Neven Žugaj (born 19 April 1983 in Zagreb) is a Croatian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He won silver (2014) and bronze (2011) medal at the World Championships, bronze at the 2005 European Championship and silver (2013) and bronze (2009) medal at the Mediterranean Games. He also competed at the 2012 Olympics.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
Representing  Croatia | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2014 Tashkent | 75 kg |
 | 2011 Istanbul | 74 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| 2005 Varna | 74 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| 2013 Mersin | 74 kg |
| 2009 Pescara | 74 kg |
His twin brother Nenad Žugaj (younger by three minutes) also represents Croatia in wrestling.[3]
In the 2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg, he lost bronze medal match to Hungarian László Szabó.
References
edit- ↑ "Zugaj, Neven". FILA-Official.com. International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Neven Zugaj". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "Zagrebački blizanci izborili nastup na OI u Londonu" [The twins from Zagreb will compete the Olympic Games in London]. gol.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
External links
edit- Neven Zugaj at the International Wrestling Database
- Neven Zugaj at United World Wrestling
- Neven Zugaj at Olympics.com
- Neven Žugaj at Olympedia
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 October 2011)
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