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

Nenad Žugaj upon winning the bronze at the World Championship
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Croatia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 Moscow84 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Tbilisi84 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Mersin84 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

  1. Jurica Gizdić: Hrvatski olimpijci i odličnici, Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, Zagreb, 2016. ISBN 978-953-7912-05-5, str. 116. (preuzeto 12. veljače 2018.)
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