Nenad Žugaj
Nenad Žugaj (born 19 April 1983 in Zagreb) is a male wrestler from Croatia. He had started wrestling at the age of ten.
 Nenad Žugaj upon winning the bronze at the World Championship | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
Representing  Croatia | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2010 Moscow | 84 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| 2013 Tbilisi | 84 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2009 Pescara | 84 kg |
| 2013 Mersin | 84 kg |
He attended a sports gymnasium. After graduation, he has been studying at the Faculty of Kinesiology and in 2007 became professor of kinesiology.
In the same year he enrolled in officer school, becoming a lieutenant of the Croatian Armed Forces.
In senior competition, Nenad wrestles in the 84 kg Greco-Roman category. His first club was the wrestling club “Hrvatski dragovoljac“ and he is now a member of wrestling club, "Lika".
His best achievement, so far, is a bronze medal at the 2010 World Championship in Moscow. He has also won a Mediterranean Games gold medal in 2009 in Pescara. He has also won a bronze at the European Championships and a bronze at the Mediterranean Games.
His twin brother Neven Žugaj is also a Greco-Roman wrestler competing for Croatia.
In Semifinals at the European Games 2015 he was eliminated by Davit Chakvetadze of Russia.
He competed at the 2012 Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling in the under-84kg category, winning 14th place.[1]
References
- Jurica Gizdić: Hrvatski olimpijci i odličnici, Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, Zagreb, 2016. ISBN 978-953-7912-05-5, str. 116. (preuzeto 12. veljače 2018.)