Dejan Vukčević (Serbian: Дејан Вукчевић, born 9 December 1982) is a Montenegrin martial artist who represents his native country Montenegro in sport jujitsu and at the amateur level in judo.

Dejan Vukčević
Personal information
Native nameДејан Вукчевић
National teamMontenegro (since 2007)
Serbia and Montenegro (till 2007)
Born (1982-12-09) December 9, 1982 (age 41)
Sport
SportFighting ju-jitsu, judo
Weight class+94 kg
ClubDK Zeta Podgorica
Coached byMiloš Ašanin
Medal record
Men's sport ju-jitsu
Representing  Montenegro
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wroclaw Fighting +94 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Vienna Fighting +94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Fighting +94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Wroclaw Fighting +94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bogota Fighting +94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Malmö Fighting +94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Abu Dhabi Fighting +94 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Walldorf Fighting +94 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Almere Fighting +94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Banja Luka Fighting +94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gliwice Fighting +94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bucharest Fighting +94 kg
Updated on 30 November 2019

He is by profession a member of a Special Anti-terrorist Unit.[1][2] On 11 December 2018, upon winning the 2018 World Seniors Championship in Malmo, Sweden, he was awarded the gold medal by the then sports minister Nikola Janović.[3]

Nicknamed Golijat[4] for his huge frame, he began with judo as a child. However, he has never reached the highest international level in this Olympic sport.[5]

In 2009, his home city Podgorica hosted the European championships in sport jujitsu, and he was part of the Montenegrin ju-jitsu team for the first time at age 27. Under coach Miloš Ašanin he soon became one of the best jutsukas in the heavyweight category.[6]

He is a three-time individual world champion2015, 2017, and 2018 in discipline fighting system, +94 kg weight category.

References

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  1. ^ "Sports Minister Janović hosts Dejan Vukčević, gold medal winner at 2018 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship". www.gov.me.
  2. ^ "Veljović: Ponosni na pripadnika SAJ-a, svjetskog prvaka u džiu džicu". November 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Sports Minister Janović hosts Dejan Vukčević, gold medal winner at 2018 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship". www.gov.me. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. ^ "KAKVA NOĆ – VUKČEVIĆ SVJETSKI ŠAMPION, VUKOTIĆ – DRAGUTINOVIĆ SREBRNI U "KLASIKU"". November 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Dejan Vukcevic, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com.
  6. ^ "Детаљи". www.odbrana.gov.me.[permanent dead link]