Nemanja Majdov

Nemanja Majdov
Personal information
Born (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996
Home townIstočno Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
OccupationJudoka
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Websitehttps://nemanjamajdov.com
Sport
Country Serbia
SportJudo
‍–‍90 kg
ClubJudo Club Red Star Belgrade
Coached byLjubiša Majdov
Achievements and titles
R16 (2024)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2017)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2023)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Serbia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Budapest‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Abu Dhabi‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Tokyo‍–‍90 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Montpellier‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Tel Aviv‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Prague‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Tbilisi‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 ZagrebMixed team
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place2019 Qingdao‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2019 Baku‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Abu Dhabi‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Tel Aviv‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Baku‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Tbilisi‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Abu Dhabi‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Brasilia‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Kazan‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Abu Dhabi‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Abu Dhabi‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2019 Marrakesh‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Antalya‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Hohhot‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Cancún‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Zagreb‍–‍90 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Tel Aviv‍–‍90 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Bucharest‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Málaga‍–‍81 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Tallinn‍–‍73 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2014 NanjingMixed team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF16206
JudoInside.com74943
Updated on 18 April 2026

Nemanja Majdov (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Мајдов; born 10 August 1996) is a Serbian judoka.

Biography

He was born in Istočno Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is coached by his father Ljubiša and his older brother Stefan, who are also judokas.[1]

Majdov won a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest. At the 2018 European Championships in Tel Aviv, he won his first senior European medal, a silver at the ‍–‍90 kg category.

He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Tel Aviv Grand Slam held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[2]

Majdov appeared on the Together We Can Do Everything ballot list for the 2022 Serbian general election, as an independent candidate.[3][4]

On 31 August 2024 Nemanja Maidov was suspended from competitions for five months by the International Judo Federation for not bowing after the match finished as well as taking off his judogi and belt while on the tatami mat in the 2024 Summer Olympics after losing his match against Theodoros Tselidis. The cross sign although featured in the Disciplinary Commission's case, when ruling was considered "relatively discreet" and was performed in the mixed zone.[5][6][7]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Nemanja Majdov". judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Lloyd, Owen (19 February 2022). "Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lazar Ristovski i dr Danica Grujičić - neke od nestranačkih ličnosti na listi SNS". www.021.rs (in Serbian). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Podršku listi "Aleksandar Vučić – Srbija ne sme da stane" dalo više od dve hiljade akademika, profesora, lekara, oficira, sportista i glumaca". Politika Online. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Νεμάνια Μάιντοβ: 'Τιμωρήθηκα με αποκλεισμό πέντε μηνών επειδή έκανα τον σταυρό μου πριν από τον αγώνα με τον Τσελίδη'". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Nemanja Majdov suspended for five months for religious signs". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "IJF Disciplinary Commission - Decision case 2024-05 - ENG" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 31 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.