Sasha Mehmedovic

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Born (1985-03-18) 18 March 1985 (age 40)[1]
Pančevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
HometownMontreal, Quebec
OccupationJudoka
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
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 (age 40)[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
Weight class–66 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt[2]
ClubShidokan
Coached byNicolas Gill
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games9th (2008)
World Champ.7th (2007)
Pan American Champ. (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]

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]

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