category (4) since it was introduced in 1998, placing behind Karina Bryant (8), Tea Donguzashvili (8), Lucija Polavder (7) and Anne-Sophie Mondiere (5).

In 2018, in 78 kg category for seniors, Cerić achieved World No. 1 ranking.[4]

Cerić won one of the bronze medals in the women's 78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[5]

Achievements and awards

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2019 European Championship 2nd 78 kg
2018 World Championship 3rd 78 kg
2018 European Championship 2nd 78 kg
2017 European Championship 3rd 78 kg
2017 World Championship 2nd Open
2014 European Championship 2nd 78 kg

Awards

References

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  1. ^ IJF profile
  2. ^ World Championships Juniors Paris
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larisa Cerić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  4. ^ |url=https://ba.n1info.com/sport-klub/ostali-sportovi/a257774-larisa-ceric-prva-na-svjetskoj-ranking-listi/
  5. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. ^ Sportista godine u izboru Olimpijskog komiteta
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tokyo 2020 (shared with Amel Tuka)
Paris 2024 (shared with Mesud Pezer)
Succeeded by