Dejan Vukčević
Personal information
Native nameДејан Вукчевић
National teamMontenegro (since 2007)
Serbia and Montenegro (till 2007)
Born (1982-12-09) December 9, 1982
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 place2017 WroclawFighting +94 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 ViennaFighting +94 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 BangkokFighting +94 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 WroclawFighting +94 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 BogotaFighting +94 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 MalmöFighting +94 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Abu DhabiFighting +94 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 WalldorfFighting +94 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 AlmereFighting +94 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Banja LukaFighting +94 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 GliwiceFighting +94 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 BucharestFighting +94 kg
Updated on 30 November 2019.

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.

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 champion – 2015, 2017, and 2018 in discipline fighting system, +94 kg weight category.

References

  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.


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