Larisa Cerić

Bosnian judoka (born 1991)
Larisa Cerić
Personal information
NationalityBosnian
Born (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33)
Travnik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships – 1 1
European Games – 1 –
European Championships – 2 1
World Masters – – 3
Judo Grand Slam 1 1 2
Judo Grand Prix 2 3 5
Mediterranean Games – 1 2
European Open 2 – 5
Total 5 9 19
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Marrakesh Open
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Baku +78 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk +78 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Montpellier +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tel Aviv +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Warsaw +78 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Saint Petersburg +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ekaterinburg +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paris +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tyumen +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2016 Zagreb +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Zagreb +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Antalya +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Antalya +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Zagreb +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rijeka +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Budapest +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Almaty +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Düsseldorf +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 The Hague +78 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Prague +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Sarajevo +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Antalya +78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Paris +78 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF721
JudoInside.com47277
Updated on 25 September 2023.

Larisa Cerić (born 26 January 1991) is a Bosnian judoka competing in the women's +78 kg division.[1] She won a silver medal at the 2014 European Judo Championships and a bronze medal at the 2018 World Judo Championships.

At the 2019 European Games Cerić won a silver medal, only ever European Games medal for her country. She also won a gold medal at World Judo Juniors Championships in 2009, which is still the only world title in any Olympic sport for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

Cerić competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics, losing both times in the second round of the competition. At the 2020 Summer Olympics she was one of the flag bearers along with Amel Tuka.[3]

Cerić holds notable wins over Olympic medalists Emilie Andeol (gold), Iryna Kindzerska (bronze), Yu Song (bronze), Kanae Yamabe (bronze) and Lucija Polavder (bronze).

Cerić is among five competitors with the most European Judo Championships medals in +78 category (4) since it was introduced in 1998, placing behind Karina Bryant (8), Tea Donguzashvili (8), Lucija Polavder (7) and Anne-Sophie Mondiere (5).

In 2018, in +78 kg category for seniors, Cerić achieved World No. 1 ranking.[4]

Cerić won one of the bronze medals in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[5]

Achievements and awards

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2019 European Championship 2nd +78 kg
2018 World Championship 3rd +78 kg
2018 European Championship 2nd +78 kg
2017 European Championship 3rd +78 kg
2017 World Championship 2nd Open
2014 European Championship 2nd +78 kg

Awards

References

  1. ^ IJF profile
  2. ^ World Championships Juniors Paris
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larisa Cerić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  4. ^ |url=https://ba.n1info.com/sport-klub/ostali-sportovi/a257774-larisa-ceric-prva-na-svjetskoj-ranking-listi/
  5. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. ^ Sportista godine u izboru Olimpijskog komiteta

External links

Media related to Larisa Cerić at Wikimedia Commons

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tokyo 2020 (shared with Amel Tuka) 		Succeeded by
[to be determined]
  • v
  • t
  • e
Men
Women
TeamCoach


Stub icon

This biographical article related to Bosnia and Herzegovina judo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e