Sasha Mehmedovic

Sasha Mehmedovic
A portrait of Mehmedovic by Veronica Kvassetskaia-Tsyglan
A portrait of Mehmedovic by Veronica Kvassetskaia-Tsyglan
Personal information
Born (1985-03-18) 18 March 1985[1]
Pančevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Home townMontreal, Quebec
OccupationJudoka
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb) (2012)[1]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
–66 kg
     3rd dan black belt[2]
ClubShidokan
Coached byNicolas Gill
Achievements and titles
9th (2008)
7th (2007)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2012)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Canada
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Montreal–66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 Buenos Aires–66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Montreal–66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 Miami–66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2009 Qingdao–66 kg
Pan American Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 Acapulco–66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1754
JudoInside.com15642
Updated on 2 January 2023

Sasha Mehmedovic is a Canadian judoka.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's 66 kg, but was defeated in the second round.[1]

Portrait

In 2010 the Portrait Society of Canada held a month-long exhibition at the John B. Aird Gallery in Toronto, titled "Canadian Olympic Athletes: a Dialogue in Art", that featured portraits of Canadian Olympic athletes painted by members of the society. One of the portraits, painted with oil by society founder and president Veronica Kvassetskaia-Tsyglan, is of Mehmedovic.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sasha Mehmedovic". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sasha Mehmedovic". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Olympic Athletes: a Dialogue in Art". Portrait Society of Canada website. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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